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  • Title: [Relationship of childhood physical abuse and internet addiction disorder in adolescence: the mediating role of self-esteem].
    Author: Zhang ZH, Yang LS, Hao JH, Huang F, Zhang XJ, Sun YH.
    Journal: Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi; 2012 Jan; 33(1):50-3. PubMed ID: 22575110.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To find out whether the effects of childhood physical abuse on internet addiction disorder in adolescence could be mediated by self-esteem. METHODS: 3798 high school students selected from 76 classes in Grade One and Grade Two, were asked to fill in the anonymous questionnaire, which including the demographic characteristics of students, Young's Internet Addiction Scale, Parent-Child Conflict Tactics Scales and Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale. RESULTS: Childhood physical abuse could directly predict less self-esteem and internet addiction disorder (r = -0.108, P < 0.01, r = 0.057, P < 0.01) and had significant indirect effects on internet addiction disorder which could be mediated through self-esteem (a = -0.703, standardized b = -0.104, z = 5.052, P < 0.001). Self-esteem had mediated 22.5% of the childhood physical abuse cases on their internet addiction disorders during the period of adolescence. CONCLUSION: Self-esteem could partially mediate the relationship between childhood physical abuse and internet addiction disorder. The mediating roles of self-esteem suggested that salient leverage points could make a change through empowerment training, self-esteem group training on self-esteem enhancement in the stage of adolescence.
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