The Resource Problematic Internet use : exploring the roles of attachment and social competency, by Nicholas Ruben Debernardi
Problematic Internet use : exploring the roles of attachment and social competency, by Nicholas Ruben Debernardi
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- Summary
- Research on Problematic Internet Use (PIU) continues to document harmful effects of Internet use among the college population, yet few theoretical explanations have been offered as a platform to conceptualize the prevalence and development of PIU. Using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analyses, this study examined a mediation model that links adult attachment, social competency, and PIU. The proposed model was grounded in attachment theory and investigated both the direct and indirect effects of attachment on PIU as well as the mediating effects of social competency constructs between adult attachment and PIU. A total of 277 undergraduate students were recruited from a medium sized, urban university to complete surveys for this study. Findings indicated that a fully mediated model provided the greatest model fitness with trust mediating the relationship between attachment avoidance and PIU, and social self-efficacy mediating the relationship between attachment anxiety and PIU. Furthermore, a moderating effect of trust on attachment avoidance and PIU was detected in the partially mediated model and confirmed in post-hoc analyses. The overall findings of the study suggest that characteristics of highly avoidantly attached and anxiously attached people lead to higher levels of PIU, such that distrusting avoidantly attached individuals and low levels of social self-efficacy among the anxiously attached play important roles in the development of PIU. Limitations and clinical implications based on attachment theory and PIU are discussed
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (126 pages)
- Note
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- "A dissertation in Counseling Psychology."
- Advisor: Chia-Chih Wang
- Vita
- Contents
-
- Introduction
- Review of literature
- Methodology
- Results
- Discussion
- Appendix A. Demographics form
- Appendix B. Instrument
- Label
- Problematic Internet use : exploring the roles of attachment and social competency
- Title
- Problematic Internet use
- Title remainder
- exploring the roles of attachment and social competency
- Statement of responsibility
- by Nicholas Ruben Debernardi
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Research on Problematic Internet Use (PIU) continues to document harmful effects of Internet use among the college population, yet few theoretical explanations have been offered as a platform to conceptualize the prevalence and development of PIU. Using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analyses, this study examined a mediation model that links adult attachment, social competency, and PIU. The proposed model was grounded in attachment theory and investigated both the direct and indirect effects of attachment on PIU as well as the mediating effects of social competency constructs between adult attachment and PIU. A total of 277 undergraduate students were recruited from a medium sized, urban university to complete surveys for this study. Findings indicated that a fully mediated model provided the greatest model fitness with trust mediating the relationship between attachment avoidance and PIU, and social self-efficacy mediating the relationship between attachment anxiety and PIU. Furthermore, a moderating effect of trust on attachment avoidance and PIU was detected in the partially mediated model and confirmed in post-hoc analyses. The overall findings of the study suggest that characteristics of highly avoidantly attached and anxiously attached people lead to higher levels of PIU, such that distrusting avoidantly attached individuals and low levels of social self-efficacy among the anxiously attached play important roles in the development of PIU. Limitations and clinical implications based on attachment theory and PIU are discussed
- Cataloging source
- UMK
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1981-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Debernardi, Nicholas Ruben
- Degree
- Ph.D.
- Dissertation note
- (School of Education).
- Dissertation year
- 2012.
- Granting institution
- University of Missouri-Kansas City,
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- theses
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1970-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Wang, Chia-Chih DC
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Attachment behavior
- Internet
- Label
- Problematic Internet use : exploring the roles of attachment and social competency, by Nicholas Ruben Debernardi
- Note
-
- "A dissertation in Counseling Psychology."
- Advisor: Chia-Chih Wang
- Vita
- Antecedent source
- not applicable
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 120-125)
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Color
- black and white
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Review of literature -- Methodology -- Results -- Discussion -- Appendix A. Demographics form -- Appendix B. Instrument
- Control code
- 910519779
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (126 pages)
- File format
- one file format
- Form of item
- online
- Level of compression
- mixed
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
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- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations.
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)910519779
- System details
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- The full text of the dissertation is available as an Adobe Acrobat .pdf file; Adobe Acrobat Reader required to view the file
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Label
- Problematic Internet use : exploring the roles of attachment and social competency, by Nicholas Ruben Debernardi
- Note
-
- "A dissertation in Counseling Psychology."
- Advisor: Chia-Chih Wang
- Vita
- Antecedent source
- not applicable
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 120-125)
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Color
- black and white
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Review of literature -- Methodology -- Results -- Discussion -- Appendix A. Demographics form -- Appendix B. Instrument
- Control code
- 910519779
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (126 pages)
- File format
- one file format
- Form of item
- online
- Level of compression
- mixed
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations.
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)910519779
- System details
-
- The full text of the dissertation is available as an Adobe Acrobat .pdf file; Adobe Acrobat Reader required to view the file
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
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