ArticleBMC pediatrics2020
Adolescents exposed to discrimination: are they more prone to excessive internet use?
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- Excessive digital devices use as an intermediate variable between heterogeneous adverse childhood experiences and psychopathology in US adolescents: a latent class cross-sectional analysis.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Article
- The bidirectional associations between smartphone multitasking and anxiety symptoms among Chinese college students.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2025Article
- Self-compassion as a protective factor against adverse consequences of social media use: A scoping review.PloS one · 2025Article
- Adolescents with emotional and behavioural problems are at higher risk to become excessive or addicted Internet users: is this association moderated by gender?European journal of public health · 2024Article
- Socio-demographic determinants of dietary choices and their impact on health in Spanish adults.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Identification and characterization of screen use trajectories from late childhood to adolescence in a US-population based cohort study.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
- "I could do almost nothing without digital technology": a qualitative exploration of adolescents' perception of the risks and challenges of digital technology.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
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backgroundThe Internet may serve as a suitable environment for discriminated adolescents as they may consider the online space as the place where they have possibility to build social ties they are missing in their offline life or manage their self-presentation. Therefore, our aim was to explore the association between different types of discrimination by peers (because of gender, physical appearance, culture/skin color/language, unfavorable family situation) and excessive Internet use (EIU), and whether gender moderates this association.
methodsWe used data from a representative sample of 6,462 Slovak adolescents (mean age: 13.00, 49.6% boys) from the HBSC study conducted in 2018. Data were collected through online self-reported questionnaires. We assessed the association between various types of discrimination by peers and EIU using linear regression, and the role of gender as potential moderator.
resultsDiscrimination because of physical appearance was most prevalent (18.0%). Adolescents exposed to discrimination by peers reported higher levels of EIU. We found an interaction of gender on the association of discrimination because unfavorable family situation with EIU. Boys who experienced this type of discrimination were at higher risk of EIU compared to girls.
conclusionDiscriminated adolescents are more likely to use the Internet excessively, with some associations being stronger for boys than for girls. Prevention strategies focused on raising adolescent awareness of the risks and benefits of the Internet should target discriminated adolescents, especially boys, as they seem to be the vulnerable group.
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