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The current study developed a moderated mediation model to investigate the effects of parental perfectionist expectations on online gaming addiction and its underlying mechanisms among Chinese undergraduates. 6403 Chinese undergraduates from Guangxi and Sichuan (51.0% males, mean age = 19.17 years) consented to take part in the study. The findings revealed that trait anxiety and perceived stress significantly mediated the relationship between parental perfectionist expectations and online gaming addiction. Moreover, flow experience moderated the effects of parental perfectionist expectations and trait anxiety on online gaming addiction, and this relationship was stronger with higher flow experience. These findings underscore the importance of a relatively comprehensive approach that takes into account both parental and individual factors when designing prevention and intervention strategies for online gaming addiction.
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This work was supported by the Humanities and Social Science Fund of Ministry of Education of China [grant numbers: 21YJA190002] and the National Social Science Fund of China [grant numbers: 22BSH099]. The funding source had no role in the study design, collection, analysis or interpretation of the data, writing the manuscript, or the decision to submit the paper for publication.
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Meng, Y., Meng, L., Li, J. et al. Parental Perfectionist Expectations and Online Gaming Addiction in Chinese Undergraduates: A Serial Mediating Model of Trait Anxiety and Perceived Stress and the Moderating Role of Flow Experience. Int J Ment Health Addiction (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-024-01245-9
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