Stressful Life Events, Motives for Internet Use, and Social Support Among Digital Kids

By Louis Leung. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 2007

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Subfields: Communication, Education, Sociology and Political Science

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What type of content are smartphone users addicted to?: SNS vs. games (2016, background): “Also consistent with previous research on stress and internet addiction (Leung, 2007; Li & Lei, 2005; Li et al., 2010), this present study found that stress had a negative impact on addiction.”
Impacts of technology use on children (2019, background): “Further, social support in online and offline forums can help buffer how upset children feel during stressful life events (Leung, 2007[139]).”
Psychological Restoration through Indoor and Outdoor Leisure Activities (2014, background): “The consequent lack of outdoor activity participation in natural environments has led to people’s growing inability to relieve daily life pressures and stresses through nature (Beutel et al., 2011; Leung, 2007; Velezmoro et al., 2010).”
Internet addiction in adolescents: Prevalence and risk factors (2013, positive): “Adolescents appear to be a population at risk for developing Internet addiction (Leung, 2007) due to variability in developing their cognitive control (Casey, Tottenham, Liston, & Durston, 2005) and boundary setting skills (Liu & Potenza, 2007).”
Harm and Offence in Media Content: A Review of the Evidence (2006, background): “Leung (2007) finds in a study among 8–18 year olds in Hong Kong that the Internet is often used for ‘mood management’ and social compensation during stressful periods.”
The role of stress and motivation in problematic smartphone use among college students (2015, background): “When confronted with excessive life stress, young people are inclined to increase their Internet use to manage moods, compensate for social interaction, and escape from reality (Leung, 2007).”
A critical account of DSM-5 criteria for internet gaming disorder (2015, background): “If an individual cannot log on to their favourite game this may result in social exclusion or a failure to cope with temporary stress (e.g. Kardefelt-Winther, 2014a, 2014c; Kneer & Glock, 2013; Leung, 2007), which is understandably frustrating.”
Using Media for Coping: A Scoping Review (2020, background): “One set of gratifications users can obtain from using media refers to stress relief, emotion, and mood regulation (Elhai et al., 2018; Finn & Gorr, 1988; Leung, 2007; Roe & Minnebo, 2007).”
A conceptual and methodological critique of internet addiction research: Towards a model of compensatory internet use (2014, neutral): “…well-being (e.g., Young & Abreu, 2011; Caplan, Williams, & Yee, 2009; Lemmens et al., 2011; Van Rooij, 2011) as well as the association with various personality traits (e.g., Leung, 2007; Lo et al., 2005; Whang, Lee, & Chang, 2003), interpersonal skills and intelligence (Byun et al., 2009).”
Loneliness, social support, and preference for online social interaction: the mediating effects of identity experimentation online among children and adolescents (2011, background): “Such results are consistent with previous findings that increased offline social support negatively correlated with the social-compensation viewing motives that include companionship, pastime, habit, and escape motivations (Finn & Gorr, 1988; Leung, 2007).”
The Reciprocal Relationship Between Passive Social Networking Site (SNS) Usage and Users’ Subjective Well-Being (2018, background): “When confronted with excessive life stress, users may use SNS as a means of stress relief or as a stress coping strategy to escape from reality and to compensate for unsatisfactory social interactions (Hou et al., 2017; Leung, 2007).”
Understanding Online Gaming Addiction and Treatment Issues for Adolescents (2009, background): “The social aspect is a primary factor in many game addictions (Leung, 2007).”