Impact of childhood trauma on internet addiction in medical students： the mediating role of perceived stress

• Published in: Sichuan Jingshen Weisheng Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 267 - 272
• Main Authors: Peng Xiaohong, Liao Xiaoyuan, Wu Dantong, Zhou Yanyin, Liu Yelu, Wang Yuxiang, Zhang Luoya, Deng Juan, Peng Yanjie, Liu Kezhi, Chen Jing, Lei Wei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: Editorial Office of Sichuan Mental Health 01.06.2025
• Subjects: childhood trauma; internet gaming disorder; mediating effect; perceived stress; social media addiction
• ISSN: 1007-3256
• DOI: 10.11886/scjsws20240619001

BackgroundWith the rapid development of the networking technologies， internet addiction has increasingly become a serious mental health issue. Previous studies have revealed the link between childhood trauma and internet addiction， while the mediating role of perceived stress in this link is not yet clear.ObjectiveTo investigate the role of medical students' perceived stress in the relationship between childhood trauma and internet addiction， so as to provide references for the intervention of internet addiction.MethodsFrom February to March 2023， a random sampling technique was used to select 1 232 undergraduate students from the School of Clinical Medical Sciences of Southwest Medical University as research subjects. The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form （CTQ-SF）， Perceived Stress Scale （PSS）， Internet Gaming Disorder Scale （IGDS）， and Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale （BSMAS） were used for assessment. Pearson's correlation coefficients were calculated. The mediation effect of perceived stress in