Social anxiety and internet use – A meta-analysis: What do we know? What are we missing?

Prizant-Passal, Shiri; Shechner, Tomer; Aderka, Idan M.

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2016.04.003

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“…This finding is consistent with what has been found for other negative online experiences. For example, authors of another recent meta‐analysis (Prizant‐Passal, Shechner, & Aderka, ) have reported that problematic Internet use is more strongly associated with social anxiety as participants’ age increased. It is plausible that older adolescents use technology more frequently than younger adolescents, or perhaps they have a longer cumulative exposure to electronic media and their risks, including cyber‐victimization across development, either of which might account for this association increasing with age.…”

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A meta‐analysis of the differential relations of traditional and cyber‐victimization with internalizing problems

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Pozzoli

2017

Aggressive Behavior

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This meta-analysis examined the associations between cyber-victimization and internalizing problems controlling for the occurrence of traditional victimization. Twenty independent samples with a total of 90,877 participants were included. Results confirmed the significant intercorrelation between traditional and cyber-victimization (r = .43). They both have medium-to-large bivariate correlations with internalizing problems. Traditional victimization (sr = .22) and cyber-victimization (sr = .12) were also uniquely related to internalizing problems. The difference in the relations between each type of victimization and internalizing problems was small (differential d = .06) and not statistically significant (p = .053). Moderation of these effect sizes by sample characteristics (e.g., age and proportion of girls) and study features (e.g., whether a definition of bullying was provided to participants and the time frame used as reference) was investigated. Results are discussed within the extant literature on cyber-aggression and cyber-victimization and future directions are proposed.

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A meta‐analysis of the differential relations of traditional and cyber‐victimization with internalizing problems

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Pozzoli

2017

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“…We chose to study young adults in the age range 18-25 years because for the overwhelming majority of this age group online communication is a core part of their interactions with others, and social anxiety levels are stable at this age (Miers et al 2013). In addition, research in this area to date has predominantly focused on this young adult age group (Prizant-Passal et al 2016), allowing for relevant comparisons with previous studies.…”

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Interpretation Bias in Online and Offline Social Environments and Associations with Social Anxiety, Peer Victimization, and Avoidance Behavior

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Background In face-to-face (offline) social situations a tendency, or bias, to negatively interpret ambiguous situations is consistently related to social anxiety. Although social interactions increasingly occur over the Internet (online), our understanding of cognitive processes in online social situations and how they relate to social anxiety, social experiences, and behavior, is limited. Methods In a sample of 324 young people (18-25 years), the current study addressed this gap in two ways: by simultaneously investigating online and offline interpretation bias in relation to social anxiety; and examining the extent to which online interpretation bias predicts peer victimization and avoidance. Results In line with hypotheses, online and offline interpretation bias each correlated positively with social anxiety; the offline interpretation bias-social anxiety association was stronger. Regression analyses revealed unique associations between online interpretation bias and online peer victimization and avoidance, after controlling for social anxiety and offline interpretation bias. Discussion Findings suggest that cognitive behavioral interventions for social anxiety could be optimized through eliciting and testing negative social beliefs related to online social settings. Conclusions The current study's results indicate the importance of studying online interpretation bias to further understand social anxiety in online social environments.

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“…Weinstein, Dorani, Elhadif, Bukovza and Yarmulnik (2015) found a positive relationship between internet addiction and social anxiety in their study. Social anxiety is positively associated with problematic internet use (Cuhadar, 2012;Prizant-Passal, Shechner, & Aderka, 2016). Huan, Ang and Chye (2014)'s results obtained revealed support for a model in which social anxiety fully mediated the relationship between the psychological variables of shyness and loneliness and problematic internet use.…”

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Predictive Relationships Between Social Anxiety, Internet Addiction and Alexithymia in Adolescents

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2020

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether social anxiety predicts internet addiction and alexithymia in adolescents. The study group of the study consists of 406 adolescents (216 women, 190 men), with the following three age groups: 13–14 (32.3%), 15–16 (43.8%), and 17–18 (23.9%). “Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents (ESCO)”, “Internet Addiction Scale”, “Toronto Alexithymia Scale” and “Personal Information Form” were used as data collection tools. Structural equation modeling was made in the analysis of the data. According to the findings, there was a positive linear relationship between social anxiety and internet addiction. When the predictive relationships between social anxiety and alexithymia were examined, it was determined that there was a positive linear relationship. The findings were discussed in the light of the relevant literature.

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Social anxiety and internet use – A meta-analysis: What do we know? What are we missing?

Cited by 172 publications

References 60 publications

A meta‐analysis of the differential relations of traditional and cyber‐victimization with internalizing problems

A meta‐analysis of the differential relations of traditional and cyber‐victimization with internalizing problems

Interpretation Bias in Online and Offline Social Environments and Associations with Social Anxiety, Peer Victimization, and Avoidance Behavior

Predictive Relationships Between Social Anxiety, Internet Addiction and Alexithymia in Adolescents

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