Self-Control and Problematic Internet Use in College Students: The Chain Mediating Effect of Rejection Sensitivity and Loneliness

Psychology Research and Behavior Management

关键词: self-control;    rejection sensitivity;    loneliness;    problematic internet use (piu);    college students;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Zeping Fan,1 Ming Chen,2 Yaping Lin3 1College of Teachers Education, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 2The Second Clinical Medical School, Anhui Medica University, Hefei, Anhui, People’s Republic of China; 3School of Nursing, Ningbo College of Health Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Zeping Fan, College of Teacher Education, Ningbo University, 818 Fenghua Road, Jiangbei District, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, 315000, People’s Republic of China, Tel [phone], Fax [phone], Email [e-mail]: To explore the relationship between self-control, rejection sensitivity, loneliness, and problematic internet use in college students.Patients and Methods: A total of 725 college students were investigated using Self-control Scale, Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire, Loneliness Scale, and Internet Addiction Scale.Results: ① Correlation analysis showed that self-control was negatively related to rejection sensitivity, loneliness, and problematic internet use; rejection sensitivity was positively related to loneliness and problematic internet use; loneliness was positively related to problematic internet use. ② Chain mediating effect analysis showed that self-control can not only affect problematic internet use in college students, but also through three indirect paths, as follows: the mediating role of rejection sensitivity and loneliness, the chain mediating roles of rejection sensitivity and loneliness, and the mediating effect size, accounting for 9.76%, 20.73%, and 4.88% of the total effect, respectively.Conclusion: Rejection sensitivity and loneliness played a chain mediating role in the relationship between self-control and problematic internet use in college students.Keywords: self-control, rejection sensitivity, loneliness, problematic internet use, PIU, college students

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