 Peer relationships and adolescent internet addiction: Variable-centered and person-centered approachesBaobao Zhao and Cancan Jin Children and Youth Services Review, 2023, vol. 155, issue C Abstract: This research aimed to examine the relationship between peer relationships (i.e., popularity, peer rejection, and loneliness) and internet addiction among Chinese adolescents, as well as explore the underlying mechanisms. Cross-sectional data from 1,388 Chinese adolescents, including 46.4 % girls, with a mean age of 14.53 years (±1.98 years), was analyzed. Latent profiles analysis identified three peer relationship profiles: the popular peer status profile (61.2 %), the moderate peer status profile (32.2 %), and the unpopular peer status profile (6.6 %). The mediating roles of self-annoyance and self-control were found in the associations between peer relationships and internet addiction using both variable and person-centered approaches. These findings hold significant implications for tailoring intervention programs that target the prevention of internet addiction among adolescents with poor peer relationships. Keywords: Peer relationships; Internet addiction; Adolescents; Person-centered; Variable-centered (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:155:y:2023:i:c:s0190740923004395 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.107243 Access Statistics for this article Children and Youth Services Review is currently edited by Duncan Lindsey More articles in Children and Youth Services Review from Elsevier |
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