Internet addiction and procrastination among Chinese young adults: A moderated mediation model
| Autor: | Min Jou, Fengqiang Gao, Lei Han, Chun Chiang Huang, Jingyu Geng |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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business.industry
media_common.quotation_subject Addiction education 05 social sciences Procrastination 050109 social psychology Self-control Affect (psychology) Mental health 050105 experimental psychology Developmental psychology Human-Computer Interaction Moderated mediation Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Core self-evaluations mental disorders 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences The Internet business Psychology General Psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Computers in Human Behavior. 84:320-333 |
| ISSN: | 0747-5632 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.chb.2018.03.013 |
| Popis: | The Internet is an indispensable everyday tool for many students, but it also poses a certain problem to academic careers and may negatively affect students’ mental health, resulting in academic failure. Procrastination is also a common issue amongst college students. This study made use of extended research to explore the correlation between Internet addiction and procrastination and the underlying mechanisms thereof. A cross-sectional design and a questionnaire survey were utilized. Correlation analysis revealed that Internet addiction was positively correlated with procrastination, and core self-evaluations were positively associated with self-control. Both Internet addiction and procrastination were significantly and negatively correlated with core self-evaluations and self-control, respectively. In addition, social adjustment was positively correlated with core self-evaluations, but not significantly correlated with the other variables. In addition, the results supported the moderated mediation model, specifically that a high level of social adjustment could block the direct effect of Internet addiction on procrastination and weaken the indirect effects of Internet addiction on procrastination via core self-evaluations. The results of this study suggest that procrastination among Internet-addicted college students can be reduced by enhancing core self-evaluations, self-control, and social adjustment. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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