Comparison of Problematic Internet and Alcohol Use and Attachment Styles Among Industrial Workers in Korea

Abstract

The objective of this article is to fully understand Internet addiction, we aimed to compare the attachment styles and psychopathologies associated with problematic Internet use with those related to alcohol use. Through the participation of 141 male participants, the present study assessed problematic Internet and alcohol use, attachment, psychopathology, and demographic data via the use of self-rating questionnaires. We explored the significant predictors among avoidant and anxious attachments, depression, anxiety, and phobia to explain problematic Internet and alcohol use. The results showed that anxious attachment, depression, and anxiety could explain problematic alcohol use. In contrast, both anxious and avoidant attachment as well as depression and phobia explained problematic Internet use. Additionally, depression moderated the effects of avoidant attachment on problematic Internet use. We demonstrated that the interaction of attachment and psychopathology predicts problematic Internet use originating from an earlier stage of life than that associated with problematic alcohol use.

The Role of Attachment Styles, Peer Relations, and Affections in Predicting Internet Addiction

“…Thus, individuals with low social skills who are inclined towards risk-taking behavior, prone to using non-functional coping strategies, and have low levels of perceived self-control have a higher risk of Internet addiction (Cao, Su, Liu, & Gao, 2007;Engelberg & Sjöberg, 2004;Ko, Yen, Liu, Huang, & Yen, 2009;Milani et al, 2009). Related findings in the present study are consistent with some research results (Lin et al, 2011;Morsünbül, 2014a;Shin et al, 2011;Şenormancı et al, 2014). Thus, it is possible to explain the effects of attachment styles on Internet addiction through social skills, risk behaviors, coping strategies and self-control.…”

“…In the literature, attachment styles, peer relations, and affections are considered as critical factors that affect Internet addiction. Shin, Kim, and Jang (2011) emphasized attachment styles; Zhu, Zhang, Yu, and Bao (2015), peer relations; and Odabaşıoğlu, Öztürk, Genç, and Pektaş (2007), affections that affect Internet addiction. Bowlby (1973) explained attachment as the intense affectionate ties that an individual develops towards people who are significant to them.…”

“…Individuals with preoccupied attachment have negative cognitive schemes towards themselves while having positive cognitive schemes towards others, and individuals with dismissive attachment have positive cognitive schemes towards themselves and negative cognitive schemes towards others (Bartholomew & Horowitz, 1991). Studies have identified a negative relationship between Internet addiction and secure attachment, as well as a positive relationship between Internet addiction and non-secure attachment (dismissive, fearful, and preoccupied; Lin, Ko, & Wu, 2011;Morsünbül, 2014a;Shin et al, 2011;Şenormancı, Şenormancı, Güçlü, & Konkan, 2014). Individuals who feel uncomfortable and insecure in interpersonal relationships and interactions tend to use online environments to communicate (Papacharissi & Rubin, 2000).…”

Internet Addiction Disorder

“…Internet addiction has also been correlated with poor connectedness to school, high family conflict, low family function, substance and alcohol use, and living in rural areas by Yen, Ko, Yen, Wu, and Yang (2007) and Yen, Ko, Yen, Chang, and Cheng (2009) and associated with depressive symptoms, higher impulsivity, lower satisfaction with academic performance, being male, and insecure attachment style by Lin, Ko, and Wu (2011). Shin, Kim, and Jang (2011) also found that anxious and avoidant attachment styles and depression and phobias were associated with IAD.…”

Li̇se Öğrenci̇leri̇nde Bağlanma Sti̇lleri̇ni̇n Problemli̇ İnternet Kullanimina Etki̇si̇

“…Bağlanma stili ile problemli internet kullanımı arasında anlamlı ilişki bulunduğu farklı araştırmalarla da desteklense de (Debernardi, 2012;Odacı ve Çıkrıkçı, 2014;Özkan, 2013;Shin, Kim & Jang, 2011), bağlanma stillerinin alt boyutları açısından farklılık göstermektedir. Saplantılı ve korkulu bağlanma stiline sahip bireylerin, problemli internet kullanım düzeyi bakımından yüksek olması Özkan (2013)'nın araştırması tarafından da desteklenirken, Özkan (2013); korkulu bağlanma stiline sahip bireylerin, saplantılı bağlanma stiline sahip bireylere göre daha fazla problemli internet kullanım düzeyine sahip olduğunu ileri sürmüştür.…”