Department of Cognitive Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, P. O. Box 15551, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
CERPPS (EA7411), Department of Psychology, University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès, Toulouse, France.
Psychiatr Q. 2020 Jun;91(2):587-602. doi: 10.1007/s11126-020-09719-4.
A number of studies point to a demonstrated relationship between problematic Internet use (PIU) and psychopathological variables. However, explorations of PIU in relation to defense mechanisms and coping strategies remain rare. The present study sought to determine the extent of PIU among a sample of college-aged young adults resident in the United Arab Emirates. The relationship of PIU to two psychopathological variables (depression and low self-esteem) and two psychological variables (defense mechanisms and coping strategies) were examined. A sample of 697 Emirati participants aged between 18 and 33 years of age completed assessments of PIU, socio-demographic, psychopathological, and psychological variables. A total of 67.3% exhibited PIU. Problematic users produced higher scores for maladaptive coping strategies and for the use of immature, neurotic, and autistic fantasy defenses. Regression analyses revealed that PIU was predicted by the mature, immature, and autistic fantasy defenses as well as, negatively by adaptive coping, and positively by maladaptive coping. These differed when the analyses were repeated on gender-stratified samples. Given that this initial prevalence estimation suggests that PIU may be a substantial issue in this region of the world, future research should examine the mental health risk factors related to PIU, particularly their causal relationships.
许多研究表明，网络成瘾问题（PIU）与心理病理变量之间存在明显的关系。然而，关于 PIU 与防御机制和应对策略的关系的探索仍然很少。本研究旨在确定阿联酋成年年轻人中 PIU 的程度。研究了 PIU 与两个心理病理变量（抑郁和低自尊）和两个心理变量（防御机制和应对策略）之间的关系。共有 697 名年龄在 18 至 33 岁的阿联酋参与者完成了 PIU、社会人口统计学、心理病理和心理变量的评估。共有 67.3%的人表现出 PIU。有问题的使用者在适应不良的应对策略和使用不成熟、神经质和自闭症幻想防御方面的得分更高。回归分析表明，PIU 可以由成熟、不成熟和自闭症幻想防御以及适应性应对策略来预测，同时也可以由适应不良的应对策略来预测。当对性别分层样本进行重复分析时，结果有所不同。鉴于这一初步流行率估计表明，PIU 可能是世界这一地区的一个重大问题，未来的研究应该检查与 PIU 相关的心理健康风险因素，特别是它们的因果关系。
