scholarly journals The Relationship Between Personality Traits, Psychopathological Symptoms, and Problematic Internet Use: A Complex Mediation Model

10.2196/11837 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. e11837 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatrix Koronczai ◽  
Gyöngyi Kökönyei ◽  
Mark D Griffiths ◽  
Zsolt Demetrovics
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Problematic Internet Use ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Psychopathological Symptoms ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Personality Traits, Psychopathological Symptoms, and Problematic Internet Use: A Complex Mediation Model (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatrix Koronczai ◽  
Gyöngyi Kökönyei ◽  
Mark D Griffiths ◽  
Zsolt Demetrovics
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Severity Index ◽  
Emotional Stability ◽  
Problematic Internet Use ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Global Severity Index ◽  
Psychopathological Symptoms

BACKGROUND There are many empirical studies that demonstrate the associations between problematic internet use, psychopathological symptoms, and personality traits. However, complex models are scarce. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to build and test a mediation model based on problematic internet use, psychopathological symptoms, and personality traits. METHODS Data were collected from a medical addiction center (43 internet addicts) and internet cafés (222 customers) in Beijing (mean age 22.45, SD 4.96 years; 239/265, 90.2% males). Path analysis was applied to test the mediation models using structural equation modeling. RESULTS Based on the preliminary analyses (correlations and linear regression), two different models were built. In the first model, low conscientiousness and depression had a direct significant influence on problematic internet use. The indirect effect of conscientiousness—via depression—was nonsignificant. Emotional stability only affected problematic internet use indirectly, via depressive symptoms. In the second model, low conscientiousness also had a direct influence on problematic internet use, whereas the indirect path via the Global Severity Index was again nonsignificant. Emotional stability impacted problematic internet use indirectly via the Global Severity Index, whereas it had no direct effect on it, as in the first model. CONCLUSIONS Personality traits (ie, conscientiousness as a protective factor and neuroticism as a risk factor) play a significant role in problematic internet use, both directly and indirectly (via distress level).

scholarly journals Visual Social Media Use Moderates the Relationship between Initial Problematic Internet Use and Later Narcissism

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 163-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phil Reed ◽  
Nazli I. Bircek ◽  
Lisa A. Osborne ◽  
Caterina Viganò ◽  
Roberto Truzoli
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Personality Disorders ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
University Student ◽  
Problematic Internet Use ◽  
Narcissistic Personality ◽  
Time Lagged ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Little is known about the temporal directionality of relationships between problematic internet use and personality disorders such as narcissism. Objective: Although these two constructs are related at a single time, no existent study has determined whether initial problematic internet use is more strongly associated with subsequent narcissism, or vice versa. So, the aim of the research is to verify if problematic internet use predicts the narcissism or vice versa. Methods: Seventy-four university student participants were studied over a four-month period, and completed the Narcissism Personality Inventory, and Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire, at baseline and follow-up. Results: The results demonstrated a relationship between problematic internet use and narcissism at baseline. Time-lagged correlations demonstrated that problematic internet use at baseline was positively related to narcissism four-months later, but not vice versa for social media users whose use was primarily visual. This relationship did not hold for social media users whose use was primarily verbal. Conclusion: These results suggest that problematic internet use may serve to discharge narcissistic personality traits for those who use social media in a visual way, but not for those who do not engage in that form of internet use.

scholarly journals Peran Coping Berfokus Emosi sebagai Mediator Pada Hubungan antara Kepribadian dan Penggunaan Internet Bermasalah

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Lucky Aura Sandiana ◽  
Imelda Ika Dian Oriza
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Personality Trait ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Problematic Internet Use ◽  
Big Five Inventory ◽  
Brief Cope ◽  
Age Range ◽  
The Relationship

This study was conducted to examine the role of emotion-focused coping as mediator of the relationship between personality traits and the level of problematic internet use. A total of 174 participants in the age range 18-29 (M = 23.1, SD = 2.7) have completed online questionnaires. The instruments used were Generalized Problematic Internet Use Scale 2 (GPIUS2), Big Five Inventory 44, and Brief COPE. The findings of this study show that emotional-focused coping did not work as a mediator in the three personality trait relationships (neuroticism, extraversion, & openness) with problematic internet use. Nevertheless, this study found that the direction of the relationship between the three variables has aligned with previous theories and findings. Allegations about the possibility of no significance are discussed.Key words: Emotional-focused coping, personality traits, problematic internet useAbstrak: Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk melihat peran mediasi coping berfokus emosi pada hubungan trait kepribadian dan tingkat penggunaan internet bermasalah. Sebanyak 174 orang partisipan dengan rentang usia 18-29 tahun (M = 23,1, SD = 2,7) telah mengisi kuesioner secara online. Terdapat tiga alat ukur untuk mengukur ketiga variabel, yakni Generalized Problematic Internet Use Scale 2 (GPIUS2), Big Five Inventory 44, dan Brief COPE. Hasil temuan dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa coping berfokus emosi tidak dapat bekerja sebagai mediator dalam hubungan tiga trait kepribadian (neuroticism, extraversion, dan openness) dengan penggunaan internet bermasalah. Meskipun demikian, penelitian ini menemukan bahwa arah hubungan antara ketiga variabel telah sejalan dengan teori dan temuan sebelumnya. Dugaan mengenai kemungkinan tidak terjadi signifikansi didiskusikan.

Problematic Internet Use digunakan Ketika Kesepian pada Remaja

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-60
Author(s):  
Yashinta Yashinta ◽  
Dwi Hurriyati
Keyword(s):  
Internet Use ◽  
Hypothesis Test ◽  
Problematic Internet Use ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Effective Contribution

This study aims to determine the relationship of loneliness with problematic internet use on boarding students on Silaberanti street in Siantan jaya Opposite Ulu 1 Palembang city. Research subjects numbered 220 people using random sampling methods. Data was collected using a 60 item problematic internet use scale and a 60 item loneliness. Realibility is generated on scale of problematic internet use of 0,955 and loneliness of 0,946.Hypothesis testing uses product moment correlation analysis techniques. Hypothesis test results showed a positive relationshif between loneliness with problematic internet use on boarding students on Silaberanti street in Siantan jaya Opposite Ulu 1 Palembang city r= 0,684 with a significance level of 0,000 (p<0,01). Loneliness in this study made an effective contribution of 46,8% to problematic internet use which can be seen from the coefficient of determination (r²) that is equel to 0,468.

PROBLEMATIC INTERNET USE (PIU) IDENTIFICATION USING THE BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL MODEL APPROACH IN EMERGING ADULTHOOD

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-23
Author(s):  
Aneke Dewi Rahayu ◽  
Ari Prasetyoaji
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Adulthood ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Problematic Internet Use ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Relationship Model ◽  
The Relationship

Individuals with Problematic Internet Use (PIU) who use the internet excessively, it gave the causes of the difficulties to control using the internet and bad impact of physical and mental disorder.   The research aims to show the relationship among biological, psychological, and social factors with PIU so it can be created some relation model which explain about this phenomenon. Simple random sampling is a sampling technique used of this research. Subjects used of this research were 403 individuals who were in the age of emerging adulthood. Data collection method used in this research is PIU and bio psychosocial scale which consists of three parts are biology, psychology, and social. Based on the data processing, a relationship model among biology, psychology, social, and PIU where the relationship model has a chi square score of 0.102 with a probability score of 0.061, a CMIN / DF score of 1.518, a GFI of 0.919, an AGFI of 0.971, a CFI equal to 1.00, TLI of 0.90, and the score of RMSEA 0.072 so the model was proposed as strong and acceptable category. The model shows strongest relationship is the relationship between social and PIU was 0.47, psychology with PIU was 0.22, and biology with PIU was 0.12.

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