Predictiveness of interpersonal cognitive distortions on university students' problematic Internet use

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• 作者：Melek Kalkan ; ^{mlkalkan@gmail.com} ; ^{mlkalkan@yahoo.com}
• 关键词：Problematic Internet usage ; Internet addiction ; Interpersonal cognitive distortions ; University students
• 刊名：Children and Youth Services Review
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：13_01907409
• 类别：psy
• 出版时间：July, 2012
• 卷：34
• 期：7
• 页码：1305-1308
• 文件大小：159 K

摘要

Objective

This study examines correlation between problematic Internet use and interpersonal cognitive distortions among university students.

Methods

This study was conducted among 351 students from the Ondokuz Mayis University Faculty of Education. The Online Cognition Scale and Interpersonal Cognitive Distortions Scale were employed in the collection of data.

Results

Pearson correlation analysis results reveal a significant positive correlation between problematic Internet use and interpersonal rejection (r = 0.249, p < 0.01), and unrealistic relationship expectation (r = 0.278, p < 0.01). Simple linear regression analysis in which the problematic Internet use scores were predicted from interpersonal cognitive distortions was conducted. Interpersonal rejection (R² = 0.062, t = 4.809, p < 0.000) and unrealistic relationship expectation (R² = 0.077, t = 5.398, p < 0.000) predicted significantly university students鈥?problematic Internet use.

Conclusions

Interpersonal cognitive distortions emerged as a significant predictor of problematic Internet usage.