J Behav Addict. 2016 Aug 24: 1-5.
Abstraktus
Pagrindai ir tikslai
Prior research has generally established parental attachment as a predictor of problematic Internet use (PIU). However, findings across studies are inconsistent as to which factor(s) of attachment style (i.e., attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance) contributes to PIU. Another gap in the literature is that as most studies highlight the importance of maternal (over paternal) attachment security in inhibiting PIU, a few researches has examined the possibility of a gender difference, where maternal and paternal attachment securities may exert different influences on males and females.
Metodai
An anonymous survey was completed by 243 undergraduate students in a public university in the U.S. Midwest. In addition to demographic information, the survey contained measurement scales to assess PIU and parental attachment (both maternal and paternal).
rezultatai
Apklausos duomenys rodo, kad (a) prisirišimo nerimas, bet ne prisirišimo vengimas, yra reikšmingai susijęs su PIU ir (b) lytis žymiai moderuoja šį ryšį, kai tėvo prisirišimo nerimas veda prie PIU studentų moterų, o motinos prisirišimo nerimas prisideda prie PIU studentų vyrų .
Išvados
This study deepens our understanding in the relationship between family upbringing, particularly parental attachment, and PIU. More specifically, attachment anxiety is found to be a significant predictor of PIU, but attachment avoidance is not. Also, contributing to the research literature is the finding of a significant gender effect in this relationship.
ŽODŽIAI:
Internet addiction; attachment style; gender; problematic Internet use
PMID: 27554503
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