Need satisfaction and adolescent pathological internet use: Comparison of satisfaction perceived online and offline

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Highlights：

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• Expand the understanding of need satisfaction in PIU.

• PIU was predicted not by the level of need, but rather by the way it was satisfied.

• Need satisfaction online predicted PIU positively.

• Need satisfaction offline predicted negatively.

• The advantage of need satisfaction online mediated the effect of unsatisfied need on PIU completely.

摘要

•Expand the understanding of need satisfaction in PIU.•PIU was predicted not by the level of need, but rather by the way it was satisfied.•Need satisfaction online predicted PIU positively.•Need satisfaction offline predicted negatively.•The advantage of need satisfaction online mediated the effect of unsatisfied need on PIU completely.

论文关键词：Pathological internet use,Need satisfaction,Motivation,Compensatory satisfaction theory,Adolescence

论文评审过程：Received 17 August 2014, Revised 3 July 2015, Accepted 29 September 2015, Available online 12 November 2015, Version of Record 12 November 2015.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.09.048