The association between anxiety and internet addiction among left-behind secondary school students: the moderating effect of social support and family types

作者全名：Miao, Siwei; Xu, Lu; Gao, Sihong; Bai, Cuiping; Huang, Yan; Peng, Bin

作者地址：[Miao, Siwei] Third Mil Med Univ, Ctr Med Big Data & Artificial Intelligence, Southwest Hosp, Chongqing 400038, Peoples R China; [Xu, Lu] Chongqing Med & Pharmaceut Coll, Sch Pharm, Chongqing 401331, Peoples R China; [Gao, Sihong] Chongqing Fuling Dist Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Chongqing 408000, Peoples R China; [Bai, Cuiping] Xiushan Tradit Chinese Med Hosp, Chongqing 409900, Peoples R China; [Huang, Yan] Chongqing Tradit Chinese Med Hosp, Chongqing 400021, Peoples R China; [Peng, Bin] Chongqing Med Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Hlth Stat, Chongqing 400016, Peoples R China

通信作者：Huang, Y (通讯作者)，Chongqing Tradit Chinese Med Hosp, Chongqing 400021, Peoples R China.; Peng, B (通讯作者)，Chongqing Med Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Hlth Stat, Chongqing 400016, Peoples R China.

来源：BMC PSYCHIATRY

ESI学科分类：PSYCHIATRY/PSYCHOLOGY

WOS号：WOS:001234786200002

JCR分区：Q2

影响因子：3.4

年份：2024

卷号：24

期号：1

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文献类型：Article

关键词：Anxiety; Internet addiction; Social support; Family types; Left-behind secondary students

摘要：Background The left-behind children (LBC), children and adolescents aged 0-18 whose parents have migrated for economic purposes for extended periods exceeding three months, present a unique social concern. These children remain in their place of household registration, often under the guardianship of relatives, while receiving compulsory education. LBC with growing Internet addiction (IA) have made it urgent to take a close look at the mechanisms and effective interventions for them. Anxiety has been proven to be correlated with IA in adolescents; however, the mechanisms of addiction in this population are less well-fully grasped. Based on the current theories and empirical results, the study examined whether and how social support (SS) and family types moderated the associations between anxiety and IA among left-behind secondary students.Methods Stratified cluster sampling survey. A questionnaire was administered to 5290 secondary school children (2553 classified as left-behind) to explore the relationships between anxiety, IA, left-behind types, family types, and social support. This cross-sectional study employed a stratified cluster sampling survey of students in the ethnic areas of southeast Chongqing. The study sought to appraise the relationships between anxiety and IA in different types of left-behind children and to assess the potential moderating effect of SS on the relationship among the population and its family types differences.Results The relationship between anxiety and IA was moderated significantly by social support and family types. Notably, the impact of social support on the moderating effect between IA and anxiety varied among students from both family types. For students from families where both parents had migrated, social support weakened the association between IA and anxiety. Conversely, for students from single-parent families where the parent had migrated, social support seemed to strengthen the relationships between these two issues.Conclusions The moderating effects of SS on the relationship between anxiety and IA differs based on family type among various groups of left-behind secondary students. Gaining insights into the IA mechanisms can guide the development of targeted intervention strategies aimed at minimizing IA among diverse groups of left-behind students.

基金机构：Chongqing Science and Technology Commission of China

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