The influence of juvenile preference for online social interaction on problematic Internet use: The moderating effect of sibling condition and the moderated moderating effect of age cohort

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Highlights:

• Sibling condition significantly predicts the problematic Internet use (PIU).

• The preference for online social interaction (POSI) significantly predicts the PIU.

• Sibling condition moderates the relationship between the POSI and the PIU.

• Age cohort further moderates the moderating effect of sibling condition.

摘要

•Sibling condition significantly predicts the problematic Internet use (PIU).•The preference for online social interaction (POSI) significantly predicts the PIU.•Sibling condition moderates the relationship between the POSI and the PIU.•Age cohort further moderates the moderating effect of sibling condition.

论文关键词:Preference for online communication,Problematic Internet use,Only-child,Age cohort

论文评审过程:Received 28 October 2015, Revised 11 October 2016, Accepted 15 November 2016, Available online 2 December 2016, Version of Record 2 December 2016.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.11.026