To explore the associative pathways between school bullying and adolescent internet addiction, and the potential associative pattern of emotional resilience in this relationship.
Key Findings:
Significant positive correlations were found between school bullying and adolescent internet addiction.
Identified pathways include: school bullying → anxiety → depression → internet addiction, and two independent pathways: school bullying → anxiety → internet addiction and school bullying → depression → internet addiction.
Higher emotional resilience is associated with lower levels of anxiety and depression, which correlates with a lower tendency toward internet addiction.
The study achieved an effective response rate of 96.91%.
Interpretation:
Limitations:
The study is limited to middle school students in Jingzhou City, which may not be representative of all adolescents.
Self-reported measures may introduce bias in the data.
Conclusion:
The study clarifies the associative pathways between school bullying and internet addiction, highlighting the role of emotional resilience.
