"Cognitive distorsions and problematic internet use connection: examining the mediator roles of loneliness and social anxiety by partialling out the effects of social desirability"

The associations of cognitive distortions with internet addiction and internet activities in adolescents: A cross‐sectional study

“…In a study by Şahan and Çapan (2017) conducted with 312 adolescents, between the ages of 15–19, while interpersonal cognitive distortions explain internet addiction at the rate of 4%, this rate increases to 44% with the addition of social anxiety to the model. Kuzucu et al (2020), on the other hand, showed that loneliness has a mediating role between interpersonal cognitive distortions and internet addiction when social desirability is controlled. In line with these studies, it can be said that cognitive distortions alone are insufficient to explain internet addiction.…”

“…Studies have shown a positive correlation between internet addiction and interpersonal cognitive distortions (Çelik & Odacı, 2013; Kalkan, 2012; Kuzucu et al, 2020). There are a few studies in the literature examining the correlation of internet activities and cognitive distortion (H. Li & Wang, 2013; MacKay & Hodgins,2012).…”

“…In a study by MacKay and Hodgins (2012) conducted with university students, it was found that students who showed internet gambling behavior had greater cognitive distortion than students who showed noninternet gambling behavior. It was reported in these studies that there was a need for studies with different and larger samples to better show the relationship of cognitive distortion with internet addiction and internet activities such as gambling and gaming (Çelik & Odacı, 2013; Kalkan, 2012; Kuzucu et al, 2020; H. Li & Wang, 2013; MacKay & Hodgins, 2012). Also, it is thought that showing the relation between different internet activities and cognitive distortions may improve our understanding of the effect mechanisms of cognitive distortions on internet addiction.…”

“…Also, it is thought that showing the relation between different internet activities and cognitive distortions may improve our understanding of the effect mechanisms of cognitive distortions on internet addiction. Previous studies have examined the relation of cognitive distortions such as mind‐reading, avoiding intimacy, and all‐or‐nothing thinking to internet addiction (Çelik & Odacı, 2013; Kuzucu et al, 2020; MacKay & Hodgins, 2012). In this study for the first time, the aim was to examine the predictive effect of the cognitive distortions of personalization, catastrophization, and selective abstraction on internet addiction.…”

The Impact of Interpersonal Cognitive Distortions on Satisfaction with Life and the Mediating Role of Loneliness

“…Understanding what causes individuals to experience cognitive distortions in their relationships and the effect of these distortions on life satisfaction is important in developing interventions to protect from the impact of cognitive distortions and to reduce these effects. Previous research separately emphasizes the relationship between loneliness and cognitive distortions and life satisfaction [11,[16][17][18]. However, there was no study in which three variables were constructed together in the literature.…”