Bully victimization and Internet addiction among adolescents: the chain mediating role of rumination and internalizing problems.
Background: Internet addictionelicits various physiological symptoms and mental health challenges,particularly among adolescents. Bully victimization, as an essential riskfactor for Internet addiction, has been receiving significant attention. However,the complex mechanisms between the two have not...
| Publicado en: | Psychology, Health & Medicine Vol. 31; no. 6; pp. 1427 - 1452 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jul2026
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