The Connections among Problematic Usage of the Internet, Psychological Distress, and Eating Disorder Symptoms: A Longitudinal Network Analysis in Chinese Adolescents.

With a longitudinal design, the current research examined the relationships among problematic usage of the internet (PUI), psychological distress (PD), and eating disorder (ED) symptoms in a sample of Chinese adolescents. Data were from a project with three waves of data collection (N = 589; aged 14...

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Publicado en:International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 1991 - 2004
Autores principales: Lin, Yang, Ren, Yaoxiang, Barnhart, Wesley R., Cui, Tianxiang, Zhang, Jihong, He, Jinbo
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Publicado: Springer Nature Jun2025
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          Lin, Yang
          Ren, Yaoxiang
          Barnhart, Wesley R.
          Cui, Tianxiang
          Zhang, Jihong
          He, Jinbo
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          https://ror.org/01r4q9n85 Department of Mathematics, University of Macau, Macau, China
          https://ror.org/00t33hh48 School of Humanities and Social Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
          https://ror.org/00ay7va13 Department of Psychology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, USA
          https://ror.org/01r4q9n85 Department of Psychology, University of Macau, Macau, China
          https://ror.org/036jqmy94 Department of Quantitative and Psychological Foundations, University of Iowa, Iowa, IA, USA
          https://ror.org/05jbt9m15 College of Education & Health Professions, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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        Psychological distress
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        Internet addiction
        Adolescent health
        Longitudinal method
        Communication network analysis
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          Psychological distress
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          Internet addiction
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      ab: With a longitudinal design, the current research examined the relationships among problematic usage of the internet (PUI), psychological distress (PD), and eating disorder (ED) symptoms in a sample of Chinese adolescents. Data were from a project with three waves of data collection (N = 589; aged 14 ~ 18 years at baseline) at 6-month intervals. A set of questionnaires were used to assess PUI, PD, and ED symptoms at each wave of data collection. A longitudinal network analysis was conducted. Self-induced vomiting or laxative use as an ED symptom at Time t-1 positively predicted all PUI subscales (i.e., mental withdrawal, neglect, control disorder) at Time t, while desire to lose weight as another ED symptom positively predicted all other ED symptoms. Moreover, PD might play an important role in bridging ED symptoms and PUI due to its associations with both PUI (i.e., mental withdrawal) and ED symptoms (i.e., fear of weight gain, desire to lose weight, self-induced vomiting or laxative use, and loss of control eating). The current study extended network theory to better understand the co-existence of PUI, PD, and ED symptoms in Chinese adolescents. Intervention targeting PUI, PD, desire to lose weight, and self-induced vomiting or laxative use may be effective in reducing the co-existence of PUI and ED symptoms.
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