Effects of psychological problems, emotional dysregulation, and self-esteem on problematic Internet use among Korean adolescents
- 주제(키워드) Emotional dysregulation , Korean adolescents , Problematic Internet use , Psychological problems , Self-esteem
- 등재 SSCI, SCOPUS
- 발행기관 Elsevier Ltd
- 발행년도 2016
- URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000131911
- 본문언어 영어
- Published As http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.07.005
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초록/요약
The aim of this study was to examine the direct effects of psychological problems and emotional dysregulation and the mediating effect of self-esteem on problematic Internet use (PIU) among adolescents in South Korea. This study was conducted as a secondary analysis with the data from “The 2013 Validation Study of K-Scale as a Diagnostic Tool” by the Korean National Information Society Agency (N = 351). Our structural equation modeling analyses revealed that psychological problems and emotional dysregulation affected PIU by mediating low self-esteem; however, the direct effects of psychological problems and emotional dysregulation were not demonstrated. Thus, this study empirically verified that the cognitive-behavioral model of PIU provides a theoretical framework to describe the pathway to PIU among Korean adolescents. The results suggest that preventing and intervening for PIU should include effective strategies that improve self-esteem for adolescents. © 2016
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