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Generalized problematic Internet use and social anxiety and avoidance in Portuguese university students
| dc.contributor.author | Maia, Berta Rodrigues | |
| dc.contributor.author | Moreira, Helena T. C. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Soares, Maria João | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pereira, Ana Telma | |
| dc.contributor.author | Macedo, António Ferreira de | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-09-24T16:03:34Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-09-24T16:03:34Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Introduction: The unhealthy use of Internet has been associated with a number of negative outcomes and psychosocial problems. Aim: To explore the gender differences, relations between variables and the predictive role of generalized problematic Internet use in distress / anxiety and avoidance in social situations. Methods: 176 Portuguese university students, with a mean age of 20.13 years old (SD = 1,65; range: 18-25), filled a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Portuguese version of the Generalized Problematic Interne Use Scale 2 (GPIU) and the Social Interaction and Performance Anxiety and Avoidance Scale. Results: Males presented significant higher scores (Md = 106.13) than females (84.28) in GPIU Negative Consequences (U = 1814.500, z = -2,40, p = .017), and females presented significant higher scores (Md = 95.70; Md = 94.39) than males (58.43; 63.90) in Distress / Anxiety and in Avoidance subscales (U = 1391.500, z = -3.83, p = < .001; U = 1577.500, z = -3.136, p = .002). The Distress / Anxiety subscale was significantly and positively correlated with all GPIU factors. Preference for Online Social Interaction, Deficient Self-Regulation, and gender were significant predictors of Distress / Anxiety in social situations. Conclusions: This study confirms the harmful role of generalized problematic Internet use in social interactions. | pt_PT |
| dc.description.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2062-5871 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/46678 | |
| dc.identifier.wos | 000470323600297 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | pt_PT |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ | pt_PT |
| dc.title | Generalized problematic Internet use and social anxiety and avoidance in Portuguese university students | pt_PT |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 194 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.issue | S1 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 193 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.title | Journal of Behavioral Addictions | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.volume | 8 | pt_PT |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | article | pt_PT |