Öztekin Gülçin Güler
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Science and Letters, Agri Ibrahim Cecen University, Agri, Türkiye.
Front Psychol. 2024 Feb 29;15:1367462. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1367462. eCollection 2024.
Internet addiction has become a subject of growing concern with adverse consequences. This study aimed to investigate the mediating effect of psychological distress in the relationship between internet addiction and school engagement.
Data were obtained from 732 Turkish college students (M = 20.98, SD = 2.58). The data were collected through Young's Internet Addiction Test, Depression, Stress and Anxiety Scale (DASS21)-Short Form, and University Student Engagement Inventory. Mediation analysis was performed to investigate the mediating effects of depression, anxiety, and stress in the association between internet addiction and school engagement.
The results of the study showed that internet addiction was positively associated with psychological distress and negatively associated with school engagement, whereas psychological distress had a negative relationship with school engagement. This study also found that depression, anxiety, and stress acted as mediators in the relationship between internet addiction and behavioral engagement, emotional engagement, and cognitive engagement.
This study has provided evidence that young adults with tendency of internet addiction may experience school engagement problems as well as psychological problems. Our findings underscore the need for special educational intervention programs aimed at encouraging college youth to limit their internet use for their future due to its negative consequences and raising awareness in this vulnerable group and their families.
网络成瘾已成为一个日益受到关注且会产生不良后果的问题。本研究旨在探讨心理困扰在网络成瘾与学业参与度之间关系中的中介作用。
数据来自732名土耳其大学生（平均年龄M = 20.98，标准差SD = 2.58）。数据通过杨氏网络成瘾测试、抑郁、压力和焦虑量表（DASS21）简表以及大学生参与度量表收集。进行中介分析以研究抑郁、焦虑和压力在网络成瘾与学业参与度之间关联中的中介作用。
研究结果表明，网络成瘾与心理困扰呈正相关，与学业参与度呈负相关，而心理困扰与学业参与度呈负相关。本研究还发现，抑郁、焦虑和压力在网络成瘾与行为参与度、情感参与度和认知参与度之间的关系中起中介作用。
本研究提供了证据表明，有网络成瘾倾向的年轻人可能会出现学业参与度问题以及心理问题。我们的研究结果强调了需要开展特殊的教育干预项目，旨在鼓励大学生因网络成瘾的负面后果而限制其未来的上网行为，并提高这一弱势群体及其家庭的认识。
