Problematic Internet use, subjective mental wellbeing, and perceived parental supportiveness among adolescents: Moderation analysis (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juwon Hwang ◽  
Catalina Toma
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Problematic Internet Use ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Moderation Analysis ◽  
Mental Well Being

BACKGROUND Given the growing number of adolescents exhibiting problematic Internet use (PIU) and its harmful consequences, it is important to examine the factors associated with PIU. Existing research shows that adolescents’ subjective mental well-being as well as their perceptions of the quality of their relationship with parents are strong predictors of PIU. However, it is unknown how these factors work together in shaping adolescents’ engagement in PIU. OBJECTIVE The goals of this paper are to examine the role played by a previously unexplored facet of the parent-child relationship – perceived parental supportiveness, in conjunction with adolescents’ subjective mental wellbeing in shaping their PIU. METHODS A total of 4,592 adolescents ranging from 12 to 17 years old reported their Internet-use behavior, subjective mental well-being, and perceived parental supportiveness through a nationally representative online research panel survey. Hierarchical linear regression analysis with an interaction term was performed. RESULTS Controlling for adolescents’ demographics, time spent on social media, and frequency of social media posts, findings revealed that higher levels of perceived parental supportiveness (β = -.274, P < .001) and higher levels of subjective mental well-being (β = -.079, P < .001) were associated with low adolescent PIU. The moderation analysis showed that the negative association between perceived parental supportiveness and PIU was stronger when adolescents reported high (vs. low) levels of mental well-being (β = -.194, P < .001). CONCLUSIONS This study shows that perceived parental supportiveness was a stronger protective factor than adolescents’ mental well-being against adolescent PIU. The protective power of perceived parental supportiveness against PIU was strongest when adolescents had high mental well-being. The highest risk of PIU occurred when adolescents’ mental well-being was high but parents were perceived as unsupportive. Our findings suggest that parental supportiveness should be targeted as part of PIU prevention efforts.

scholarly journals Internet Use and Problematic Use in Seniors: A Comparative Study in Switzerland and Poland

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucien Rochat ◽  
Monika Wilkosc-Debczynska ◽  
Ludmila Zajac-Lamparska ◽  
Stéphane Rothen ◽  
Paulina Andryszak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internet Use ◽  
Negative Emotion ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Problematic Internet Use ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Problematic Use ◽  
Life Dissatisfaction ◽  
Online Activities

Background: Seniors have been only little considered in studies examining problematic internet use and associated health issues, although they may present risk factors that make them particularly vulnerable for the development of problematic internet use.Objectives: (1) To compare Internet use and problematic use among seniors in Switzerland and Poland; (2) To examine the relationships between problematic internet use, impulsivity traits and well-being as previous studies showed that internet can be used to cope with negative emotions or life dissatisfaction.Methods: A cross-sectional survey conducted between June 2016 and April 2017 with 264 older internet users aged above 60 years old recruited in Switzerland (88) and Poland (176) assessing sociodemographic variables, online activities, problematic internet use, impulsivity traits and well-being.Results: The two groups differed in their reported online activities in that Polish participants reported more searching for information and buying, whereas Swiss participants reported significantly greater problematic internet use than Polish participants. Finally, a multiple linear regression analysis performed on the whole sample indicated that lower well-being and being a Swiss participant were both significantly associated with greater problematic internet use, after age, gender, level of education, impulsivity traits have been controlled for.Discussion: Swiss seniors showed a more problematic internet use than Polish participants who focused more in their online activities on utility use of internet. The relationships between problematic internet use and well-being suggest that older adults use internet mainly to cope with negative emotion or life dissatisfaction. Socio-cultural differences that could account for these group differences as well as difference with young adults are discussed.

scholarly journals The Mediating Role of Bullying and Victimisation on the Relationship Between Problematic Internet Use and Substance Abuse Among Adolescents in the UK: The Parent–Child Relationship as a Moderator

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muthanna Samara ◽  
Adeem Ahmad Massarwi ◽  
Aiman El-Asam ◽  
Sara Hammuda ◽  
Peter K. Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Problematic Internet Use ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Parent Child

Over the last decade, research into the negative effects of problematic internet use has greatly increased. The current study adopted a mediation-moderation model in exploring the relationship between problematic internet use and substance abuse (drinking, drug use, and smoking tobacco cigarettes) among 1,613 adolescents (aged 10–16) in the UK. The findings of the study revealed a significant positive correlation between problematic internet use and substance abuse, which is mediated by traditional and cyber bullying and victimisation. Furthermore, the parent–child relationship was found to be a protective factor that moderated the correlation between problematic internet use and substance abuse and the correlation between problematic internet use and traditional bullying. The study emphasises the critical need to reduce problematic internet use among adolescents as a risk factor for involvement in bullying as perpetrators and victims, in addition to substance abuse. Furthermore, the findings of the study highlight the importance of a good parent–child relationship as a protective factor among adolescents. In light of the findings of the study, interventions for reducing problematic internet use taking into account bullying and the parent–child relationship are needed among adolescents.

scholarly journals Psychological Factors of Problematic Internet Use in Adolescent and Young Girls

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 138-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.B. Kholmogorova ◽  
A.A. Gerasimova
Keyword(s):  
Protective Factors ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Problematic Internet Use ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Psychopathological Symptoms ◽  
Young Girls ◽  
Hypersensitive Narcissism

The article introduces a study of the problematic Internet use (PIU) interrelationship with psychological well-being, psychopathological symptoms, and various personality traits. The study involved 432 females aged 14 to 23 years old (M = 17.2, SD = 2) and evaluated with Generalized Problematic Internet Use Scale (GPIUS3), Ten Item Personality Measure (TIPI), Perfectionism Inventory, Hypersensitive Narcissism Scale (HSNS), Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), Well-Being Index (WHO-5), and Symptom Check List-90-Revised (SCL-90-R). The results indicate that PIU is associated with various psychopathological symptoms and a decrease in psychological well-being. According to multiple linear regression analysis, hypersensitive narcissism, perfectionism, and phobic anxiety are found to be significant predictors of PIU. Protective factors are Conscientiousness of the Big Five and the level of psychological well-being. The paper suggests risk and protective factors that must be considered when preventing the Problematic Internet Use in adolescent and young girls.

scholarly journals A pilot study on the impact of a first-time central heating intervention on resident mental wellbeing

2020 ◽  
pp. 1420326X2097546
Author(s):  
Richard A Sharpe ◽  
Andrew J Williams ◽  
Ben Simpson ◽  
Gemma Finnegan ◽  
Tim Jones
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Indoor Environment ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Waiting List ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Central Heating ◽  
The Impact ◽  
First Time ◽  
Mental Well Being

Fuel poverty affects around 34% of European homes, representing a considerable burden to society and healthcare systems. This pilot study assesses the impact of an intervention to install a new first time central heating system in order to reduce fuel poverty on household satisfaction with indoor temperatures/environment, ability to pay bills and mental well-being. In Cornwall, 183 households received the intervention and a further 374 went onto a waiting list control. A post-intervention postal questionnaires and follow-up phone calls were undertaken ( n = 557) to collect data on household demographics, resident satisfaction with indoor environment, finances and mental well-being (using the Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing scale). We compared responses between the waiting list control and intervention group to assess the effectiveness of the intervention. A total of 31% of participants responded, 83 from the waiting list control and 71 from the intervention group. The intervention group reported improvements in the indoor environment, finances and mental well-being. However, these benefits were not expressed by all participants, which may result from diverse resident behaviours, lifestyles and housing characteristics. Future policies need to consider whole house approaches alongside resident training and other behaviour change techniques that can account for complex interactions between behaviours and the built environment.

scholarly journals Parental Educational Attainment and Mental Well-Being of College Students: Diminished Returns of Blacks

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shervin Assari
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Black Families ◽  
Black College ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Black College Students ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Parental Educational Attainment ◽  
Mental Well Being

Background. According to the Minorities’ Diminished Returns (MDR) theory, the health returns of socioeconomic status (SES) are systemically smaller for Blacks compared to Whites. Less is known, however, about trans-generational aspects of such diminished gains. For example, the differential impact of parental educational attainment on differences in mental well-being between White versus Black college students remains unknown. Aims. With a national scope, this study explored racial differences in the effect of parental educational attainment on the mental well-being of college students in the United States. Methods. The Healthy Mind Study (HMS), 2016–2017, is a national telephone survey that included 41,898 college students. The sample was composed of Whites (n = 38,544; 92.0%) and Blacks (n = 3354; 8.0%). The independent variable was highest parental educational attainment. The dependent variable was mental well-being (mentally healthy days in the past month) which was measured using a single item. Age and gender were covariates. Race was the moderator. Logistic regression was used for data analysis. Results. In the pooled sample, high parental educational attainment was associated with better mental wellbeing, independent of race, age, and gender. Race, however, showed a significant interaction with parental educational attainment on students’ mental wellbeing, indicating a smaller effect of parent education on the mental wellbeing of Black compared to White college students. Conclusions. The returns of parental educational attainment in terms of mental well-being is smaller for Black college students compared to their White counterparts. To minimize the diminished returns of parental education in Black families, policies should go beyond equalizing SES and reduce the structural barriers that are common in the lives of Black families. Policies should also aim to reduce extra costs of upward social mobility, prevent discrimination, and enhance the quality of education for Blacks. As the mechanisms that are involved in MDR are multi-level, multi-level solutions are needed to minimize the racial gaps in gaining mental health benefits from higher socioeconomic levels.

Perfectionism and well-being among student athletes: The mediating role of athletic coping

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 489-497
Author(s):  
Volkan Ozcan ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Student Athletes ◽  
Coping Skills ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Psychometric Measures ◽  
Self Report Data ◽  
Mental Well Being

This study aims at investigating the mediating effect of coping between perfectionism and well-being. In other words, it has been assumed that with the increase in the level of perfectionism, the increase will make it difficult to cope and consequently decrease the mental well-being of individuals, the study examined athletic coping mediated the perfectionism–wellbeing relationship among student athletes. According to recent research that athletic coping may mediate the relationship between perfectionism and well-being. Participants were 292 sports students obtained with the convenient sampling method comprising 119 females and 173 males. Ages ranged from 18-35 years (M = 21.71, SD = 2.15). Self-report data were collected including psychometric measures assessing multidimensional perfectionism, mental wellbeing and athletic coping skills. The results showed that there was a significant positive correlation between mental well-being and coping skills of sportspeople. There were negative significant correlations observed between mental well-being with other-oriented, socially-prescribed and self-oriented perfectionism. The results of this study suggest that athletic coping skills had a partial mediating role between other-oriented perfectionism and the mental well-being of sportspeople.

The Role of AYUSH in Mental Well-Being

2020 ◽  
pp. 281-295
Author(s):  
Ranjit Kumar Dehury ◽  
Rajeev Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Peace Of Mind ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Mind And Brain ◽  
The Government ◽  
Mental Well Being

Mental wellbeing was the centerpiece of the Indian system of medicine. Many healthcare issues are resolved by the peace of mind and brain stimulating processes. Of late, Government of India adopted many systems of medicines that are complementary to the modern allopathic medicines and named it AYUSH system of medicine. In this Ayurveda, Yoga, Homoeopathy, Siddha, Unani, Swa-rigppa, and additional healing systems are represented. There is also a great need for psychological wellbeing due to the rapid increase in stressful life situations. The current modern medical care is not adequate to provide mental health services in the society. At the same time, many indigenous and AYUSH system have come into action and solve the problem the best way it possible. The chapter focuses on the role of AYUSH system in catering to mental wellbeing in India. The policies of the government of India are to promote mental health and wellbeing in society. The specialties of various systems of medicine in curing the mental health conditions have been elaborated.

scholarly journals A Social Media Based Index of Mental Well-Being in College Campuses

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shrey Bagroy ◽  
Ponnurangam Kumaraguru ◽  
Munmun De Choudhury
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Well Being ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Mental Well Being

Predictors of problematic Internet use in school going adolescents of Bhavnagar, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sneha B Vadher ◽  
Bharat N Panchal ◽  
Ashok U Vala ◽  
Imran J Ratnani ◽  
Kinjal J Vasava ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Linear Regression ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Problematic Internet Use ◽  
Quality Of Sleep

Background: Problematic Internet use (PIU) is the inability of individuals to control their Internet use, resulting in marked distress and/or functional impairment in daily life. Aim/Objective: We assessed the frequency of PIU and predictors of PIU, including social anxiety disorder (SAD), quality of sleep, quality of life and Internet-related demographic variables among school going adolescents. Methods: This was an observational, single-centered, cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study of 1,312 school going adolescents studying in Grades 10, 11 and 12 in Bhavnagar, India. Every participant was assessed by a pro forma containing demographic details, questionnaires of Internet Addiction Test (IAT), Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) for PIU severity, SAD severity, Quality of Sleep assessment and Quality of Life assessment, respectively. The statistical analysis was done with SPSS Version 23 (IBM Corporation) using chi-square test, Student’s t test and Pearson’s correlation. Multiple linear regression analysis was applied to find the predictors of PIU. Results: We found frequency of PIUs as 16.7% and Internet addiction as 3.0% among school going adolescents. Participants with PIU are more likely to experience SAD ( p < .0001), poor quality of sleep ( p < .0001) and poor quality of life ( p < .0001). There is positive correlation between severity of PIU and SAD ( r = .411, p < .0001). Linear regression analysis shows PIU can be predicted by SAD, sleep quality, quality of life, English medium, male gender, total duration of Internet use, monthly cost of Internet use, education, social networking, gaming, online shopping and entertainment as purpose of Internet use. Conclusion: Participants with PIU are more likely to experience SAD, poor quality of sleep and poor quality of life.

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