Fan Z, Chen M, Lin Y. Self-Control and Problematic Internet Use in College Students: The Chain Mediating Effect of Rejection Sensitivity and Loneliness.
Psychol Res Behav Manag 2022;
15:459-470. [PMID:
35241939 PMCID:
PMC8887863 DOI:
10.2147/prbm.s352060]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
Abstract
Purpose
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.
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