Simkute Dovile, Wang Grace Y, Griskova-Bulanova Inga
Institute of Biosciences, Life Sciences Centre, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
School of Psychology and Wellbeing, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia.
PLoS One. 2025 Jul 15;20(7):e0328260. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0328260. eCollection 2025.
Problematic Internet Use (PIU) is increasingly recognized as a concern among internet users, prompting investigations into the factors that may predispose individuals to PIU. Interoceptive awareness, one of cognitive-perceptual factors, refers to the ability to perceive internal bodily sensations and has been shown to play a significant role in the onset and maintenance of drug addiction. However, its relationship with PIU remains underexplored. This study aimed to investigate the dimensions of interoceptive awareness within the context of PIU and to explore the role of personality traits in their relationships in a non-clinical sample of regular internet users. Involving 161 participants (71 males), the PIUQ-9 (Nine-Item Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire), DPIU (Dimensions of Problematic Internet Use), Neo-Pi-R NEO (Personality Inventory-Revised) and MAIA (Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness) questionnaires were employed. Spearman correlations and network analysis were conducted to assess relationships and interconnections among the variables. Neuroticism emerged as a central factor, strongly linked to both PIU and interoceptive awareness. Network analysis highlighted specific negative connections between the interoceptive states of Trusting and Not-Distracting and PIU. These preliminary findings suggest that certain interoceptive dimensions and personality traits, particularly neuroticism, are significantly associated with PIU. This study contributes to the field by highlighting interoceptive dimensions as relevant factors in understanding PIU and emphasizes the scarcity of research in this area, encouraging further investigation to address this gap.
网络使用问题（PIU）日益被视为互联网用户关注的问题，促使人们对可能使个体易患PIU的因素展开调查。内感受性觉知作为认知-感知因素之一，指的是感知身体内部感觉的能力，已被证明在药物成瘾的发生和维持中起重要作用。然而，其与PIU的关系仍未得到充分探索。本研究旨在调查PIU背景下内感受性觉知的维度，并在普通互联网用户的非临床样本中探讨人格特质在它们关系中的作用。研究涉及161名参与者（71名男性），采用了PIUQ-9（九项网络使用问题问卷）、DPIU（网络使用问题维度）、大五人格量表简式版（NEO）和内感受性觉知多维评估（MAIA）问卷。进行了斯皮尔曼相关性分析和网络分析，以评估变量之间的关系和相互联系。神经质成为一个核心因素，与PIU和内感受性觉知都紧密相关。网络分析突出了信任和不分心的内感受状态与PIU之间特定的负向联系。这些初步研究结果表明，某些内感受维度和人格特质，尤其是神经质，与PIU显著相关。本研究通过强调内感受维度是理解PIU的相关因素，为该领域做出了贡献，并强调了该领域研究的匮乏，鼓励进一步调查以填补这一空白。
