Beyond peer contagion: Unique and interactive effects of multiple peer influences on Internet addiction among Chinese adolescents

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Highlights：

• We examined multiple peer influences on adolescents’ Internet addiction.

• Peers’ social acceptance was associated with adolescent Internet addition.

• Normativeness of Internet addition also was a significant predictor.

• Close peers’ social status was a significant moderator.

• Peer influences were more salient among male adolescents.

摘要

•We examined multiple peer influences on adolescents’ Internet addiction.•Peers’ social acceptance was associated with adolescent Internet addition.•Normativeness of Internet addition also was a significant predictor.•Close peers’ social status was a significant moderator.•Peer influences were more salient among male adolescents.

论文关键词：Internet addiction,Peer context,Social acceptance,Normativeness,Friendship quality,Social status

论文评审过程：Available online 20 April 2015.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.03.083