Impulsivity, Social Support and Depression Are Associated With Latent Profiles of Internet Addiction Among Male College Freshmen
Background: The rate of internet addiction is increasing in college students. The first year at college is a particularly vulnerable period for internet addiction. Students' psychological characteristics are likely to play an important role in internet addiction. Our study aimed to assess the r...
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| description | Background: The rate of internet addiction is increasing in college students. The first year at college is a particularly vulnerable period for internet addiction. Students' psychological characteristics are likely to play an important role in internet addiction. Our study aimed to assess the relationship between impulsivity, social support, depression and internet addiction among male college freshmen.Materials and Methods: The current study utilized latent profile analysis (LPA) to identify at-risk profiles among 734 college freshmen (100% male) based on their Internet Addiction Test item ratings. We compared the levels of impulsivity, social support and depression among different profiles and investigated whether these variables could predict each latent internet addiction class.Results: LPA resulted in three distinct profiles: the low internet addiction group (42.10%), the moderate internet addiction group (35.70%) and the high internet addiction group (22.20%). Impulsivity and depression increased with internet addiction severity levels, whereas social support was inversely related to the severity of internet addiction. Male freshmen with high impulsivity, low social support and high depression were more likely to be included in the high internet addiction group.Conclusion: This study highlights that impulsivity, social support and depression may predict internet addiction in male college freshmen. Our findings have important practical implications for college educators and counselors in developing interventions for internet addiction. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6917d861db2340e5a51d4b6f5f4432bf2022-12-21T21:30:38ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402021-03-011210.3389/fpsyt.2021.642914642914Impulsivity, Social Support and Depression Are Associated With Latent Profiles of Internet Addiction Among Male College FreshmenYue Zhang0Yue Zhang1Zhuang Liu2Yuhong Zhao3Yuhong Zhao4School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, ChinaDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, ChinaSchool of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, ChinaDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, ChinaClinical Research Center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, ChinaBackground: The rate of internet addiction is increasing in college students. The first year at college is a particularly vulnerable period for internet addiction. Students' psychological characteristics are likely to play an important role in internet addiction. Our study aimed to assess the relationship between impulsivity, social support, depression and internet addiction among male college freshmen.Materials and Methods: The current study utilized latent profile analysis (LPA) to identify at-risk profiles among 734 college freshmen (100% male) based on their Internet Addiction Test item ratings. We compared the levels of impulsivity, social support and depression among different profiles and investigated whether these variables could predict each latent internet addiction class.Results: LPA resulted in three distinct profiles: the low internet addiction group (42.10%), the moderate internet addiction group (35.70%) and the high internet addiction group (22.20%). Impulsivity and depression increased with internet addiction severity levels, whereas social support was inversely related to the severity of internet addiction. Male freshmen with high impulsivity, low social support and high depression were more likely to be included in the high internet addiction group.Conclusion: This study highlights that impulsivity, social support and depression may predict internet addiction in male college freshmen. Our findings have important practical implications for college educators and counselors in developing interventions for internet addiction.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.642914/fullfreshmeninternet addictionimpulsivitydepressionsocial supportlatent profile analysis |
| spellingShingle | Yue Zhang Yue Zhang Zhuang Liu Yuhong Zhao Yuhong Zhao Impulsivity, Social Support and Depression Are Associated With Latent Profiles of Internet Addiction Among Male College Freshmen Frontiers in Psychiatry freshmen internet addiction impulsivity depression social support latent profile analysis |
| title | Impulsivity, Social Support and Depression Are Associated With Latent Profiles of Internet Addiction Among Male College Freshmen |
| title_full | Impulsivity, Social Support and Depression Are Associated With Latent Profiles of Internet Addiction Among Male College Freshmen |
| title_fullStr | Impulsivity, Social Support and Depression Are Associated With Latent Profiles of Internet Addiction Among Male College Freshmen |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impulsivity, Social Support and Depression Are Associated With Latent Profiles of Internet Addiction Among Male College Freshmen |
| title_short | Impulsivity, Social Support and Depression Are Associated With Latent Profiles of Internet Addiction Among Male College Freshmen |
| title_sort | impulsivity social support and depression are associated with latent profiles of internet addiction among male college freshmen |
| topic | freshmen internet addiction impulsivity depression social support latent profile analysis |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.642914/full |
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