The association of childhood maltreatment with Internet addiction: the serial mediating effects of cognitive emotion regulation strategies and depression

Guo, Yuanyuan; Gu, Jingjing; Gaskin, James; Yin, Xue-Qin; Zhang, Yuhan; Wang, Jinliang

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106134

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“…Second, we found that maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies signi cantly and positively predicted adolescents' smartphone addiction. This nding is in line with previous research showing maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies is a crucial predictor of smartphone addiction (Guo et al, 2023;Zsido et al, 2021;Elhai et al, 2018). According to social compensation theory of internet, when adolescents face negative life events and experience negative emotions, they tend to adopt maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies to alleviate emotional distress and seek inner satisfaction from their smartphones.…”

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“…Maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies refer to negative cognitive strategies for responding to stressful events and processing emotionally arousing information, including rumination, catastrophizing, self-blame, and blaming others (Garnefski et al, 2001). There is evidence that maladaptive emotion regulation strategies have a conspicuous role in developing internet addiction (Guo et al, 2023). The interaction of person-affect-cognition-execution (I-PACE) model can be used to explain the mediating role of maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies in the relationship between shyness and smartphone addiction (Brand et al, 2019).…”

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“…Second, maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies signi cantly and positively predict smartphone addiction (Elhai et al, 2018). For instance, maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies are positively associated with smartphone addiction among adolescents and adults (Guo et al, 2023;Zsido et al, 2021). Moreover, maladaptive emotion regulation strategies trigger adolescents' internet gaming addiction (Zhou et al, 2023;Wu et al, 2022).…”

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Shyness and adolescents’ smartphone addiction: Roles of maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation, experiential avoidance, and online social support

Gao,

Kong,

Liu

et al. 2023

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Although previous research has demonstrated shyness plays a critical role in the development and maintenance of smartphone addiction, the mediating and moderating mechanisms underlying this relationship remains obscure. The present study aimed to examine the mediating roles of maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies and experiential avoidance and the moderating role of online social support in the relationship between shyness and adolescents’ smartphone addiction. A sample of 513 Chinese adolescents (Mage = 16.16 years, range from 14 to 19) was recruited to complete the questionnaires. After sex and age were controlled, shyness was significantly and positively associated with adolescents’ smartphone addiction and this relationship was partially mediated by both maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies and experiential avoidance. The multiple mediation analysis further indicated that maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies and experiential avoidance exerted a mixed mediation effect on the relationship between shyness and adolescents’ smartphone addiction. Moreover, online social support significantly moderated the relationship between shyness and smartphone addiction and this relationship is much weaker for adolescents with high online social support. These results contribute to design the effective interventions of adolescents’ smartphone addiction.

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Exploring the Role of Distress Tolerance and Neuroticism in Internet Gaming Disorder Among USA Young Adult Daily Gamers

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Boyd,

Swaminath

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Int J Ment Health Addiction

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Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) is a significant mental health concern. This cross-sectional study tested the indirect effects of childhood maltreatment on distress tolerance, neuroticism, and IGD symptoms in a sample of 475 young adult daily gamers (ages 18–25). We hypothesized the direct effects of childhood maltreatment on distress tolerance and IGD symptoms and an indirect effect of childhood maltreatment on IGD symptoms via distress tolerance. Significant direct effects from trait neuroticism to IGD symptoms were expected; trait neuroticism was hypothesized to strengthen the relationship between distress tolerance and IGD symptoms. No paths were freed post hoc. The results supported all hypothesized direct effects except neuroticism on IGD; the indirect effect of childhood maltreatment via distress tolerance was also supported. As expected, the effect of distress tolerance on IGD symptoms was moderated by neuroticism, particularly at low and average levels of neuroticism. The manuscript discusses our findings in greater detail, and treatment recommendations are offered.

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Childhood environmental unpredictability and problematic smartphone use in university students: the mediating roles of anxiety and self-control

Wang,

Chen,

Wang

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Curr Psychol

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The association of childhood maltreatment with Internet addiction: the serial mediating effects of cognitive emotion regulation strategies and depression

Cited by 15 publications

References 91 publications

Shyness and adolescents’ smartphone addiction: Roles of maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation, experiential avoidance, and online social support

Shyness and adolescents’ smartphone addiction: Roles of maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation, experiential avoidance, and online social support

Exploring the Role of Distress Tolerance and Neuroticism in Internet Gaming Disorder Among USA Young Adult Daily Gamers

Childhood environmental unpredictability and problematic smartphone use in university students: the mediating roles of anxiety and self-control

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