The prevalence rate of (IGD) in adolescents was 10.81% at Wave 1 and 9.45% at Wave 2.
Positive parenting involvement is associated with lower levels of IGD among adolescents over time.
Higher levels of may lead to a tendency for immediate gratification, increasing the risk of IGD.
Lower levels of peer victimization may promote a positive future orientation, which is linked to a reduced risk of IGD.
may mediate the relationship between and IGD.
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: (IGD) in adolescents is a concerning issue. Positive parenting has been found to protect against adolescent IGD, but the underlying mechanisms await further investigation. As such, this study examined the longitudinal association between (PI) - a specific type of positive parenting understudied in the literature of adolescent gaming disorder - and IGD. Moreover, this study also tested (CFC) as a mediator and (PV) as a moderator.
METHODS: A two-wave longitudinal research spanning 6 months apart was conducted. Participants were Chinese adolescents (final N = 434; 222 females; Mage = 14.44 years, SD = 1.56). They provided ratings on PI, PV, and IGD at Wave 1, and CFC-immediate, CFC-future, and IGD at Wave 2.
RESULTS: Descriptive statistics showed that the prevalence rate of IGD was 10.81% and 9.45% at Waves 1 and 2, respectively. Moreover, results of moderated mediation model found that after controlling for Wave 1 IGD and covariates, Wave 1 PI was associated with Wave 2 IGD via preventing adolescents who had higher levels of PV from developing a tendence of CFC-immediate and via promoting adolescents who had lower levels of PV to develop a tendence of CFC-future.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: Altogether, these results suggest that facilitative ecological systems (e.g., positive parenting and good relationships with peers) and personal strengths (e.g., positive future orientation) jointly contribute to the mitigation of adolescent IGD.
Key numbers
10.81%
Prevalence of
Prevalence rates at Wave 1 of the study.
434
Final sample size
Total number of participants at Wave 2.
87.4%
Percentage of students bullied
Percentage of students reporting bullying in the past month.
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