Pathways From Family Strengths and Resilience to Internet Addiction in Male High School Students: Mediating Effect of Stress

Purpose: The purpose this study was to examine pathways from family strengths and resilience to internet addiction through stress in male high school students Methods: Particiants in this study included 482 male students from six high schools located in Daegu and Gyeongsangbukdo, Korea. The SPSS 15.0 program and AMOS 7.0 program were used for analysis of data. Results: In this study, family strengths, resilience and stress were found to be factors influencing internet addiction. Stress was a direct factor and family strengths and resilience were indirect factors. Conclusion: Findings of this study may provide useful assistance in development of effective nursing interventions for prevention and management of male high school students` internet addiction.