Adolescents’ problematic internet and smartphone use is related to suicide ideation: Does emotional intelligence make a difference?

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Highlights:

• Research on buffering factors of negative consequences of technology use is scarce.

• Problematic Internet/smartphone usage was positively linked with suicide ideation.

• Emotional intelligence buffers the relation.

• With higher emotional intelligence, the effect was weaker.

摘要

•Research on buffering factors of negative consequences of technology use is scarce.•Problematic Internet/smartphone usage was positively linked with suicide ideation.•Emotional intelligence buffers the relation.•With higher emotional intelligence, the effect was weaker.

论文关键词:Adolescence,Emotional intelligence,Suicide ideation,Problematic internet use,Problematic smartphone use

论文评审过程:Received 3 December 2019, Revised 27 March 2020, Accepted 6 April 2020, Available online 11 April 2020, Version of Record 22 April 2020.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106375