TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - The development of compulsive internet use and mental health: a four-year study of adolescence
JO  - Developmental psychology
A1  - Ciarrochi, Joseph
A1  - Parker, Philip
A1  - Sahdra, Baljinder
A1  - Marshall, Sarah
A1  - Jackson, Chris
A1  - Gloster, Andrew T.
A1  - Heaven, Patrick
SP  - 272
EP  - 283
VL  - 52
IS  - 2
N2  - Is compulsive Internet use (CIU) an antecedent to poor mental health, a consequence, or both? Study 1 used a longitudinal design to track the development of CIU and mental health in Grade 8 (N = 1030 males, 1038 females, Mage = 13.7), 9, 10, and 11. Study 2 extended Study 1 by examining the kinds of Internet behaviors most strongly associated with CIU within males and females. Structural equation modeling revealed that CIU predicted the development of poor mental health, whereas poor mental health did not predict CIU development. Latent growth analyses showed that both females and males increased in CIU and mental health problems across the high school years. Females had higher CIU and worse mental health than males, and tended to engage in more social forms of Internet use. We discuss future directions for CIU intervention research.<br><br>PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0012-1649
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/dev0000070
ID  - ref1
ER  -