ArticleBJPsych open2023
The association between childhood maltreatment and internet addiction among Chinese junior middle school students: prospective cohort study.
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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
- Longitudinal relation between childhood maltreatment and problematic internet game use among Chinese early adolescents: The roles of internalizing symptoms and FKBP5 gene variation.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2025Article
- Childhood Maltreatment and Internet Addiction: A Moderated Mediation Model of Depression and Physical Activities.Psychology research and behavior management · 2025Article
- Network analysis of childhood maltreatment and internet addiction in adolescents with major depressive disorder.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundChildhood maltreatment is associated with internet addiction, but most evidence is from retrospective studies.
aimsWe aimed to investigate the relationship between childhood maltreatment and internet addiction through a prospective cohort design.
methodIn a prospective cohort study, self-reported data on childhood maltreatment (Childhood Trauma Questionnaire - Short Form) at baseline, and internet addiction (Revised Chinese Internet Addiction Scale) at baseline and 6-month follow-up, were collected online from 756 Chinese junior middle school students aged 11-15 years and residing in Changsha, Hunan Province. Demographic data and covariates such as depression, anxiety, stress (Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale 21) and insomnia (Athens Insomnia Scale) were also surveyed at baseline. Logistic regression analysis measured the association between childhood maltreatment and internet addiction, and gender-related differences.
resultsChildhood maltreatment was prevalent in Chinese junior middle school students (37.83%), and the incidence rate of internet addiction was 9.26% at the 6-month follow-up. Emotional abuse was a significant risk factor for internet addiction (adjusted odds ratio 2.618, 95% CI 1.194-5.738;
conclusionsThis study suggests a high prevalence of childhood maltreatment in Chinese junior middle school students, and that emotional abuse plays a significant role in internet addiction. More attention should be paid to parenting style and adolescents' mental health.
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