The relationship between shame and internet addiction among university students: the mediating role of experiential avoidance

Autor: Fatemeh Teymouri Farkush, Mohsen Kachooei, Elahe Vahidi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, Vol 27, Iss 1, Pp 102-110 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0267-3843
2164-4527
02673843
DOI: 10.1080/02673843.2021.2025116
Popis: Internet addiction is an important mental health problem among university students. This study aimed to examine the relationship between shame and Internet addiction and investigate the mediating role of experiential avoidance in undergraduate students. A total of 307 undergraduate students (210 females and 97 males) were recruited. Shame was examined using the Self-conscious Affect-3 Test. Experiential avoidance was evaluated using the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-ӀӀ (AAQ-II). Internet addiction was assessed using the Young Internet Addiction test (IAT). Findings revealed significant associations between shame, experiential avoidance, and Internet addiction. In addition, the results of structural equation modelling demonstrated the mediating role of experiential avoidance in the relationship between shame and Internet addiction. The results suggest that the experts working on Internet addiction consider the shame and experiential avoidance. Early discovery and intervention of shame and experiential avoidance can be incorporated into programmes intending to reduce the risk of Internet addiction.
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