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Relationship between Self-Identity Confusion and Internet Addiction among College Students: The Mediating Effects of Psychological Inflexibility and Experiential Avoidance
- Source :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 16, Issue 17, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 16, Iss 17, p 3225 (2019)
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019.
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Abstract
- Internet addiction (IA) has become a major public health problem among college students. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between self-identity confusion and IA and the mediating effects of psychological inflexibility and experiential avoidance (PI/EA) indicators in college students. A total of 500 college students (262 women and 238 men) were recruited. Their levels of self-identity were evaluated using the Self-Concept and Identity Measure. Their levels of PI/EA were examined using the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II. The severity of IA was assessed using the Chen Internet Addiction Scale. The relationships among self- identity, PI/EA, and IA were examined using structural equation modeling. The severity of self-identity confusion was positively associated with both the severity of PI/EA and the severity of IA. In addition, the severity of PI/EA indicators was positively associated with the severity of IA. These results demonstrated that the severity of self-identity confusion was related to the severity of IA, either directly or indirectly. The indirect relationship was mediated by the severity of PI/EA. Self-identity confusion and PI/EA should be taken into consideration by the community of professionals working on IA. Early detection and intervention of self-identity confusion and PI/EA should be the objectives for programs aiming to lower the risk of IA.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
050103 clinical psychology
Universities
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
media_common.quotation_subject
Taiwan
PI
Poison control
lcsh:Medicine
macromolecular substances
Suicide prevention
Structural equation modeling
Article
03 medical and health sciences
Young Adult
0302 clinical medicine
Intervention (counseling)
Surveys and Questionnaires
Injury prevention
Experiential avoidance
Avoidance Learning
Humans
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
030212 general & internal medicine
Students
media_common
EA
Internet
Addiction
05 social sciences
lcsh:R
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Human factors and ergonomics
self-identity
Self Concept
internet addiction
Behavior, Addictive
Female
Psychology
Clinical psychology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16604601
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....dd2ec302b26e0c2f2b695f0c7d00f085
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16173225