The current study was to examine and understand structural relationship among experience of parental violence, school violence, internet addiction, and aggression during adolescence. The research hypothesis, addressing direct and indirect impacts of e...
The current study was to examine and understand structural relationship among experience of parental violence, school violence, internet addiction, and aggression during adolescence. The research hypothesis, addressing direct and indirect impacts of experience of parental violence on aggression via school violence and internet addiction was pursed. Results obtained from the current study were as follows. First, there was positive relationship between exogenous variables (parental and school violence, and internet addiction) and aggression. Second, the experience of parental violence and aggression were mediated by school violence and internet addiction. Furthermore, school violence through internet addiction affected aggression. Third, direct effect of parental violence and school violence on aggression was large in the 6th grade while direct effect of internet addiction on aggression was large in the 8th grade. Fourth, statistical significance of parental violence, school violence, and internet addiction on aggression was found in the 8the grade but not in 6th grade. These results could imply that negative impact of experience of parental violence with school violence on aggression was large as students moved up to next grade. Furthermore, the possibility of involving internet addiction affecting aggression was also increased as students went to the next grade.