Potential determinants of heavier internet usage
Potential determinants of heavier internet usage
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DOI：
10.1006/ijhc.2000.0400
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发表时间：
2000-10-01
影响因子：
5.4
通讯作者：
Saling, LL
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作者：
Armstrong, L;Phillips, JG;Saling, LL
尽管互联网有其用途，但它很容易被滥用。“网络成瘾”是一个新提出的概念，来源于DSM-IV药物滥用标准。作为一个非常新的现象，过度使用互联网可能是通过预先存在的机制产生的。上瘾的因素可能是通过互动服务寻求刺激，或者互联网可能是为了逃避现实生活中的困难。因此，我们考虑了感觉寻求或自尊心差的程度预测更重的互联网使用。通过互联网或网络成瘾支持小组招募的50名参与者完成了互联网相关问题量表、MMPI-2成瘾潜力量表、Coopersmith自尊量表和感觉寻求量表。互联网相关的问题量表表现出中等水平的内部一致性，并表现出结构效度，预测时间的互联网使用和成瘾潜力量表的关系。而较差的自尊预测更高的分数在互联网相关的问题规模，冲动没有。研究人员需要重新评估以前的概念，即典型的"计算机成瘾者"是受过高等教育的男性内向者，经常需要智力刺激（肖顿，1991）。(C)北京大学出版社.
Despite its uses, the Internet is liable to be abused. "Internet Addiction" is a newly proposed construct, derived form DSM-IV criteria for substance abuse. As a very recent phenomenon, excess internet use probably arises through pre-existing mechanisms. The addictive element may be the search for stimulation through interactive services, or the Internet may serve the purpose of an escape from real-life difficulties. We therefore considered the extent to which sensation seeking or poor self-esteem predicts heavier Internet use. Fifty participants, recruited through the Internet or the Internet Addiction Support Group, completed an Internet Related Problem Scale, the MMPI-2 Addiction Potential Scale, the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory and the Sensation Seeking Scale. The Internet Related Problem Scale showed a moderate level of internal consistency and demonstrated construct validity, predicting hours of Internet use and having a relationship with the Addiction Potential Scale. While poorer self-esteem predicted greater scores on the Internet Related Problem Scale, impulsivity did not. Researchers need to re-assess previous conceptualizations of the typical "computer addict" as a highly educated, male introvert with a constant need for intellectual stimulation (Shotton, 1991). (C) 2000 Academic Press.