The Relationship of Internet Gaming Addiction and Suicidal Ideation among Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Negative Emotion and the Moderating Role of Hope

Yuntian Xie (), Qian Yang and Fan Lei
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Yuntian Xie: Department of Applied Psychology, Changsha Normal University, Changsha 410100, China
Qian Yang: Department of Applied Psychology, Changsha Normal University, Changsha 410100, China
Fan Lei: Department of Applied Psychology, Changsha Normal University, Changsha 410100, China

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 4, 1-10

Abstract: Recently, internet gaming addiction and suicide have been global public health issues among adolescents. This study used convenience sampling and surveyed 1906 Chinese adolescents to investigate the relationship between internet gaming addiction and suicidal ideation and the role of negative emotion and hope in the relationship between the two. The results showed that the detection rate of internet gaming addiction among adolescents was 17.16% and the detection rate of suicidal ideation was 16.37%. Moreover, there was a significant positive correlation between internet gaming addiction and suicidal ideation. Negative emotion partially mediated the relationship between internet gaming addiction and suicidal ideation. In addition, hope moderated the relationship between negative emotion and suicidal ideation. The effect of negative emotion on suicidal ideation decreased as hope increased. These findings suggest that the role of emotion and hope in coping with adolescent internet gaming addiction and suicidal ideation should be emphasized.

Keywords: internet gaming addiction; suicidal ideation; negative emotion; hope (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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