Clinical Scorecard: Exploring the Impact of Family, School, and Peer Risk Factors on Problematic Internet Use in Chinese Boarding High School Students: A Latent Profile Analysis Approach

At a Glance

Key Highlights

• Four risk profiles identified: Low Combined Risk Group, Balanced Risk Group, High School–Peer Risk Group, High Combined Risk Group
• High Combined Risk Group reported the highest level of problematic Internet use
• Maladaptive cognition partially mediates the association between high-risk profiles and problematic Internet use
• Psychological resilience attenuates the direct association between risk profiles and problematic Internet use

Guideline-Based Recommendations

Diagnosis

• Assess configurations of family, school, and peer risks in adolescents

Management

• Implement interventions targeting maladaptive cognition and enhancing psychological resilience

Monitoring & Follow-up

• Regularly evaluate students' Internet use patterns and associated risk factors

Risks

• Consider the impact of low family socioeconomic status, parent–child conflict, teacher–student conflict, deviant peer affiliation, and peer victimization

Patient & Prescribing Data

Boarding high school students in China

Focus on psychological resilience and cognitive-behavioral strategies

Clinical Best Practices

• Utilize latent profile analysis to identify risk configurations
• Incorporate ecological systems perspective in assessments
• Address both environmental and cognitive factors in interventions

Related Resources & Content

• Ecological Systems Theory
• Demands–Resources Model
• Cognitive–Behavioral Model