A latent growth curve analysis of initial depression level and changing rate as predictors of problematic Internet use among college students
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Highlights：
• College students' depression decreases over time.
• The females exhibit a faster decreasing rate in depression than the males.
• The initial depression is associated with the PIU (initial and the end).
• The initial PIU is positively associated with the decreasing rate of depression.
• PIU at the end is reduced due to the rapidly decreasing rate of depression.
摘要
•College students' depression decreases over time.•The females exhibit a faster decreasing rate in depression than the males.•The initial depression is associated with the PIU (initial and the end).•The initial PIU is positively associated with the decreasing rate of depression.•PIU at the end is reduced due to the rapidly decreasing rate of depression.
论文关键词：Problematic Internet use,Depression,Trajectory change,Gender difference,Latent growth curve model analysis
论文评审过程：Received 19 November 2014, Revised 18 July 2015, Accepted 19 August 2015, Available online 2 September 2015, Version of Record 2 September 2015.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.08.018
