Problematic Internet Usage and Self-Esteem in Chinese Undergraduate Students: The Mediation Effects of Individual Affect and Relationship Satisfaction

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Guang Zeng¹  Lijin Zhang¹  Jingwen Li²  Sai-fu Fung³  Qian Huang⁴  Zi-Ke Xiong⁵  Zhi-Quan Jiang⁵  Si-Ding Luo⁶  Ping Yu⁶  Zhen-Ting Chen⁷  Fang-Fang Zhu⁸  Yi-Man Liu⁹ 

[1] Department of Psychology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong 510275, China;Department of Psychology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China;Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;Department of Sports Training, Xi’an Physical Education University, Xi’an 710068, China;Guangzhou Huashang College, University Administrative Office, Guangdong 511300, China;Managing Director Office, Global Business College of Australia, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia;School of Data Science, Guangzhou Huashang College, Guangdong 511300, China;School of Economics and Trade, Guangzhou Huashang College, Guangdong 511300, China;School of Economics, Finance and Marketing, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia;

关键词: cognitive–behavioural model;    Internet addiction;    self-esteem;    multiple mediation model;    positive and negative affect schedule;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph18136949

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to examine the mediating effects of individual affect and relationship satisfaction on the relationship between self-esteem and Problematic Internet Use (PIU). Affect was measured using the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), relationship satisfaction was assessed using a positive and negative semantic dimension scale, self-esteem was measured using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and PIU was measured using the Problematic Internet Use scale with a sample of 507 Chinese university students (Mage = 20.41 years, SD = 2.49). The relationships between the variables were tested using structural equation modelling with a multiple mediation model. The results revealed that negative affect and the negative semantic dimensions of relationship satisfaction mediated the relationship between self-esteem and PIU. The implications of the results and the study’s theoretical contributions are discussed.

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