The current study aimed to develop and examine a moderated mediation model between
quality of social relationships and Internet addiction, with dispositional optimism as a …

What kinds of psychological features do people have when they are overly involved in
usage of the internet? Internet users in Korea were investigated in terms of internet over-use …

Mounting evidence suggests that personality traits are associated with Internet Use Disorder
(IUD) tendencies. However, little is known about the mechanisms underlying this …

Purpose Social media overload and fatigue have become common phenomena that are
negatively affecting people's well-being and productivity. It is, therefore, important to …

The Internet was born in the United States in the second half of the twentieth century; it was
initially used for military purposes but has since become a powerful instrument for …

Excessive use of the Internet and social media has been associated with behavioural
addiction, which sparked the researchers' interest in gaining a better understanding of this …

Internet addiction (IA) is a common public health problem among college students, but little
is known about the psychological mechanism of its relation to sense of coherence. This …

The current research started from the assumption that one of the major motives driving
individuals' Internet use is to relieve psychosocial problems (eg, loneliness, depression) …

Background The link between stress and Internet addiction (IA) has been confirmed.
However, the mechanism underlying the correlation is poorly understood. Thus, the current …

Background and aims Research has shown that personality traits play an important role in
problematic internet use (PIU). However, the relationship between dark personality traits (ie …