Core symptoms and symptom relationships of problematic internet use across early, middle, and late adolescence: A network analysis

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Highlights:

• Core symptoms of PIU in early adolescence are increasing time for satisfaction and empty life.

• Core symptoms of PIU in middle adolescence are less sleep, failure to stop, and feeling depressed.

• Core symptom of PIU in late adolescence is feeling depressed.

• Core symptoms differ by developmental stages, showing the need for age-specific interventions.

• PIU symptoms show similar overall structure and density but differ in specific symptom pathways.

摘要

•Core symptoms of PIU in early adolescence are increasing time for satisfaction and empty life.•Core symptoms of PIU in middle adolescence are less sleep, failure to stop, and feeling depressed.•Core symptom of PIU in late adolescence is feeling depressed.•Core symptoms differ by developmental stages, showing the need for age-specific interventions.•PIU symptoms show similar overall structure and density but differ in specific symptom pathways.

论文关键词:Problematic internet use,Age differences,Adolescence,Network analysis,Network comparison

论文评审过程:Received 1 July 2021, Revised 24 October 2021, Accepted 1 November 2021, Available online 2 November 2021, Version of Record 23 December 2021.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.107090