TY - JOUR
T1 - Association of stress coping strategies with Internet addiction in college students
T2 - The moderating effect of depression
AU - Chou, Wei Po
AU - Ko, Chih Hung
AU - Kaufman, Erin A.
AU - Crowell, Sheila E.
AU - Hsiao, Ray C.
AU - Wang, Peng Wei
AU - Lin, Jin Jia
AU - Yen, Cheng Fang
PY - 2015/10/1
Y1 - 2015/10/1
N2 - Background This study examined the association between stress-related coping strategies and Internet addiction and the moderating effect of depression in a sample of Taiwanese college students. Method A total of 500 college students (238 men and 262 women) participated in this study. Internet addiction was assessed using the Chen Internet Addiction Scale. Participants' stress coping strategies and depressive symptoms were measured using the Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced and the Beck Depression Inventory-II, respectively. We used t and chi-square tests to examine differences in demographic characteristics, depression, and stress coping strategies between participants with and without Internet addiction. Significant variables were used in a logistic regression model to examine the association between stress coping strategies and Internet addiction and the moderating effect of depression on the association. Results Results indicated that use of restraint coping was negatively associated with Internet addiction (odds ratio [OR] = 0.886, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.802-0.977), whereas denial (OR = 1.177, 95% CI: 1.029-1.346) and mental disengagement (OR = 2.673, 95% CI: 1.499-4.767) were positively associated with Internet addiction. Depression had a moderating effect on the association between denial and Internet addiction (OR = 0.701, 95% CI: 0.530-0.927). Conclusions Stress coping strategies and depression are important factors to evaluate when developing intervention programs targeting college undergraduate students with Internet addiction.
AB - Background This study examined the association between stress-related coping strategies and Internet addiction and the moderating effect of depression in a sample of Taiwanese college students. Method A total of 500 college students (238 men and 262 women) participated in this study. Internet addiction was assessed using the Chen Internet Addiction Scale. Participants' stress coping strategies and depressive symptoms were measured using the Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced and the Beck Depression Inventory-II, respectively. We used t and chi-square tests to examine differences in demographic characteristics, depression, and stress coping strategies between participants with and without Internet addiction. Significant variables were used in a logistic regression model to examine the association between stress coping strategies and Internet addiction and the moderating effect of depression on the association. Results Results indicated that use of restraint coping was negatively associated with Internet addiction (odds ratio [OR] = 0.886, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.802-0.977), whereas denial (OR = 1.177, 95% CI: 1.029-1.346) and mental disengagement (OR = 2.673, 95% CI: 1.499-4.767) were positively associated with Internet addiction. Depression had a moderating effect on the association between denial and Internet addiction (OR = 0.701, 95% CI: 0.530-0.927). Conclusions Stress coping strategies and depression are important factors to evaluate when developing intervention programs targeting college undergraduate students with Internet addiction.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.comppsych.2015.06.004
DO - 10.1016/j.comppsych.2015.06.004
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84940670179
SN - 0010-440X
VL - 62
SP - 27
EP - 33
JO - Comprehensive Psychiatry
JF - Comprehensive Psychiatry
M1 - 51532
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