The relationship between perceptions of school climate and internet gaming disorder of teenage students: A moderated mediation model.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In recent years, teenage students' internet gaming disorder has raised widespread concern in the society. The current study aims to explore how perceptions of school climate, maladaptive cognition, and belief in a just world impact teenage students' internet gaming disorder and seek the suitable intervention to prevent teenage students' internet gaming disorder tendency.

Methods

A total of 1,164 teenage students (age: 19.62 ± 3.14 years) were evaluated using the Perceived School Climate Scale (PSCS), Maladaptive Cognition Scale (MCS), Belief in a Just World Scale (BJWS), and Internet Gaming Disorder Scale (IGDS).

Results

(1) Perceptions of school climate could predict teenage students' internet gaming disorder [β = -0.15, p < 0.001, 95% CI = (-0.20,

SUBMITTER: Zhang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9393608 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature