A Cross-cultural exploration of problematic Internet use, pathological personality traits, defense mechanisms, coping strategies, and self-esteem in 14 countries
Yazarlar (18)
Stephanie Laconi
Argyroula Kalaitzaki
Daniel Tornaim Spritzer
Simone Hauck
Augusto Gnisci
Ida Sergi
Zahir Vally
Otilia Tudorel
Mona Vintila
Sadia Malik
Jano Ramos Diaz
Niko Mannikko
Prof. Dr. Özkan ÇIKRIKÇI Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Gonzalo Salas
Ruben Ardila
Danilo Zambrano
Claudio Lopez-Calle
Reza Nahid Sahlan
Makale Türü Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı ANNALES MEDICO-PSYCHOLOGIQUES (Q4)
Dergi ISSN 0003-4487 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 10-2025
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 183 / 4 / 400–406 DOI 10.1016/j.amp.2022.09.008
Makale Linki https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003448722002827?via%3Dihub
Özet
ObjectivesThe primary objective of this study was to compare the estimates of Problematic Internet Use (PIU) from 14 countries around the world, considering gender. The second objective was to explore the relationships between PIU and personality-related variables (pathological personality traits, defense mechanisms, coping strategies, and self-esteem).Materials and methodsOur total sample consisted of 7726 participants (30.8% male, n = 2378), aged between 18 and 86 years old (M = 25.55; SD = 9.8). Recruited online, they completed several scales about their Internet use, defense mechanisms and coping strategies, self-esteem, and pathological personality traits.ResultsThe PIU accounted for between 20.5% and 75% of participants using the PIUQ-9, while “self-perception” of PIU with a single item revealed estimates from 2% to 60.1%, with gender differences. Systematically, PIU significantly correlated with …
Anahtar Kelimeler
Coping | Cross-cultural | Defense | Internet | Personality | Self-esteem