Internet addiction and psychological distress among Chinese schoolchildren before and during the COVID-19 outbreak: A latent class analysis

• Published in: Journal of behavioral addictions Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 731 - 746
• Main Authors: Chen, I-Hua, Chen, Chao-Ying, Liu, Chieh-hsiu, Ahorsu, Daniel Kwasi, Griffiths, Mark D, Chen, Yu-Pin, Kuo, Yi-Jie, Lin, Chung-Ying, Pakpour, Amir H, Wang, Shu-Mei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hungary Akadémiai Kiadó 01.09.2021; Academic Publishing House; Akademiai Kiado
• Subjects: Analysis; Behaviorism; Child; China - epidemiology; COVID-19; Disease Outbreaks; Elementary school students; Health aspects; Humans; Internet; Internet Addiction Disorder; Latent Class Analysis; Longitudinal Studies; Pathological Internet Use; problematic gaming; problematic smartphone use; problematic social media use; Psychological Distress; SARS-CoV-2; Stress (Psychology); China; Taiwan; problematic social media use; COVID19; problematic smartphone use; psychological distress; problematic gaming; COVID-19

Background and aims. The present longitudinal study examined the changes in problematic internet use (problematic smartphone use, problematic social media use, and problematic gaming) and changes in COVID-19-related psychological distress (fear of COVID-19 and worry concerning COVID-19) across three...