Loneliness and social internet use: pathways to reconnection in a digital world?

R Nowland, EA Necka… - … on psychological science, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
With the rise of online social networking, social relationships are increasingly developed
and maintained in a digital domain. Drawing conclusions about the impact of the digital …

Health risk behaviors and self-esteem among college students: systematic review of quantitative studies

J Arsandaux, I Montagni, M Macalli… - International journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background Due to their impact on premature mortality and long-term disabilities, a better
understanding of health risk behavior (HRB) determinants among college students is crucial …

Facing loneliness and anxiety during the COVID-19 isolation: the role of excessive social media use in a sample of Italian adults

V Boursier, F Gioia, A Musetti, A Schimmenti - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) prompted people to face a
distressing and unexpected situation. Uncertainty and social distancing changed people's …

Gender differences in the relationship between internet addiction and depression: A cross-lagged study in Chinese adolescents

L Liang, D Zhou, C Yuan, A Shao, Y Bian - Computers in Human Behavior, 2016 - Elsevier
The present study explored the role of gender in the association between Internet addiction
and depression. Three-wave longitudinal panel data were collected from self-reported …

Depression, loneliness and Internet addiction: How important is low self-control?

Y Özdemir, Y Kuzucu, Ş Ak - Computers in Human Behavior, 2014 - Elsevier
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 …

Duration of daily smartphone usage as an antecedent of nomophobia: Exploring multiple mediation of loneliness and anxiety

M Kara, K Baytemir, F Inceman-Kara - Behaviour & Information …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This study aims to investigate the multiple mediation of loneliness and anxiety in the
relationship between adolescents' duration of daily smartphone usage and their …

Recognizing internet addiction: Prevalence and relationship to academic achievement in adolescents enrolled in urban and rural Greek high schools

V Stavropoulos, K Alexandraki, F Motti-Stefanidi - Journal of adolescence, 2013 - Elsevier
This study aims: a) to estimate the prevalence of internet addiction among adolescents of
urban and rural areas in Greece, b) to examine whether the Internet Addiction Test cut-off …

Insecure attachment attitudes in the onset of problematic Internet use among late adolescents

A Schimmenti, A Passanisi, AM Gervasi… - Child Psychiatry & …, 2014 - Springer
Studies on the role played by attachment attitudes among late adolescents who show
Problematic Internet Use (PIU) are still lacking. Three self-report measures concerning …

Adolescent Internet addiction: testing the association between self-esteem, the perception of Internet attributes, and preference for online social interactions

G Fioravanti, D Dèttore, S Casale - Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and …, 2012 - liebertpub.com
There is a general consensus that Internet addiction (IA) is mainly related to social aspects
of the Web, especially among adolescents. The empirical link between poor social skills and …

The association between suicidality and Internet addiction and activities in Taiwanese adolescents

IH Lin, CH Ko, YP Chang, TL Liu, PW Wang… - Comprehensive …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective The aims of this cross-sectional study were to examine the associations of suicidal
ideation and attempt with Internet addiction and Internet activities in a large representative …