“…With the recent rapid growth of and easy access to the internet globally, the internet has become an integral part of most individual's daily lives ( Király et al., 2020 ; Lozano-Blasco, Robres, & Sánchez, 2022 ; Marzilli, Cerniglia, Ballarotto, & Cimino, 2020 ). Despite benefits of using the internet, such as facilitating access to information, promoting education, enhancing social communications and improving relationships ( Anderson, Steen, & Stavropoulos, 2017 ; Kim, Chen, & De Zúñiga, 2013 ), excessive use may generate significant concerns and subsequent mental health problems ( Emadi Chashmi, Hasani, Kuss, Griffiths, & Shahrajabian, 2022 ; Kaess et al., 2021 ; Sariyska, Lachmann, Markett, Reuter, & Montag, 2017 ; Shahrajabian & Emadi Chashmi, 2020 ; Shahrajabian, Hasani, Griffiths, Aruguete, & Chashmi, 2023 ; Zhao, Qu, Chen, & Chi, 2023 ; Zhou & Ding, 2023 ). Maladaptive overuse of the internet has been described using various terms including internet addiction, problematic use of the internet (PUI), compulsive internet use, and internet use disorder ( Huang, Chen, Wang, & Wang, 2014 ; Király et al., 2020 ).…”