Associations Between Peer Victimization and Problematic Internet Use Among Adolescents: Humor Makes a Difference

With the increasing development of science and technology, the Internet has become an essential part of people’s daily lives providing great convenience. However, the Internet also leads to problematic Internet use (PIU) among adolescents, which has attracted increasing attention from the academic c...

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Authors: Zheng, Xintong (Author) ; Chen, Jianwen (Author) ; Yu, Quanlei (Author) ; Xiong, Qing (Author) ; Zhang, Lin (Author) ; Li, Congcong (Author) ; Shi, Shuping (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Journal of interpersonal violence
Year: 2023, Volume: 38, Issue: 13/14, Pages: 7911-7940
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