Internet addiction
Coping styles, expectancies, and treatment implications
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23367372 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthias Brand (0000-0002-4831-9542, Erwin L. Hahn Institute for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, corresponding author), Christian Laier (University of Duisburg-Essen), Kimberly S Young, Kimberly Young (0009-0006-9302-6761, St. Bonaventure University) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Pages | 1256-1256 |
| Publication date | 2014-11-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1664-1078 • E-ISSN: 1664-1078 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01256 |
| PMID | 25426088 |
| PMCID | PMC4227484 |
| OpenAlex | W2102043648 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 78 |
| References cited | 106 |
Internet addiction (IA) has become a serious mental health condition in many countries. To better understand the clinical implications of IA, this study tested statistically a new theoretical model illustrating underlying cognitive mechanisms contributing to development and maintenance of the disorder. The model differentiates between a generalized Internet addiction (GIA) and specific forms. This study tested the model on GIA on a population of general Internet users. The findings from 1019 users show that the hypothesized structural equation model explained 63.5% of the variance of GIA symptoms, as measured by the short version of the Internet Addiction Test. Using psychological and personality testing, the results show that a person's specific cognitions (poor coping and cognitive expectations) increased the risk for GIA. These two factors mediated the symptoms of GIA if other risk factors were present such as depression, social anxiety, low self-esteem, low self-efficacy, and high stress vulnerability to name a few areas that were measured in the study. The model shows that individuals with high coping skills and no expectancies that the Internet can be used to increase positive or reduce negative mood are less likely to engage in problematic Internet use, even when other personality or psychological vulnerabilities are present. The implications for treatment include a clear cognitive component to the development of GIA and the need to assess a patient's coping style and cognitions and improve faulty thinking to reduce symptoms and engage in recovery.
Addiction · Anxiety · Cognition · Coping (psychology) · Mental health · Mood · Personality · Population · Psychiatry · Structural equation modeling · The Internet · Child Development and Digital Technology · Clinical Psychology · Digital Marketing and Social Media · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
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