Abstract
This chapter examines the role of gender and bonding in Internet addiction in Hong Kong junior secondary school students. A total of 3,328 Secondary 1 (Grade 7) students responded to validated measures of positive youth development and Internet addiction. Consistent with the predictions, results showed gender differences in bonding, with adolescent girls showing a higher level of perceived bonding than did adolescent boys; adolescent boys also showed a higher level of Internet addiction symptoms than did girls. The findings provided support for the literature on the prediction of the positive youth development that bonding was related to risk behavior indexed by Internet addiction. The theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Adolescence and Health |
| Subtitle of host publication | Some International Perspectives |
| Publisher | Nova Science Publishers, Inc. |
| Pages | 71-82 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781634838085 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781634837910 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2015 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine