Mediating Factors of the Association Between Shyness and Generalized Pathological Internet Use in Chinese University Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 555-572 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Tian ◽  
Yingdong Si ◽  
Weixuan Meng ◽  
Yulong Bian ◽  
Piguo Han ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Chinese University ◽  
Mediating Factors ◽  
Pathological Internet Use ◽  
Chinese University Students

Factors Affecting Pathological Internet Use Among Chinese University Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (7) ◽  
pp. 1057-1068 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoli Ni ◽  
Yuyan Qian ◽  
Yuping Wang
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Coping Style ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Eysenck Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Chinese University ◽  
Pathological Internet Use ◽  
Chinese University Students

High rates and serious negative consequences of pathological Internet use (PIU) have been reported among young adults; thus, we aimed to identify the impacts of demographic, socioenvironmental, and psychological factors on PIU in this population. We conducted a cross-sectional study with 501 Chinese university students, who completed Young's Internet Addiction Test, the Egna Minnen Beträffande Uppfostran, the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, and the Coping Style Questionnaire. Results showed that age, gender, father's refusal or denying, and father's overprotectiveness had positive impacts on PIU, whereas the rural/urban nature of the area in which participants grew up and mother's emotional warmth and understanding had negative impacts on PIU. Further, greater psychoticism and use of the avoidant coping style were related to higher PIU, whereas greater use of the self-blaming coping style was associated with lower PIU. These factors should be considered when developing interventions aimed at decreasing PIU.

Chinese University Students' Loneliness and Generalized Pathological Internet Use: A Longitudinal Cross-Lagged Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 861-870 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhe Jia ◽  
Yingying Wang ◽  
Yujuan Yang ◽  
Lijun Yang
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Reciprocal Relationship ◽  
Time Points ◽  
Treatment And Prevention ◽  
Chinese University ◽  
Pathological Internet Use ◽  
Chinese University Students ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Initial Measurement

We examined the reciprocal relationship between loneliness and generalized pathological Internet use (GPIU) with a sample of 361 (141 men and 220 women, Mage = 18.47 years) university freshmen in China. A fully cross-lagged panel design was used, in which loneliness and GPIU were assessed at 3 time points. The results were as follows: (a) GPIU had a higher level of stability than did loneliness, and (b) the relationship between loneliness and GPIU was dynamic and bidirectional. Specifically, loneliness positively predicted GPIU across time, GPIU at Time 2 (3 months after initial measurement) positively predicted loneliness at Time 3 (6 months after initial measurement), and the link between baseline loneliness and Time 3 loneliness was mediated by increased GPIU at Time 2. Our findings have implications for the treatment and prevention of GPIU in university freshmen.

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