Generalized problematic internet use, use of social networks, and appearance schemas in late adolescence
Introduction Research on the association between internet use and concerns about body image is still scarce. Objectives To explore the associations between generalized problematic internet use, number of social networks, and appearance schemas. Methods 216 Portuguese late adolescents (89.3% fe...
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Introduction
Research on the association between internet use and concerns about body image is still scarce.
Objectives
To explore the associations between generalized problematic internet use, number of social networks, and appearance schemas.
Methods
216 Portuguese late adolescents (89.3% females), with a mean age of 18.62 years old (SD = .488, range: 18-19) filled in an internet patterns of use questionnaire, the Generalized Problematic Interne Use Scale 2 (GPIUS2) and The Appearance Schemas Inventory-Revised (ASI-R).
Results
A total of 99.6% of the students use social networks. Subjects were divided into three groups (group1: 1-2 social networks; group 2: 3 social networks, and group 3: >3 social networks). There was a statistically difference in Motivational Salience scores (ASI-R) for the three groups [F (2, 503) = 6.0, p = .003]. Post-hoc comparisons indicated that the mean score for group 3 (M = 28.29, SD = 4.95) was significantly different from group 1 (M = 26.69, SD =4.55), and from group 2, (M = 26.87, SD =4.95). Generalized problematic internet subscales (Mood Regulation, Self-Deficient Regulation, and Negative Consequences) and total score were significantly correlated with both dimensions of ASI-R: Self-Evaluation Salience (coefficients varied from r = .31** to r = .47**) and Motivational Salience (from r = .14*, to r = .31**).
Conclusions
Generalized problematic internet use and the number of social networks are associated with adolescent’s cognitive-behavioural investment in one’s own appearance. Study carried out under the strategic project of the Centre for Philosophical and Humanistic Studies (CEFH) UID/FIL/00683/2019, funded by the FCT.
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| spelling | doaj.art-a4b58deb9cac478e85ebe7a954bca8902023-11-17T05:06:23ZengCambridge University PressEuropean Psychiatry0924-93381778-35852021-04-0164S559S56010.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.1492Generalized problematic internet use, use of social networks, and appearance schemas in late adolescenceB. Rodrigues Maia0H. Moreira1A. Macedo2A.T. Pereira3Faculty Of Philosophy And Social Sciences, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Braga, PortugalCenter For Research In Neuropsychology And Cognitive Behavioral Intervention, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, PortugalInstitute Of Psychological Medicine, Faculty Of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, PortugalInstitute Of Psychological Medicine, Faculty Of Medicine, University of Coimbra, coimbra, Portugal Introduction Research on the association between internet use and concerns about body image is still scarce. Objectives To explore the associations between generalized problematic internet use, number of social networks, and appearance schemas. Methods 216 Portuguese late adolescents (89.3% females), with a mean age of 18.62 years old (SD = .488, range: 18-19) filled in an internet patterns of use questionnaire, the Generalized Problematic Interne Use Scale 2 (GPIUS2) and The Appearance Schemas Inventory-Revised (ASI-R). Results A total of 99.6% of the students use social networks. Subjects were divided into three groups (group1: 1-2 social networks; group 2: 3 social networks, and group 3: >3 social networks). There was a statistically difference in Motivational Salience scores (ASI-R) for the three groups [F (2, 503) = 6.0, p = .003]. Post-hoc comparisons indicated that the mean score for group 3 (M = 28.29, SD = 4.95) was significantly different from group 1 (M = 26.69, SD =4.55), and from group 2, (M = 26.87, SD =4.95). Generalized problematic internet subscales (Mood Regulation, Self-Deficient Regulation, and Negative Consequences) and total score were significantly correlated with both dimensions of ASI-R: Self-Evaluation Salience (coefficients varied from r = .31** to r = .47**) and Motivational Salience (from r = .14*, to r = .31**). Conclusions Generalized problematic internet use and the number of social networks are associated with adolescent’s cognitive-behavioural investment in one’s own appearance. Study carried out under the strategic project of the Centre for Philosophical and Humanistic Studies (CEFH) UID/FIL/00683/2019, funded by the FCT. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933821014929/type/journal_articlesocial networksappearance schemasadolescenceGeneralized problematic internet use |
| spellingShingle | B. Rodrigues Maia H. Moreira A. Macedo A.T. Pereira Generalized problematic internet use, use of social networks, and appearance schemas in late adolescence European Psychiatry social networks appearance schemas adolescence Generalized problematic internet use |
| title | Generalized problematic internet use, use of social networks, and appearance schemas in late adolescence |
| title_full | Generalized problematic internet use, use of social networks, and appearance schemas in late adolescence |
| title_fullStr | Generalized problematic internet use, use of social networks, and appearance schemas in late adolescence |
| title_full_unstemmed | Generalized problematic internet use, use of social networks, and appearance schemas in late adolescence |
| title_short | Generalized problematic internet use, use of social networks, and appearance schemas in late adolescence |
| title_sort | generalized problematic internet use use of social networks and appearance schemas in late adolescence |
| topic | social networks appearance schemas adolescence Generalized problematic internet use |
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