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

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 Background 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. Methods This cross-sectional study...

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Main Authors: Yanhong Wang, Anise M. S. Wu, Joseph T. F. Lau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-03-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Internet addiction
Health belief model
Secondary school students
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-2947-7

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