Internet Addiction and Youth Coping Strategies

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irina P. Berezovskaya ◽  
Olga D. Shipunova ◽  
Svetlana I. Kedich
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Internet Addiction

scholarly journals Exploring the Awareness, Motivations, and Coping Strategies of Problematic Internet Users

2021 ◽  
pp. 19-31
Author(s):  
Hasah Alheneidi ◽  
Andrew P. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Information Overload ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Addiction Studies ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Drive Model

This paper presents a systematic review that covers internet addiction and wellbeing studies on adults; followed by a semi-structured interview of a group of 6 problematic internet adult users, analysed through thematic analysis. The interview questions explore motives, awareness level and coping strategies of problematic internet users. The systematic review results are categorised based on DRIVE model and indicate gaps in the literature on internet addiction studies and suggests a holistic direction of studying wellbeing. The interviews resulted in 6 themes that reflected the user’s awareness of the consequences of problematic internet use, coping strategies when there is a high information overload, controlling internet attachment, causes of excessive internet use, preferred using time and psychological effect after spending long hours online.

Association of stress coping strategies with Internet addiction in college students: The moderating effect of depression

2015 ◽  
Vol 62 ◽  
pp. 27-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei-Po Chou ◽  
Chih-Hung Ko ◽  
Erin A. Kaufman ◽  
Sheila E. Crowell ◽  
Ray C. Hsiao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Stress Coping ◽  
Stress Coping Strategies

scholarly journals Cognitive Patterns and Coping Mechanisms in the Context of Internet Use

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 1302
Author(s):  
Cristina Costescu ◽  
Iulia Chelba ◽  
Adrian Roșan ◽  
Attila Kovari ◽  
Jozsef Katona
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Emotional Distress ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Emotional Loneliness ◽  
Cognitive Patterns ◽  
And Coping

Recent research indicates there are different cognitive patterns and coping mechanisms related to increased levels of Internet use and emotional distress in adolescents. This study aims to investigate the relationship between coping mechanisms, dysfunctional negative emotions, and Internet use. A total of 54 participants aged between 14 and 19 years old completed a questionnaire containing several measures and demographics information. We measured participants’ coping strategies, emotional distress, social and emotional loneliness, and their online behavior and Internet addiction using self-report questionnaires. In order to identify the relation between the investigated variables, we used correlation analysis and regression, and we tested one mediation model. The results showed that maladaptive coping strategies and Internet use were significant predictors of dysfunctional negative emotions. Moreover, passive wishful thinking, as a pattern of thinking, was associated with anxious and depressed feelings. The relation between Internet use and dysfunctional negative emotions was mediated by participants’ coping mechanisms. Therefore, we can conclude that the level of negative feelings is associated with the coping strategies used while showing an increased level of Internet addiction. Future studies should also consider different and multiple types of measurement other than self-reports, especially related to Internet addiction.

scholarly journals The Longitudinal Relationship between Internet Addiction and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents: A Random-Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (24) ◽  
pp. 12869
Author(s):  
Xiaoyan Yi ◽  
Guangming Li
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
School Students ◽  
Positive Coping ◽  
Panel Model ◽  
Random Intercept ◽  
Predictive Effect

Internet addiction and depressive symptoms are extremely common problems among teenagers, and the coping strategy has been proved to be closely related to internet addiction and depressive symptoms. Based on three waves of data from a sample of Chinese middle-school students (N = 1545, Mage = 14.88 years old, SD = 1.81; 55.00% females), this study examines the longitudinal relationship between internet addiction and depressive symptoms among adolescents ultilizing the random-intercept cross-lagged panel model. Results revealed a unidirectional predictive effect of depressive symptoms at T2 on internet addiction at T3, but not vice versa, the effect was more significant in the male group. Positive coping strategies had a significant negative predictive effect on the random intercept of internet addiction and depressive symptoms, while negative coping style had a significant positive predictive effect on the random intercept of internet addiction and depressive symptoms. Effective identification and intervention of depressive symptoms may be beneficial to the intervention and prevention for internet addiction, and we should pay attention to the cultivation of middle school students’ positive coping strategies.

scholarly journals The mediational role of coping strategies in the relationship between self-esteem and risk of Internet addiction

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 176-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rocco Servidio ◽  
Ambra Gentile ◽  
Stefano Boca
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
T Test ◽  
Statistical Analyses ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Mediational Role ◽  
The Relationship

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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