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Anxiety mediated the relationship between bullying victimization and internet addiction in adolescents, and family support moderated the relationship

Yang Liu, Jinyin Peng, Jinhua Ding, Jing Wang, Chunyan Jin, Lei Xu, Tiancheng Zhang, Pingfan Liu

BMC Pediatrics · 2025

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OBJECTIVE: This study aims to discuss anxiety in mediating role between bullying victimization and adolescent internet addiction, and the moderating role of family support between bullying victimization and adolescent anxiety. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 5 provinces of China by convenience sampling from February to March 2024. A total of 1395 participants (599 boys and 796 girls) with an average age of 15.86 ± 0.74 years were included in the final analysis. Subjective data on bullying victimization, internet addiction, anxiety, and family support were collected and analyzed. A moderated mediation model was constructed. RESULTS: After controlling for age and gender, bullying victimization was found to be a significant predictor of internet addiction (β = 0.130, p < 0.0

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Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.1186/s12887-024-05348-z
Catalogue ID
SNmojoljlp-26bnaz
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