Pathological Internet use among Malaysia University Students: Risk factors and the role of cognitive distortion

2015 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 235-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xi Lu ◽  
Kee Jiar Yeo
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
University Students ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Cognitive Distortion ◽  
Pathological Internet Use

scholarly journals The role of loneliness in university students’ pathological Internet use – a web survey study on the moderating effect of social web application use

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Reissmann ◽  
Klaus W. Lange
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Web Application ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Web Survey ◽  
Social Web ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Pathological Internet Use

AbstractThe present study investigated the role of social web application use in the association between loneliness and pathological Internet use. A sample of university students (n = 445) completed an online survey of their loneliness and Internet use, including an assessment of pathological Internet use level. Based on existing theory and empirical findings, loneliness was expected to be indirectly associated with pathological Internet use through social-compensatory Internet use motives. The strength of this indirect effect was hypothesized to be moderated by levels of social web application use. Results pointed to the specificity of social-compensatory use motives in mediating loneliness effects on pathological Internet use, while the size of these effects was moderated by quantity of social web application use. Findings suggest that lonely people with higher levels of social web activity show a stronger social-compensatory use orientation, which translates to higher levels of pathological Internet use. Implications and limitations of these findings are discussed and several suggestions for future studies are made.

scholarly journals Pathological Internet Use and Psychosocial Risk Factors among ASEAN University Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Niruwan Turnbull ◽  
Karl Peltzer ◽  
Supa Pengpid ◽  
Wah Yun Low ◽  
Thang Nguyen Huu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
University Students ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Psychosocial Risk Factors ◽  
Psychosocial Risk ◽  
Pathological Internet Use

Explicit self-esteem, loneliness, and pathological Internet use among Chinese adolescents

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 965-972 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weinan Zeng ◽  
Kaiyin Ye ◽  
Ying Hu ◽  
Ze-Wei Ma
Keyword(s):  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Mediation Analysis ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Preventive Measure ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Chinese Adolescents ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Pathological Internet Use ◽  
The Relationship

We explored the mediating role of loneliness in the relationship between explicit self-esteem and pathological Internet use in a sample of 624 Chinese adolescents. The participants were administered a series of measures, including the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, UCLA Loneliness Scale (Version 3), and Young Internet Addiction Test. The results suggested that greater pathological Internet use was associated with lower explicit self-esteem and greater loneliness, but loneliness was positively correlated with pathological Internet use. The mediation analysis indicated that loneliness completely mediated the association between explicit self-esteem and pathological Internet use among adolescents, implying that lower explicit self-esteem was correlated with greater loneliness, which was then associated with greater pathological Internet use. Accordingly, enhancing adolescents' self-esteem and decreasing their feelings of loneliness may function as a preventive measure to help teenagers relieve their levels of pathological Internet use.

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