School connectedness and problematic internet use in adolescents: A moderated mediation model of deviant peer affiliation and self-control

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1231-1242

  Li, Dongping ^a   Li, Xian ^b   Wang, Yanhui ^c   Zhao, Liyan ^d   Bao, Zhenzhou ^e   Wen, Fangfang ^a  

^a CENTRAL CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c JIAYING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d SICHUAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Deviant peer affiliation; Problematic Internet use; Protective attenuating hypothesis; School connectedness; Self control

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885957977     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-013-9761-9     Document Type: Article

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