Direct and Indirect Effects of Neuroticism on Internet Addiction in College Students: A Structure Equation Modeling Analysis

Zhang, Yang

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“…The present study found that depression and neuroticism were significantly lower, and actual social support and self-esteem were significantly higher with non-IA group compared to IA group. These results corresponded with previous studies on IA [ 19 , 20 , 22 , 23 , 26 , 27 , 30 , 31 ]. However, when entered after other psychological and sociological risk factors, these factors could not significantly predict Internet addiction in the logistic regression analyses.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…In the psychological dimension, this study discovered that impulsivity was positively related to IA, which was consistent with past researches [ 13 , 20 , 21 , 62 ]. Potential contributions of psychosocial risk factors of IA were further analyzed using a forward logistic regression analyses.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…On the other hand, past researches have shown that higher levels of neuroticism [ 19 , 20 ], greater impulsivity [ 20 , 21 ], higher levels of depression [ 22 , 23 ], alexithymia [ 24 , 25 ], self-esteem [ 26 , 27 ], and subjective well-being [ 28 , 29 ] are all associated with IA. Furthermore, previous research also indicated sociological factors, including actual social support [ 30 , 31 ], virtual social support [ 32 , 33 ], and family function [ 34 , 35 ] to be related to IA.…”

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Prevalence of Internet Addiction during the COVID-19 Outbreak and Its Risk Factors among Junior High School Students in Taiwan

Lin

2020

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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has significantly disrupted normal activities globally. During this epidemic, people around the world were expected to encounter several mental health challenges. In particular, Internet addiction may become a serious issue among teens. Consequently, this study aimed to examine the prevalence of Internet addiction and identify the psychosocial risk factors during the COVID-19 outbreak. This study was constructed using a cross-sectional design with 1060 participants recruited from among junior high school students around Taiwan using stratified and cluster sampling methods. Taiwan’s first COVID-19 case was diagnosed on 28 January 2020. New cases exploded rapidly in February, and as a result, participants were surveyed during March 2 through 27 March 2020. The prevalence of Internet addiction was found to be 24.4% during this period. High impulsivity, high virtual social support, older in age, low subjective well-being, low family function, and high alexithymia was all independently predictive in the forward logistic regression analyses. The prevalence rate of Internet addiction was high among junior high school students during the COVID-19 outbreak. Results from this study can be used to help mental health organizations and educational agencies design programs that will help prevent Internet addiction in adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Prevalence of Internet Addiction during the COVID-19 Outbreak and Its Risk Factors among Junior High School Students in Taiwan

Lin

2020

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“…The cross-sectional study comprised 619 students (7.1% males, mean age 22 ± 3 years). The engagement rate of 45.8% was comparable with previously reported engagement rates in students' surveys (31). Majority of the students studied health and veterinary sciences (36.7%) and social sciences (30.2%).…”

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“…A study by Yücens and Üzer (30) analyzed factors related to PIU in a sample of 392 medical students in Turkey, suggesting that mental distress factors rather than impulsivity play a cardinal role in PIU (30). However, the study by Zhang (31) comprising 459 undergraduate students in China found that impulsivity in particular mediated the relationship between PIU and neuroticism (31). A recent Italian study involving 244 university students found that PIU was associated with high attentional impulsivity and depressive symptoms (32).…”

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Impulsivity Mediates Associations Between Problematic Internet Use, Anxiety, and Depressive Symptoms in Students: A Cross-Sectional COVID-19 Study

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Background: Problematic internet use (PIU) is a serious global mental health issue that especially manifested during the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Engagement in PIU as an impulsive coping with mental distress may pose a long-lasting threat to develop anxiety and depressive disorders. The first aim of our study was to investigate the prevalence of PIU and mental distress symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic among university students in Lithuania. The second aim was to test the hypothesis that PIU affects anxiety and depressive symptoms through the mediating role of impulsivity.Methods: The cross-sectional study was comprised of 619 university students (92.9% females and 7.1% males) with a mean age of 22 ± 3 years who participated in an online survey from May to November, 2020. Participants completed the following scales: the Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire-9, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire-7, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, and the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-11. K-means cluster analysis and one-way multivariate analysis of variance were used for group comparison in terms of internet use time and habit change during COVID-19 pandemic. Structural equation modeling was applied to examine the mediating effect of impulsivity in association between PIU and mental distress, while controlling for age.Results: In sum, 45.1% of the participants reported PIU and 38.1% had markedly expressed symptoms of anxiety while 43.6% of the students reported moderate to severe depressive symptoms. During the COVID-19 pandemic 76% of the students reported at least moderate increase in their internet use time. Anxiety and depressive symptoms were significantly higher in the group of frequent internet users. The results of the structural equational modeling analysis showed a statistically significant effect of PIU on subjective anxiety symptoms and the statistically significant effect of PIU on subjective depression symptoms, both mediated via impulsivity.Conclusions: During COVID-19 pandemic, PIU, anxiety and depression symptoms are highly prevalent among students. Findings also suggest that relationships between PIU, anxiety and depressive symptoms are mediated via impulsivity. These results underscore the importance of the inclusion of impulsivity factor in the studies analyzing longitudinal effects of PIU on mental distress during COVID-19 pandemic.

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The causalities between learning burnout and internet addiction risk: A moderated-mediation model

Qin

Liu

2023

Soc Psychol Educ

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This study explored how self-control and eudaimonic orientation are associated with learning burnout and internet addiction risk (IAR). Our results demonstrate that learning burnout has a significant and positive impact on IAR. The impulse system and control system play parallel mediating roles in the relationship between learning burnout and IAR. The relationship between learning burnout and IAR is moderated by eudaimonic orientation. Finally, the mediating role of the impulse system on learning burnout and IAR is moderated by eudaimonic orientation. With these findings, our study clarifies the mediating roles of the impulse system and control system in learning burnout and IAR and the moderating effects of hedonic orientation and eudaimonic orientation. Our study not only offers a new perspective for IAR research but also has practical implications for intervening in middle school students’ IAR.

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Direct and Indirect Effects of Neuroticism on Internet Addiction in College Students: A Structure Equation Modeling Analysis

Cited by 14 publications

References 69 publications

Prevalence of Internet Addiction during the COVID-19 Outbreak and Its Risk Factors among Junior High School Students in Taiwan

Prevalence of Internet Addiction during the COVID-19 Outbreak and Its Risk Factors among Junior High School Students in Taiwan

Impulsivity Mediates Associations Between Problematic Internet Use, Anxiety, and Depressive Symptoms in Students: A Cross-Sectional COVID-19 Study

The causalities between learning burnout and internet addiction risk: A moderated-mediation model

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