Personality and Problematic Internet Use Among Chinese College Students: The Mediating Role of Maladaptive Cognitions Over Internet Use

Zhou, Nan; Geng, Xiaomin; Du, Hongfei; Wu, Liang; Xu, Jianjie; Ma, Shan-Shan; Zhang, Jintao; Yu, Chengfu; Liang, Yuanbo; Meng, Jiangbei; Cao, Hongjian; Fang, Xiaoyi

doi:10.1089/cyber.2018.0279

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“…From a statistical perspective, the between-person effects point to the changes in the group mean of a given variable relating to the corresponding changes in the group mean of the other variable (Curran & Bauer, 2011). The currently identified reciprocal, group mean level associations between PIU and mental health issues over time might be accounted for by the stable personal characteristics (e.g., personality traits) and/or the chronic stressors (e.g., family conflicts), given that between-subjects effects often reflect the more trait-like effects, whereas the within-subject effects often reflect the more state-like effects (Hoffman & Stawski, 2009; Zhou, Geng, et al, 2018).…”

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A four-wave, cross-lagged model of problematic internet use and mental health among Chinese college students: Disaggregation of within-person and between-person effects.

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Liu

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Developmental Psychology

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Based on 4 annual waves of data from a large sample of Chinese college students (N ϭ 2,329, M age ϭ 18.40 years old, SD ϭ .85; 63.10% females), this study examines the within-person and between-person effects in the association between problematic Internet use (PIU) and mental health issues. Results of analyses using the developmental equilibrium model (i.e., an autoregressive, cross-lagged panel model) demonstrate a reciprocal positive association between PIU and mental health issues consistently across waves. In contrast, results of analyses utilizing the random intercept, cross-lagged panel model (i.e., a model that can disaggregate within-person and between-person effects) indicate a unidirectional positive within-person effect from PIU to mental health issues (rather than the reverse) consistently over time, while controlling for the between-person effects that exist when comparing different individuals. Such findings highlight the importance of disaggregating within-person and between-person effects in understanding the nature of the temporal dynamics of the association between PIU and mental health.

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A four-wave, cross-lagged model of problematic internet use and mental health among Chinese college students: Disaggregation of within-person and between-person effects.

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Developmental Psychology

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“…Examples of measure items are “The Internet is the only place I am respected” and ‘‘I am worthless offline, but online I am someone”. Numerous studies from different countries have found a positive correlation between maladaptive cognition and PIU [ 3 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 ].…”

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“…In this model, individual characteristics (e.g., depression, anxiety) are included as distal factors, and maladaptive cognition as a proximal factor. The model also argues that individual characteristics influence PIU through the mediation of maladaptive cognition [ 33 , 34 , 37 , 38 ]. Accordingly, we assumed that the need for distinctiveness as an individual characteristic is a distal factor that may influence PIU, and maladaptive cognition is a proximal factor and plays a mediating role in the association between the need for distinctiveness and maladaptive cognition.…”

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Need for Distinctiveness Leads to Pathological Internet Use? The Perspective of Cognitive Behavioral Model

Zeng

Hua

Liu

2023

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Based on the cognitive behavioral model of pathological Internet use and the gender role theory, this present study investigated the association between the need for distinctiveness and pathological Internet use. Additionally, we explored a mediating role of maladaptive cognition in the association between the need for distinctiveness and pathological Internet use and tested whether the mediation model was moderated by gender. A sample of 745 Chinese university students (Mage = 19.92, SDage = 1.42) was studied and participants completed anonymous questionnaires regarding the need for distinctiveness, maladaptive cognition, and pathological Internet use. Results revealed that the need for distinctiveness was positively associated with pathological Internet use, and the association between the need for distinctiveness and pathological Internet use was mediated by maladaptive cognition. In addition, gender moderated the association between maladaptive cognition and pathological Internet use; the effect was stronger for female participants than male participants. The findings expanded our understanding of the dark side of seeking distinctiveness. Practically, the results suggest that policymakers and psychological practitioners consider gender in preventing and intervening in pathological Internet use.

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“…In addition, people with greater stress may use Internet as a coping strategy to reduce stress; relaxation from the Internet use could trigger inappropriate perceptions of Internet use. Similarly, maladaptive cognitions served as mediator in the association between personality traits and problematic Internet use . Based on theoretical and empirical studies, it is reasonable to hypothesize that stress may be associated with high level of maladaptive cognitions, which in turn is related to the increased risk of Internet addiction.…”

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The role of school connectedness and maladaptive cognitions in the association between stress and Internet addiction: A serial mediation model

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Qin

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Purpose: To explore the mediating effect of school interest and maladaptive cognitions in the relationship between stress and Internet addiction. Design and Methods: A total of 2271 high school students were recruited from a Chinese high school. Serial mediation model was used. Results: School interest and maladaptive cognitions had 0.03 and 0.13 indirect effects in the association between stress and Internet addiction, and accounting for 7.9% and 34.2% of the total effect, respectively. The serial indirect effect of school interest and maladaptive cognition was 0.05, accounting for 13.2% of the total effect. Practice Implications: The present study highlights the need of reducing stress and increasing school interest among high school students to prevent and intervene the occurrence of Internet addiction.

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Personality and Problematic Internet Use Among Chinese College Students: The Mediating Role of Maladaptive Cognitions Over Internet Use

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A four-wave, cross-lagged model of problematic internet use and mental health among Chinese college students: Disaggregation of within-person and between-person effects.

A four-wave, cross-lagged model of problematic internet use and mental health among Chinese college students: Disaggregation of within-person and between-person effects.

Need for Distinctiveness Leads to Pathological Internet Use? The Perspective of Cognitive Behavioral Model

The role of school connectedness and maladaptive cognitions in the association between stress and Internet addiction: A serial mediation model

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