The development of compulsive internet use and mental health: A four-year study of adolescence
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Is compulsive Internet use (CIU) an antecedent to poor mental health, a consequence, or both? Study 1 used a longitudinal design to track the development of CIU and mental health in Grade 8 (N = 1030 males, 1038 females, Mage = 13.7), 9, 10, and 11. Study 2 extended Study 1 by examining the kinds of Internet behaviors most strongly associated with CIU within males and females. Structural equation modeling revealed that CIU predicted the development of poor mental health, whereas poor mental health did not predict CIU development. Latent growth analyses showed that both females and males increased in CIU and mental health problems across the high school years. Females had higher CIU and worse mental health than males, and tended to engage in more social forms of Internet use. We discuss future directions for CIU intervention research.
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- Authors
- Ciarrochi, J., Parker, P., Sahdra, B., Marshall, S., Jackson, C., Gloster, A. T., & Heaven, P.
- Affiliations
- Australian Catholic University (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- University of Basel (CH)
- ORCID
- Venue
- Developmental Psychology
- Published
- 2016
- Volume
- 52
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 272-283
- ISSN
- 0012-1649 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-0599
- OpenAlex
- W2412702151
- Cited by
- 160
- References
- 76
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 21 · 2022: 18 · 2021: 23 · 2020: 17 · 2019: 18 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 3 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 28.74
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- handle.unsw.edu.au
- Licence
- cc-by-nc-nd
- Locations
- Developmental Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Research Bank (Australian Catholic University) (submittedVersion)
- UNSWorks (UNSW Sydney) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- UNSWorks (University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Social Sciences › Education › Child Development and Digital Technology
- Keywords
- compulsive internet use, internet addiction, adolescent mental health, gender differences, longitudinal development, high school students
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Age Factors, Child, Compulsive Behavior, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Mental Health, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Surveys and Questionnaires, Self Concept, Sex Characteristics, Internet, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
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