Multidimensional Victimization and Internet Addiction among Taiwanese Children

This study examines (1) associations between four types of family and peer victimization and child internet addiction and (2) the mediating effects of psychological symptoms on these associations. Data were collected from a national proportionately-stratified random sample of 6,233 fourth-grade primary school students in Taiwan in 2014. Bivariate correlations and sets of multiple regression analyses were conducted to examine the direct effects of multi dimensional victimization on child internet addiction and the indirect effects through psychological symptoms. The results reveal that being male and experiencing victimization (psychological neglect, physical neglect, witnessing domestic violence, and bully victimization) are associated with an increased risk of developing psychological symptoms and internet addiction among children. Moreover, we found that psychological symptoms partially mediate the associations between multidimensional victimization and child internet addiction, with the exception of physical neglect. In conclusion, this study demonstrates (1) the direct and indirect effects of multidimensional victimization on the psychological symptoms and child internet addiction, and (2) the importance of early family- and school-based prevention and intervention in addressing related public health concerns of multidimensional victimization and child internet addiction.

關鍵字

bullying ； child neglect ； internet addiction ； psychological symptoms ； witnessing domestic violence

並列摘要

此研究目的為（一）探討台灣兒童的家庭與同儕受害經驗與其網路成癮的關係，（二）檢視心理症狀在其中所扮演的中介角色。研究對象為2014年全國國小四年級的學生，並按照各縣市人口比例使用分層隨機抽樣來取得樣本，有效樣本數為6,233人。本研究採用雙變量相關分析及一系列多元迴歸分析來檢視多層面兒童受害經驗對網路成癮的直接影響，以及透過心理症狀而產生的間接影響。研究結果顯示男生及有受害經驗之兒童（心理及生理忽視、目睹父母婚姻暴力、同儕罷凌經驗），會有較高產生心理症狀和網路成癮的風險。此外，分析結果也證實了心理症狀的部分中介效應，顯示兒童多層面的受害經驗（生理忽視除外）可能透過其心理症狀的產生，進而增加兒童網路成癮的機會。綜上所述，研究證實了多層面兒童受害經驗對其心理症狀及網路成癮的直接與間接影響效應，同時也顯示了及早針對兒童在家庭及學校受害經驗之預防與介入的重要性，進而處理並減輕可能伴隨而來的心理症狀與兒童網路成癮之疑慮。

並列關鍵字

霸凌；兒童忽視；網路成癮；心理症狀；目睹婚暴

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Multidimensional Victimization and Internet Addiction among Taiwanese Children

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