Impact of childhood trauma on internet addiction in medical students： the mediating role of perceived stress
BackgroundWith the rapid development of the networking technologies， internet addiction has increasingly become a serious mental health issue. Previous studies have revealed the link between childhood trauma and internet addiction， while the mediating role of perceived stress in this link is not yet...
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| author | Peng Xiaohong Liao Xiaoyuan Wu Dantong Zhou Yanyin Liu Yelu Wang Yuxiang Zhang Luoya Deng Juan Peng Yanjie Liu Kezhi Chen Jing Lei Wei |
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| description | BackgroundWith the rapid development of the networking technologies， internet addiction has increasingly become a serious mental health issue. Previous studies have revealed the link between childhood trauma and internet addiction， while the mediating role of perceived stress in this link is not yet clear.ObjectiveTo investigate the role of medical students' perceived stress in the relationship between childhood trauma and internet addiction， so as to provide references for the intervention of internet addiction.MethodsFrom February to March 2023， a random sampling technique was used to select 1 232 undergraduate students from the School of Clinical Medical Sciences of Southwest Medical University as research subjects. The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form （CTQ-SF）， Perceived Stress Scale （PSS）， Internet Gaming Disorder Scale （IGDS）， and Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale （BSMAS） were used for assessment. Pearson's correlation coefficients were calculated. The mediation effect of perceived stress in the relationship between childhood trauma and internet addiction was tested using Model 4 in the SPSS Process 4.1， and Bootstrapping procedure involving 5 000 replicates was employed to confirm the statistical significance.ResultsA total of 1 016 （82.47%） valid completed questionnaires were gathered. The CTQ-SF scores of medical students were positively correlated with PSS scores， IGD scores， and BSMAS scores （r=0.583， 0.474， 0.465， P<0.01）. PSS scores were positively correlated with IGD scores and BSMAS scores （r=0.369， 0.479， P<0.01）. Childhood trauma in medical students was found to positively predict perceived stress （β=0.191， P<0.01）， social media addiction （β=0.160， P<0.01）， and internet gaming disorder （β=0.106， P<0.01）. Perceived stress played a significant mediating role in the relationship between childhood trauma and internet gaming disorder， indirect effect value was 0.018 （95% CI： 0.009~0.027）， accounting for 16.98%. Perceived stress also exhibited a significant mediating role in the relationship between childhood trauma and social media addiction， indirect effect value was 0.063 （95% CI： 0.048~0.079）， accounting for 39.38%.ConclusionChildhood trauma in medical students may affect internet gaming disorder and social media addiction through perceived stress. ［Funded by 2022 Annual Research Project of Sichuan Applied Psychology Research Center，（number，CSXL-22102）］ |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e78ca71a4201491b92225ff28b0ee9212025-08-20T03:15:27ZzhoEditorial Office of Sichuan Mental HealthSichuan jingshen weisheng1007-32562025-06-0138326727210.11886/scjsws202406190011007-3256（2025）03-0267-06Impact of childhood trauma on internet addiction in medical students： the mediating role of perceived stressPeng Xiaohong0Liao Xiaoyuan1Wu Dantong2Zhou Yanyin3Liu Yelu4Wang Yuxiang5Zhang Luoya6Deng Juan7Peng Yanjie8Liu Kezhi9Chen Jing10Lei Wei11The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University， Luzhou 646000， ChinaPengzhou Fourth People's Hospital， Chengdu 611930， ChinaThe Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University， Luzhou 646000， ChinaThe Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University， Luzhou 646000， ChinaThe Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University， Luzhou 646000， ChinaThe Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University， Luzhou 646000， ChinaThe Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University， Luzhou 646000， ChinaThe Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University， Luzhou 646000， ChinaThe Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University， Luzhou 646000， ChinaThe Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University， Luzhou 646000， ChinaThe Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University， Luzhou 646000， ChinaThe Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University， Luzhou 646000， ChinaBackgroundWith the rapid development of the networking technologies， internet addiction has increasingly become a serious mental health issue. Previous studies have revealed the link between childhood trauma and internet addiction， while the mediating role of perceived stress in this link is not yet clear.ObjectiveTo investigate the role of medical students' perceived stress in the relationship between childhood trauma and internet addiction， so as to provide references for the intervention of internet addiction.MethodsFrom February to March 2023， a random sampling technique was used to select 1 232 undergraduate students from the School of Clinical Medical Sciences of Southwest Medical University as research subjects. The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form （CTQ-SF）， Perceived Stress Scale （PSS）， Internet Gaming Disorder Scale （IGDS）， and Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale （BSMAS） were used for assessment. Pearson's correlation coefficients were calculated. The mediation effect of perceived stress in the relationship between childhood trauma and internet addiction was tested using Model 4 in the SPSS Process 4.1， and Bootstrapping procedure involving 5 000 replicates was employed to confirm the statistical significance.ResultsA total of 1 016 （82.47%） valid completed questionnaires were gathered. The CTQ-SF scores of medical students were positively correlated with PSS scores， IGD scores， and BSMAS scores （r=0.583， 0.474， 0.465， P<0.01）. PSS scores were positively correlated with IGD scores and BSMAS scores （r=0.369， 0.479， P<0.01）. Childhood trauma in medical students was found to positively predict perceived stress （β=0.191， P<0.01）， social media addiction （β=0.160， P<0.01）， and internet gaming disorder （β=0.106， P<0.01）. Perceived stress played a significant mediating role in the relationship between childhood trauma and internet gaming disorder， indirect effect value was 0.018 （95% CI： 0.009~0.027）， accounting for 16.98%. Perceived stress also exhibited a significant mediating role in the relationship between childhood trauma and social media addiction， indirect effect value was 0.063 （95% CI： 0.048~0.079）， accounting for 39.38%.ConclusionChildhood trauma in medical students may affect internet gaming disorder and social media addiction through perceived stress. ［Funded by 2022 Annual Research Project of Sichuan Applied Psychology Research Center，（number，CSXL-22102）］http://www.psychjm.net.cn/scjswszz/ch/reader/view_abstract.aspx?file_no=202503013&flag=1perceived stresschildhood traumainternet gaming disordersocial media addictionmediating effect |
| spellingShingle | Peng Xiaohong Liao Xiaoyuan Wu Dantong Zhou Yanyin Liu Yelu Wang Yuxiang Zhang Luoya Deng Juan Peng Yanjie Liu Kezhi Chen Jing Lei Wei Impact of childhood trauma on internet addiction in medical students： the mediating role of perceived stress Sichuan jingshen weisheng perceived stress childhood trauma internet gaming disorder social media addiction mediating effect |
| title | Impact of childhood trauma on internet addiction in medical students： the mediating role of perceived stress |
| title_full | Impact of childhood trauma on internet addiction in medical students： the mediating role of perceived stress |
| title_fullStr | Impact of childhood trauma on internet addiction in medical students： the mediating role of perceived stress |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of childhood trauma on internet addiction in medical students： the mediating role of perceived stress |
| title_short | Impact of childhood trauma on internet addiction in medical students： the mediating role of perceived stress |
| title_sort | impact of childhood trauma on internet addiction in medical students the mediating role of perceived stress |
| topic | perceived stress childhood trauma internet gaming disorder social media addiction mediating effect |
| url | http://www.psychjm.net.cn/scjswszz/ch/reader/view_abstract.aspx?file_no=202503013&flag=1 |
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