Socio-emotional ability, temperament and coping strategies associated with different use of Internet in Internet addiction.
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci
; 22(11): 3461-3466, 2018 06.
Article
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| ID: mdl-29917199
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The aim of the present study was to compare socio-emotional patterns, temperamental traits, and coping strategies, between a group of Internet addiction (IA) patients and a control group. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
Twenty-five IA patients and twenty-six healthy matched subjects were tested on IA, temperament, coping strategies, alexithymia and attachment dimensions. Participants reported their prevalent Internet use (online pornography, social networks, online games).RESULTS:
The IA patients using Internet for gaming online showed a greater attitude to novelty seeking and a lower tendency to use socio-emotional support and self-distraction compared to patients using Internet for social networking. Moreover, they showed a lower level of acceptance than patients using Internet for pornography. In the control group, the participants using Internet for online gaming showed higher levels of IA, emotional impairments and social alienation compared to social-networks and pornography users.CONCLUSIONS:
Findings showed a higher psychological impairment in gaming online users compared to social networking and online pornography users.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Temperament
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Adaptation, Psychological
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Behavior, Addictive
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Internet
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Emotions
Type of study:
Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci
Journal subject:
FARMACOLOGIA
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TOXICOLOGIA
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Italy
Publication country:
IT
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ITALIA
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ITALY
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ITÁLIA