ArticleBMC psychology2023
Mediating effect of self-concealment between non-suicidal self-injury and internet addiction in college students: a cross-sectional study.
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- Scars, screens, and stakes: Link between non-suicidal self-injury and problem gambling, problem gaming, and problematic internet use - A systematic review.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2025Pooled it
- Measurement Invariance and Psychometric Properties of the Self-Concealment Scale in Iran.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Profiles of Alcohol Use Disorders, Problematic Pornography Use, and Compulsive Sexual Behavior: The Role of Mental Health, Moral Disapproval, Thought Suppression, and Self-Concealment Among Israeli-Arab Adolescents.Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Article
- Psychometric Properties of the Self-Concealment Scale in Spanish Adolescents: Adaptation and Validation for Eating Disorder Risk Assessment.Actas espanolas de psiquiatria · 2025Article
- Development and validation of a probability-assessment nomogram for non-suicidal self-injury in hospitalized adolescents and young adults with mental disorders.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Negative life events and internet addiction among college students: role of physical exercise and prosocial behavior.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- A latent profile analysis of cognitive emotion regulation strategies in relation to negative emotions and NSSI among Chinese junior high school students.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2024Article
- Stressful Life Events, Sleep Quality and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in Chinese Adolescents: The Moderating Effect of Sensation Seeking.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundInternet addiction, defined as uncontrolled behaviour resulting from the use of the Internet without the influence of addictive substances, which can seriously impair academic, occupational and social functioning. Non-suicidal self-injury, defined as self-injurious behaviour without the intent to die, and its addictive characteristics are similar to those of Internet addiction. Currently, there is a lack of research on the relationship between non-suicidal self-injury and Internet addiction. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between non-suicidal self-injury and internet addiction among college students and the role of self-concealment in this relationship.
methodsIn this study, data were collected online between December 2022 and January 2023 from 600 university students in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, using purposive sampling. The questionnaires included the Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Inventory (NSSI), the Self-Concealment Scale (SCS) and the Internet Addiction Test (IAT).
resultsA total of 573 valid questionnaires were recovered, with a valid recovery rate of 95.50%. CONCLUTION: The results suggest that self-concealment plays a partial mediating role between non-suicidal self-injury and internet addiction among college students. The authors emphasized the importance of internet addiction. In order to reduce the occurrence of internet addiction, schools should provide targeted interventions to promote the psychological health of college students' internet addictive behaviours.
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