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Jing Shi1, Bopeng Yu1, Sihan Hao1,2
1School of Educational Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang, China.
Abstract:
This study examined how configurations of family, school, and peer risks were associated with problematic Internet use among Chinese boarding high school students. A total of 736 students (54.21% male; M age = 16.78, SD = 0.99) from two public boarding high schools in Yingkou, Liaoning Province, China, were recruited through cluster convenience sampling during the spring semester of 2025. Latent profile analysis was used to identify patterns of family-school-peer risks, and subsequent analyses examined differences in problematic Internet use across profiles, the mediating role of maladaptive cognition, and the moderating role of psychological resilience. Four profiles were identified: the Low Combined Risk Group (43.89%), the Balanced Risk Group (20.11%), the High School-Peer Risk Group (17.93%), and the High Combined Risk Group (18.07%). Problematic Internet use differed significantly across these profiles, with the High Combined Risk Group reporting the highest level. Maladaptive cognition partially mediated the association between high-risk profiles and problematic Internet use, and psychological resilience attenuated the direct association between risk profiles and problematic Internet use. These findings provide a person-centered perspective on family-school-peer risk configurations among boarding high school students and highlight the psychological processes associated with problematic Internet use.
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