ArticleBMC public health2025
Socioeconomic status and internet addiction: double-mediated moderation.
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- Internet addiction is associated with differences in static and dynamic hippocampal functional connectivity in young adults: the mediating role of emotion regulation difficulties.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
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- Latent profiles of problematic internet use and their associations with physical activity levels among college students: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- ADHD, social skills and risky internet use among elementary school children.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 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
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Abstract
backgroundInternet addiction is typically linked with a variety of psychological and behavioral problems, the prevalence of Internet addiction among Chinese college students was higher than that of the general population.
objectiveThe present study aimed to test the mediating and moderating effects of socioeconomic status (SES), loneliness, alienation and grade on Internet addiction among Chinese college students.
methodsTotal of 496 college students were studied, partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was conducted to analyze the obtained data.
resultsThe study found that SES can negatively predict Internet addiction (β=-0.145, p < 0.001). Moreover, loneliness and alienation play separate (β=-0.098, p < 0.001; β=-0.046, p < 0.01) and serial (β=-0.071, p < 0.001) mediating roles between SES and Internet addiction, and multigroup analysis showed that grade (sophomore year as the baseline) plays a moderation role in the association between SES → Internet addiction (sophomores vs. juniors; β = 0.249, p < 0.05) and SES →loneliness (sophomore vs. seniors; β = 0.255, p < 0.05). The VAF value was 70.27% for the mediation effect of the loneliness and alienation in the relationship between SES and Internet addiction.
conclusionsSES not only has a direct effect on college students' Internet addiction behavior but also has an indirect effect on it through the chain mediation effect of loneliness and alienation. The study reveals that grade level moderates the effects, suggesting tailored interventions are needed. This research could inform measures to mitigate addiction by addressing SES, loneliness, and alienation.
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