ArticleFrontiers in psychology2025
Negative life events and internet addiction among college students: role of physical exercise and prosocial behavior.
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- Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among Chinese Adolescents in Relation to Negative Life Events, Internet Addiction, and Sexual Abuse: Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Identifying vulnerable groups in academic burnout among higher education students: lifestyle and sociodemographic characteristic.BMC public health · 2026Article
- College students' life stress and internet addiction: the roles of loneliness and physical exercise.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The association between physical activity and perceived stress among adolescents: the serial mediating roles of social-emotional competence and prosocial behavior.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Positive parenting styles and meaning in life in physical education teacher students: a chain mediation of physical activity and smartphone addiction.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The influence of physical exercise on college students' prosocial behavior: the chain mediating role of social conscientiousness and general self-efficacy.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Introduction: This study investigates the relationship between negative life events and Internet addiction, as well as the mediating role of prosocial behavior and the moderating role of physical exercise in this process among Chinese college students. Based on the Conservation of Resources Theory and Stress Coping Theory, we constructed a moderated mediation model to analyze the psychological mechanisms underlying students' Internet addiction. Methods: A total of 259 undergraduate students from six universities in Shanghai participated in this study. Data were collected through standardized questionnaires and analyzed using moderated mediation analysis. Results: Prosocial behavior significantly mediates the relationship between negative life events and Internet addiction. Moreover, physical exercise at varying levels exerts differential moderating effects on the relationship between negative life events, prosocial behavior, and Internet addiction. Discussion: These findings underscore the importance of promoting prosocial behavior and appropriate levels of physical exercise to mitigate the risk of Internet addiction among college populations.
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