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Generalized problematic internet use and perfectionism in Portuguese university students
| dc.contributor.author | Maia, B. Rodrigues | |
| dc.contributor.author | Soares, M. J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pereira, A. T. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Marques, M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Carvalho, F. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Macedo, A. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-09-27T11:50:14Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-09-27T11:50:14Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-08-13 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Introduction: Although there are several empirical studies exploring the relationship between problematic Internet use and personality traits, few had considered perfectionism. Objectives: To explore the association between generalized problematic Internet use and perfectionism. Methods: A sample of 433 Portuguese university students (Mage = 20.15 years, SD = 1.77, range = 18-25 years) completed the Generalized Problematic Internet Use Scale 2/GPIU and the Multidimensional Perfectionism Composite Scale – short version. Results: GPIU total score (rs=.16**), Mood Regulation (rs=.22**), and Deficient Self-Regulation (rs=.13**) were correlated with Positive Striving factor. GPIU total score (rs=.38**), Preference for Online Social Interaction (rs=.16**), Mood Regulation (rs=.28**), Deficient Self-Regulation (rs = .33**), and Negative Consequences (rs=.41**) were significantly correlated with Evaluative Concerns factor. A one-way between groups analysis of variance was conducted to explore the relation between GPIU and perfectionism. Subjects were divided into three groups according to their GPIU risk levels (Group1:low-risk; Group2:medium-risk; Group3:high-risk). There was a statistically difference at p >.05 level in Positive Striving scores for the three risk level groups: F (2,430)=4.39, p=.013, and in Evaluative Concerns scores, F (2,430)=28.83, p=<.001. Post-hoc comparisons using the Tukey USD test, for Positive Striving, indicated that the mean score for Group1 (M=39.21, SD=8.56) was significantly different from Group3 (M=43.69, SD=9.74). Considering Evaluative Concerns, the mean score for Group1 (M=39.86, SD=11.31) was significantly different from Group2 (M=46.91, SD=11.42) and from Group3 (M=51.75, SD=8.54). Conclusions: GPIU is consistently related to maladaptive perfectionism. Future longitudinal studies are needed to clarify the bidirectional association between GPIU and perfectionism traits. | pt_PT |
| dc.description.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.1186 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0924-9338 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/35236 | |
| dc.identifier.wos | 000693668500276 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | pt_PT |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Problematic internet use | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Perfectionism | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | University students | pt_PT |
| dc.title | Generalized problematic internet use and perfectionism in Portuguese university students | pt_PT |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | S444 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.startPage | S444 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.title | European Psychiatry | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.volume | 64 | pt_PT |
| person.familyName | Maia | |
| person.givenName | Berta Maria Marinho Rodrigues Maia | |
| person.identifier | 641630 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-6640-6033 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 16837262200 | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | article | pt_PT |
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