The Mediational Role of Coping Strategies in the Relationship Between Self-Esteem and Risk of Internet Addiction
The aim of the present study is to explore, through a mediation model, the relationship among self-esteem, coping strategies, and the risk of Internet addiction in a sample of 300 Italian university students. We submitted the data to a descriptive, mediational comparison between variables (t-test),...
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| description | The aim of the present study is to explore, through a mediation model, the relationship among self-esteem, coping strategies, and the risk of Internet addiction in a sample of 300 Italian university students. We submitted the data to a descriptive, mediational comparison between variables (t-test), and correlational statistical analyses. The results confirmed the effect of self-esteem on the risk of Internet addiction. However, we found that the introduction of coping strategies as a mediator gives rise to partial mediation. A low level of self-esteem is a predictor of avoidance-oriented coping that, in turn, affects the risk of Internet addiction. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1a568313768840f88a8205ed5c8ff1792023-01-02T19:13:51ZengPsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for PsychologyEurope's Journal of Psychology1841-04132018-03-0114117618710.5964/ejop.v14i1.1449ejop.v14i1.1449The Mediational Role of Coping Strategies in the Relationship Between Self-Esteem and Risk of Internet AddictionRocco Servidio0Ambra Gentile1Stefano Boca2Department of Languages and Education Sciences, Università della Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, ItalyDepartment of Psychological, Educational and Training Sciences, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, ItalyDepartment of Psychological, Educational and Training Sciences, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, ItalyThe aim of the present study is to explore, through a mediation model, the relationship among self-esteem, coping strategies, and the risk of Internet addiction in a sample of 300 Italian university students. We submitted the data to a descriptive, mediational comparison between variables (t-test), and correlational statistical analyses. The results confirmed the effect of self-esteem on the risk of Internet addiction. However, we found that the introduction of coping strategies as a mediator gives rise to partial mediation. A low level of self-esteem is a predictor of avoidance-oriented coping that, in turn, affects the risk of Internet addiction.http://ejop.psychopen.eu/article/view/1449self-esteemcopingInternet addictionuniversity studentsmediation model |
| spellingShingle | Rocco Servidio Ambra Gentile Stefano Boca The Mediational Role of Coping Strategies in the Relationship Between Self-Esteem and Risk of Internet Addiction Europe's Journal of Psychology self-esteem coping Internet addiction university students mediation model |
| title | The Mediational Role of Coping Strategies in the Relationship Between Self-Esteem and Risk of Internet Addiction |
| title_full | The Mediational Role of Coping Strategies in the Relationship Between Self-Esteem and Risk of Internet Addiction |
| title_fullStr | The Mediational Role of Coping Strategies in the Relationship Between Self-Esteem and Risk of Internet Addiction |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Mediational Role of Coping Strategies in the Relationship Between Self-Esteem and Risk of Internet Addiction |
| title_short | The Mediational Role of Coping Strategies in the Relationship Between Self-Esteem and Risk of Internet Addiction |
| title_sort | mediational role of coping strategies in the relationship between self esteem and risk of internet addiction |
| topic | self-esteem coping Internet addiction university students mediation model |
| url | http://ejop.psychopen.eu/article/view/1449 |
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