Parental Phubbing and Adolescent Online Game Addiction:The Mediating Role of Deviant Peer Interaction

Abstract: Objective: To explore the relationship between parental phubbing and adolescent onlinegameaddiction and the mediating role of deviant peer interaction. Methods: 808 adolescents were investigatedbyparentalphubbing scale, deviant peer interaction scale and online game addiction scale. AMOS26.0 was usedtotest themediating effect. Results: Parental phubbing was positively correlated with online game addiction (r=0.23, p<0.01)and deviant peer interaction (r=0.19, p<0.01), and deviant peer interaction was positively correlated withonlinegame addiction (r=0.23, p<0.01). Deviant peer interaction plays a partial mediating role between parents' lowerself-esteem and online game addiction. Conclusion: Parental phubbing can not only directly affect onlinegameaddiction but also indirectly increase the risk of online game addiction by promoting deviant peer interaction.