Relationship of Multicultural Adolescents' Stress, Depression, Family Resilience and Internet Game Addiction

Abstract

The purposes of this study were to find the correlation of variables, and to explore the mediating role of family resilience between stress, depression and internet game addiction. The subject of the survey was 204 multicultural adolescents. The data were analyzed with frequency, Pearson's correlation and structural equation modeling by SPSS and AMOS. The major findings were as follows; stress and depression were positively correlated with internet game addiction. Family resilience was negatively correlated with internet game addiction. Stress and depression influenced negatively family resilience. Family resilience influenced negatively internet game addiction. Family resilience mediated the effects of stress, depression and internet game addiction. In conclusion, it is important to intervene multicultural adolescents' internet game addiction through special education program and counseling in order to build family resilience.