ABSTRACT
Objective:To explore the relationship of life events and internet use in junior high school students.Methods:123 7th grade students were asked to complete the Chinese Adolescent Life Events Checklist,Internet Service Preference Questionnaire for Adolescence and Adolescent Pathological Internet Use Scale.Results:Students' life events scores were lower than the norm significantly;Junior high school students' life events positively correlate with pathological internet use,as well as with salience,tolerance,compulsion symptoms,social comfort,and negative outcomes subscales;Internet service preference closely correlates with pathological internet use;Subjective stress,social preference of internet can predict pathological internet use significantly.Conclusion:Pathological internet use is closely related to life events and social service.