Depression,loneliness and Internet addiction: How important is low self-control? |
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Affiliation: | 1. Bülent Ecevit University School of Medicine, Psychiatry, Zonguldak, Turkey;2. Zonguldak Atatürk State Hospital;3. Bülent Ecevit University School of Medicine, Biostatistics, Zonguldak, Turkey |
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Abstract: | This study aimed to explore both the direct and indirect relationships between depression, loneliness, low self-control, and Internet addiction in a sample of Turkish youth, based on a cognitive-behavioral model of generalized problematic Internet use. Data for the present study were collected from 648 undergraduate students with a mean age of 22.46 years (SD = 2.45). Participants completed scales for depression, loneliness, self-control and Internet addiction. Structural equation modeling was used to test the model in which depression and loneliness predicted Internet addiction through low self-control. The findings revealed that of the two factors, only loneliness was related to Internet addiction through low self-control. The results are discussed in terms of the cognitive-behavioral model of generalized problematic Internet use, and implications for practice are considered. |
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Keywords: | Depression Loneliness Internet addiction Self-control |
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