Testing the internet addiction model based on psychopathological aspects, personality, and social cognition mediated by coping strategies and internet use expectations

Autor: Mehran Jokar, Jahangir Karami, Khodamorad Momeni
Jazyk: perština
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: مجله علوم روانشناختی, Vol 21, Iss 118, Pp 2003-2020 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1735-7462
2676-6639
Popis: Background: Studies showed that the extreme use of the Internet that is prevalent among adolescents today affects their depression, social anxiety, and academic performance, communication with parents, self-esteem, and efficiency. Internet use expectancies and coping strategies also affect the relationship between the underlying factors and Internet addiction. Aims: In this regard, this study examined the model of predicting Internet addiction in high school students. Methods: This was a descriptive-correlational study and its population was all male and female high school students in Gorgan city. Research instruments included the Young Internet addiction test (2013), the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (1965), the Schwartz Self-Efficacy Scale (1995), inventory for chronic stress (Schultz, 2004), brief cope (Carver,1997) and Wegmanns Internet use expectancies. Results: The findings showed that the aspects of psychological pathology have no significant effect on Internet addiction (P> 0. 1). But personality aspects and social cognitions have a negative effect on Internet addiction (P
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