Internet addiction and suicidal behavior among vocational high school students in Hunan Province, China: A moderated mediation model
BackgroundVocational education is an important part of high school education in China. However, there is little research on high school students' mental health. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of suicidal behavior (SB) among this population and the mediating role of insomnia, dep...
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| author | Ziwei Teng Yaru Zhang Zirou Wei Mengdong Liu Meidai Tang Yizhi Deng Zhuohui Chen Ying Wu Runqi Liu Yuanguang Yang Menghui Gao Jin Kun Jindong Chen Renrong Wu Jing Huang |
| author_facet | Ziwei Teng Yaru Zhang Zirou Wei Mengdong Liu Meidai Tang Yizhi Deng Zhuohui Chen Ying Wu Runqi Liu Yuanguang Yang Menghui Gao Jin Kun Jindong Chen Renrong Wu Jing Huang |
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| description | BackgroundVocational education is an important part of high school education in China. However, there is little research on high school students' mental health. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of suicidal behavior (SB) among this population and the mediating role of insomnia, depression, anxiety, and stress in the relationship between Internet addiction (IA) and SB using a structural equation model.MethodsA cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted among several vocational high school students in Hunan Province, and 7,968 valid questionnaires were obtained. General demographic data and data from the Dual-Mode Self-Control Scale, Athens Insomnia Scale, Depression Anxiety Stress scale-21, and Revised Chen Internet Addiction Scale were collected. A structural equation model was used to explore the different pathways from IA to SB.ResultsAmong the participants, 37.7, 15.7, and 21.8% reported suicidal ideation, plans, and attempts, respectively. The structural equation model confirmed that IA was indirectly related to SB and was mediated by insomnia and/or depression, anxiety, and stress.LimitationsFirst, we only recruited students from vocational schools in Hunan Province, therefore, the sample may not represent the entire population of vocational students in China. Second, self-report scales were used in this study, and clinical diagnosis required professional interviews. Third, since this study had a cross-sectional design, the causal relationship between the variables could not be determined.ConclusionsThe prevalence of SB among vocational high school students in China was significantly high. The prevention of SB related to IA can be attributed to the improvement of insomnia and emotional problems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9ffb1452454e4bb39bf9a8bf12cb96012023-01-10T20:17:27ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652023-01-011010.3389/fpubh.2022.10636051063605Internet addiction and suicidal behavior among vocational high school students in Hunan Province, China: A moderated mediation modelZiwei Teng0Yaru Zhang1Zirou Wei2Mengdong Liu3Meidai Tang4Yizhi Deng5Zhuohui Chen6Ying Wu7Runqi Liu8Yuanguang Yang9Menghui Gao10Jin Kun11Jindong Chen12Renrong Wu13Jing Huang14Department of Psychiatry, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaMental Health Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, ChinaDepartment of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United StatesDepartment of Psychiatry, Chenzhou No. 2 Middle School, Chenzhou, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry, Chenzhou No. 2 Middle School, Chenzhou, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of Intensive Care Unit, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry, The Third Peoples Hospital of Tongren, Tongren, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaBackgroundVocational education is an important part of high school education in China. However, there is little research on high school students' mental health. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of suicidal behavior (SB) among this population and the mediating role of insomnia, depression, anxiety, and stress in the relationship between Internet addiction (IA) and SB using a structural equation model.MethodsA cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted among several vocational high school students in Hunan Province, and 7,968 valid questionnaires were obtained. General demographic data and data from the Dual-Mode Self-Control Scale, Athens Insomnia Scale, Depression Anxiety Stress scale-21, and Revised Chen Internet Addiction Scale were collected. A structural equation model was used to explore the different pathways from IA to SB.ResultsAmong the participants, 37.7, 15.7, and 21.8% reported suicidal ideation, plans, and attempts, respectively. The structural equation model confirmed that IA was indirectly related to SB and was mediated by insomnia and/or depression, anxiety, and stress.LimitationsFirst, we only recruited students from vocational schools in Hunan Province, therefore, the sample may not represent the entire population of vocational students in China. Second, self-report scales were used in this study, and clinical diagnosis required professional interviews. Third, since this study had a cross-sectional design, the causal relationship between the variables could not be determined.ConclusionsThe prevalence of SB among vocational high school students in China was significantly high. The prevention of SB related to IA can be attributed to the improvement of insomnia and emotional problems.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1063605/fullanxietydepressionInternet addictionstresssuicidal behaviorvocational education |
| spellingShingle | Ziwei Teng Yaru Zhang Zirou Wei Mengdong Liu Meidai Tang Yizhi Deng Zhuohui Chen Ying Wu Runqi Liu Yuanguang Yang Menghui Gao Jin Kun Jindong Chen Renrong Wu Jing Huang Internet addiction and suicidal behavior among vocational high school students in Hunan Province, China: A moderated mediation model Frontiers in Public Health anxiety depression Internet addiction stress suicidal behavior vocational education |
| title | Internet addiction and suicidal behavior among vocational high school students in Hunan Province, China: A moderated mediation model |
| title_full | Internet addiction and suicidal behavior among vocational high school students in Hunan Province, China: A moderated mediation model |
| title_fullStr | Internet addiction and suicidal behavior among vocational high school students in Hunan Province, China: A moderated mediation model |
| title_full_unstemmed | Internet addiction and suicidal behavior among vocational high school students in Hunan Province, China: A moderated mediation model |
| title_short | Internet addiction and suicidal behavior among vocational high school students in Hunan Province, China: A moderated mediation model |
| title_sort | internet addiction and suicidal behavior among vocational high school students in hunan province china a moderated mediation model |
| topic | anxiety depression Internet addiction stress suicidal behavior vocational education |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1063605/full |
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