scholarly journals Self-Control, Consideration of Future Consequences, and Internet Addiction among Chinese Adolescents: The Moderating Effect of Deviant Peer Affiliation

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (17) ◽  
pp. 9026
Author(s):  
Jingjing Li ◽  
Yanhan Chen ◽  
Jiachen Lu ◽  
Weidong Li ◽  
Chengfu Yu
Keyword(s):  
Middle Schools ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Environment Interaction ◽  
Deviant Peer Affiliation ◽  
Peer Affiliation ◽  
Consideration Of Future Consequences ◽  
Longitudinal Tracking ◽  
Future Consequences ◽  
The Relationship

Although a large number of studies have indicated that self-control was an important predictive factor for adolescent internet addiction, the moderating and mediating mechanisms underlying this relationship remain unclear. To address this research gap, the present study, according to social learning theory and the organism–environment interaction theory, tested whether consideration of future consequences mediated the relation between self-control and adolescent internet addiction and whether deviant peer affiliation moderated the relationship between consideration of future consequences and internet addiction. Using longitudinal tracking (two-time points and the interval is 6 months). Three middle schools in Guangzhou were randomly selected. The participants were 1182 students ranging in age from 12 to 15 years (average age: 14.16, SD = 1.29) from three middle schools in Guangzhou (651 boys and 531 girls) in Guangdong Province. Results showed that consideration of future consequences mediated the relationship between self-control and internet addiction. Furthermore, the relationship between future consequence consideration and internet addiction was moderated by deviant peer affiliation. These findings highlighted the potential mediating role of consideration of future consequences in linking self-control to adolescent internet addiction. We also found high deviant peer affiliation weakens the protective effect of future consequence consideration on Internet addiction. This study may provide support for adolescent Internet addiction prevention and have some educational implications.

scholarly journals Likes and impulsivity: Investigating the relationship between actual smartphone use and delay discounting

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. e0241383
Author(s):  
Tim Schulz van Endert ◽  
Peter N. C. Mohr
Keyword(s):  
Delay Discounting ◽  
Intertemporal Choice ◽  
Smartphone Application ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Consideration Of Future Consequences ◽  
Actual Usage ◽  
Smartphone Use ◽  
Future Consequences ◽  
The Relationship

The omnipresence of smartphones among adolescents and adults gives rise to the questions about excessive use and personality factors which are associated with heavier engagement with these devices. Previous studies have found behavioral similarities between smartphone use and maladaptive behaviors (e.g. drinking, gambling, drug abuse) in the context of intertemporal choice but mostly relied on participants’ self-reports regarding engagement with their phone. In this study, we collected actual usage data by smartphone application from 101 participants and assessed their tendency to discount future rewards, their reward responsiveness, self-control and consideration of future consequences. We found that smartphone screen time was correlated with choosing smaller immediate over larger delayed rewards and that usage of social media and gaming apps predicted delay discounting. Additionally, smartphone use was negatively correlated with self-control but not correlated with consideration of future consequences. Neither psychological variable could mediate the relationship between smartphone usage and delay discounting. Our findings provide further evidence that smartphone use and impulsive decision-making go hand in hand and that engagement with these devices needs to be critically examined by researchers to guide prudent behavior.

Consideration of Future Consequences and Self-Control: A Mediation Analysis

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel P. Balliet ◽  
Lindsey Niuman ◽  
Heather Ireton ◽  
Jeff Joireman
Keyword(s):  
Mediation Analysis ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Consideration Of Future Consequences ◽  
Future Consequences

The effect of parent–adolescent relationship quality on deviant peer affiliation: The mediating role of self-control and friendship quality

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (10-11) ◽  
pp. 2714-2736 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fangsong Liu ◽  
Harold Chui ◽  
Man Cheung Chung
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Friendship Quality ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Deviant Peer Affiliation ◽  
Peer Affiliation ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Adolescent Relationship

Previous research demonstrated the association between parent–adolescent relationship quality and deviant peer affiliation, but it is unclear whether this relation is mediated by other psychological and interpersonal variables, whether father– and mother–adolescent relationship quality have different pathways in predicting deviant peer affiliation, and whether gender moderates these associations. A sample of 543 students from grades 10 to 12 (42.7% male; age M = 16.2 years, SD = 1.0) was selected from a Chinese high school in Shenzhen, China. They provided demographic variables and completed self-report measures of father– and mother–adolescent relationship quality, self-control, friendship quality, and deviant peer affiliation. The results showed that lower father–adolescent relationship quality was associated with lower self-control, which in turn was associated with higher deviant peer affiliation. Mother–adolescent relationship quality did not have direct or indirect association with deviant peer affiliation. In addition, male and female adolescents had no significant difference in the associations between father– and mother–adolescent relationship quality, self-control, friendship quality, and deviant peer affiliation. Implications and limitations of these findings were discussed.

scholarly journals Prosocial peer affiliation suppresses genetic influences on non-aggressive antisocial behaviors during childhood

2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 821-830 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. A. Burt ◽  
K. L. Klump
Keyword(s):  
Antisocial Behavior ◽  
Genetic Risk ◽  
Genetic Influences ◽  
Michigan State University ◽  
Environment Interaction ◽  
State University ◽  
Antisocial Behaviors ◽  
Deviant Peer Affiliation ◽  
Peer Affiliation ◽  
Gene Environment

BackgroundAvailable research has suggested that affiliation with prosocial peers reduces child and adolescent antisocial behavior. However, the etiologic mechanisms driving this association remain unclear. The current study sought to evaluate whether this association takes the form of a gene–environment interaction (G × E) in which prosocial peer affiliation acts to reduce the consequences of genetic risk for non-aggressive antisocial behavior during childhood.MethodOur sample consisted of 500 twin pairs aged 6–10 years from the Michigan State University Twin Registry (MSUTR).ResultsThe results robustly support moderation by prosocial peer affiliation. Genetic influences on non-aggressive antisocial behavior were observed to be several times larger in those with lower levels of prosocial peer affiliation than in those with higher levels of prosocial peer affiliation. This pattern of results persisted even after controlling for gene–environment correlations and deviant peer affiliation, and when restricting our analyses to those twins who shared all or nearly all of their friends.ConclusionsSuch findings not only suggest that prosocial peer affiliation moderates genetic influences on non-aggressive antisocial behaviors during childhood but also provide support for the theoretical notion that protective environmental experiences may exert their influence by promoting resilience to genetic risk.

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