The Influence of Stressful Life Events on Adolescents' Problematic Internet Use: the Mediating Effect of Self-worth and the Moderating Effect of Physical Activity.
Although prior studies have investigated the association between stressful life events and adolescents' problematic Internet use, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. The self-worth orientation theory assumes that self-worth is the ultimate motivation of human behavior, and it derives from a se...
| Published in: | International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction Vol. 21; no. 5; pp. 2824 - 2842 |
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