SynthesisJournal of behavioral addictions2024
The relationship between childhood trauma and internet addiction in adolescents: A meta-analysis.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Problematic social media use and adverse childhood experiences: A systematic review.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2026Pooled it
- The relationship between internet addiction and psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents: a meta-analysis.BMC psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Childhood maltreatment and problematic smartphone use: A multilevel, meta-analytic review.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2025Pooled it
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- Childhood trauma is associated with mobile phone dependency through self esteem and depressive symptoms in adolescents.Discover mental health · 2026Article
- Exploring the relationship between childhood trauma and internet addiction among nursing students: a latent profile and mediation analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
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- Emotional maltreatment and problematic short-video use among adolescents: an indirect association through narcissism and moderation of the direct association by physical activity.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
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- Impact of daily activity allocation on problematic internet use among university students: A compositional perspective.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2025Article
- Investigating the Relationship between Loneliness, Physical Activity, and Internet Addiction: The Mediating Role of Academic Burnout and Self-Control.Iranian journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
- Psychological risk factors for problematic social network use: An overview of systematic reviews andAddictive behaviors reports · 2025Review
- The impact of childhood trauma on short video addiction: psychological and morphological correlates.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The relationship between childhood trauma and internet addiction in adolescents with depression: the mediating role of insomnia and alexithymia.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Demystifying the New Dilemma of Brain Rot in the Digital Era: A Review.Brain sciences · 2025Review
- Relationship Between Empathy, Moral Sensitivity, and Spiritual Care Competence Among Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of nursing management · 2025Article
- Give me five! A modern perspective on addiction from the up-dated Freudian drive theory.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Network analysis of childhood maltreatment and internet addiction in adolescents with major depressive disorder.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
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Abstract
Objective: Many studies have explored the relationship between childhood trauma and internet addiction from different theoretical perspectives; however, the results have been inconsistent. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to examine the relationship between childhood trauma and internet addiction. Methods: The PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, CNKI, Wanfang and VIP electronic databases were searched to identify studies examining the correlation between childhood trauma and adolescent internet addiction. The databases were searched from inception to December 31, 2022. Two researchers independently screened the literature, extracted the data, and evaluated the risk of bias of the included studies. Then, Stata 17.0 software was used to perform meta-analysis. Results: This study was registered on PROSPERO (CRD42023388699). A total of 19 studies involving 21,398 adolescents were included in this meta-analysis. The random effects model was used for pooled analysis, and the results revealed a strong positive association between childhood trauma and internet addiction (r = 0.395, 95% CI [0.345, 0.442]). The relationship between childhood trauma and internet addiction was moderated by sample size, survey area, and internet addiction measurement tools. There were significant differences between the associations based on the various child trauma measurement tools and study quality scores. However, interstudy heterogeneity was not significantly affected by study year, sample source, or participant age. Conclusion: Internet addiction is positively correlated with childhood trauma. Therefore, it is extremely important for parents to provide a good growth environment during childhood to enhance the physical and mental development of adolescents. A warm family atmosphere helps individuals develop a healthy personality, thereby reducing or preventing the occurrence of internet addiction. Due to the limited number and low quality of the included studies, the above conclusions need to be verified by additional high-quality studies.
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