The health belief model and number of peers with internet addiction as inter-related factors of Internet addiction among secondary school students in Hong Kong
Abstract
Students are vulnerable to Internet addiction (IA). Influences of cognitions based on the Health Belief Model (HBM) and perceived number of peers with IA (PNPIA) affecting students' IA, and mediating effects involved, have not been investigated.This cross-sectional study surveyed 9518 Hong Kong Chinese secondary school students in the school setting.In this self-reported study, the majority (82.6%) reported that they had peers with IA. Based on...
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Title
The health belief model and number of peers with internet addiction as inter-related factors of Internet addiction among secondary school students in Hong Kong
Published Date
Mar 16, 2016
Journal
Volume
16
Issue
1
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