The mediational role of coping strategies in the relationship between self-esteem and risk of Internet addiction
2018 ◽
Vol 14
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pp. 176-187
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Keyword(s):
T Test
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The aim of the present study is to explore, through a mediation model, the relationship among self-esteem, coping strategies, and the risk of Internet addiction in a sample of 300 Italian university students. We submitted the data to a descriptive, mediational comparison between variables (t-test), and correlational statistical analyses. The results confirmed the effect of self-esteem on the risk of Internet addiction. However, we found that the introduction of coping strategies as a mediator gives rise to partial mediation. A low level of self-esteem is a predictor of avoidance-oriented coping that, in turn, affects the risk of Internet addiction.
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2021 ◽
Vol 18
(12)
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pp. 6586
2016 ◽
Vol 44
(6)
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pp. 965-972
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2021 ◽
2016 ◽
Vol 44
(11)
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pp. 1901-1912
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2011 ◽
Vol 108
(1)
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pp. 239-251
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2020 ◽
Vol 9
(3)
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pp. 494