AUTHOR=Shi Xinxin , Wang Rulin 

TITLE=School victimization and Internet addiction among Chinese adolescents: The mediating roles of life satisfaction and loneliness

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=13

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1059486

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1059486

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=<p>The present study investigated the possibility of life satisfaction and loneliness mediating the link between school victimization and Internet addiction. A total of 3,363 middle/high school students (45% males; <italic>M<sub>age</sub></italic> = 15.67 years old, <italic>SD</italic> = 1.58) completed a series of self-report questionnaires, which included school victimization, life satisfaction, loneliness, and Internet addiction. The findings demonstrated a positive relationship between school victimization and Internet addiction. In addition, life satisfaction and loneliness mediated the link between school victimization and Internet addiction. Overall, these findings contribute to a better understanding of the association between school victimization and Internet addiction. They also extended the GST, providing suggestions for preventing and managing adolescents’ Internet addiction.</p>