Adolescents’ Internet Morality and Deviant Behavior in Online Communication

Lixu Zhang

doi:10.54254/2753-7048/2025.18058

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Adolescents’ Internet Morality and Deviant Behavior in Online Communication

Lixu Zhang *^,1,

¹ Guangdong University of Finance & Economics

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https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7048/2025.18058

Abstract

At present, the concern about adolescents’ internet behavior is generally increasing around the world. The relationship between their deviant behavior and morality and social factors is worth studying. This article investigated the relationship between internet deviant behavior and internet morality and social factors among adolescents by questionnaire. This article found that:(1) Adolescents have more positive internet morality and less deviant behavior; (2) The internet moral cognition and internet will of adolescents can reverse infer the role of deviant behavior, and the more positive the moral representation, the less deviant behavior; (3) The more positive the social relationship, the less deviant behavior occurs, and the neighbor/roommate relationship has a more significant effect on deviant behavior. Through the study of adolescent internet moral behavior, educators can better judge from what aspects can better prevent adolescent internet deviant behavior and create the internet moral level as adolescent social relations and internet deviant behavior mediating variable model, put forward more internet moral level as the mediating variable research lay the foundation.

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Adolescent, internet morality, social factor, social environment

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Zhang,L. (2024). Adolescents’ Internet Morality and Deviant Behavior in Online Communication. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,68,42-49.

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Volume title: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Social Psychology and Humanity Studies

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ISBN：978-1-83558-631-0(Print) / 978-1-83558-632-7(Online)

Conference date: 14 February 2025

Editor：Kurt Buhring

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Volume number: Vol.68

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