An exploration of the associations among positivity, general distress and internet addiction: The mediating effect of general distress
 
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Prof. Dr. Özkan ÇIKRIKÇI Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı Psychiatry Research
Dergi ISSN 0165-1781 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SSCI
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 03-2019
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 272 / 1 / 628–637 DOI 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.12.147
Makale Linki https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165178118310722
UAK Araştırma Alanları
Rehberlik ve Psikolojik Danışmanlık
Özet
The aim of the present study was to examine the relationships between positivity and general distress (including depression, anxiety, stress) and internet addiction and the mediating effects of general distress. The theoretical model was examined with 392 volunteers who were university students. Participants filled out the Positivity Scale (POS), Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS) and Short Form of Young's Internet Addiction Test (YIAT-SF). The results revealed that there were significant associations among positivity, general distress and internet addiction. According to the results of mediation analysis using structural equation modelling and bootstrapping, depression fully mediated the positivity-internet addiction relationship, whilst anxiety and stress partially mediated it. Bootstrap analysis indicated that positivity exerted a significant indirect effect on internet addiction through depression. Overall, the results …
Anahtar Kelimeler
Anxiety | Depression | General distress | Internet addiction | Mediation analysis | Positivity | Stress