Avoidance or boredom: Negative mental health outcomes associated with use of Information and Communication Technologies depend on users‿motivations
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- 作者：Tayana Panova ; panova1@illinois.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Alejandro Lleras alleras@illinois.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Mobile phones ; Smartphones ; Internet ; Avoidance coping ; Escapism ; Mental health
- 刊名：Computers in Human Behavior
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：May 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：58
- 期：Complete
- 页码：249-258
- 全文大小：409 K
文摘
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High engagement with cell phones and Internet is linked with anxiety and depression.
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Using devices to alleviate boredom is not associated with anxiety and depression.
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Using devices for emotional coping is associated with anxiety and depression.
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Mobile phones may provide a “security blanket effect” in anxiety-inducing situations.
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Path of short-term stress was almost the same irrespective of coping mechanism used.