Comparison of Problematic Internet and Alcohol Use and Attachment Styles Among Industrial Workers in Korea
Abstract
The objective of this article is to fully understand Internet addiction, we aimed to compare the attachment styles and psychopathologies associated with problematic Internet use with those related to alcohol use. Through the participation of 141 male participants, the present study assessed problematic Internet and alcohol use, attachment, psychopathology, and demographic data via the use of self-rating questionnaires. We explored the significant predictors among avoidant and anxious attachments, depression, anxiety, and phobia to explain problematic Internet and alcohol use. The results showed that anxious attachment, depression, and anxiety could explain problematic alcohol use. In contrast, both anxious and avoidant attachment as well as depression and phobia explained problematic Internet use. Additionally, depression moderated the effects of avoidant attachment on problematic Internet use. We demonstrated that the interaction of attachment and psychopathology predicts problematic Internet use originating from an earlier stage of life than that associated with problematic alcohol use.
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Problematic internet use has been correlated with both anxious and avoidant attachment.
“Problematic internet use has been correlated with both being anxious (Assunção et al. 2017;Mazaheri Nejadfard and Hosseinsabet 2017;Reiner et al. 2017;Savcı and Aysan 2016;Shin et al. 2011) and having avoidant attachment (Kozan et al. 2016;Odacı and Çıkrıkçı 2014;Shin et al. 2011).”
From Addiction to Social Media and Attachment Styles: A Systematic Literature Review (2019) · cites this paper as Shin et al. 2011
The relationship between having trouble in interpersonal relationships and having high engagement online constitutes a vicious cycle for those individuals, because they will be at high risk of social withdrawal.
“Unfortunately, research indicates that the relationship between having trouble in interpersonal relationships and having a high engagement online constitutes a vicious cycle for those individuals, because they will be at high risk of social withdrawal (Shin et al. 2011).”
From Addiction to Social Media and Attachment Styles: A Systematic Literature Review (2019) · cites this paper as Shin et al. 2011
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- Authors
- Shin, S.-E., Kim, N.-S., & Jang, E.-Y.
- Affiliations
- Eunpyeong Hospital (KR)
- Saeheemang Hospital
- Hanyang University Guri Hospital (KR)
- Corresponding author
- Shin, Sang-Eun
- ORCID
- Jang, Eun-Young
- Venue
- Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2011-05-19
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 665-672
- ISSN
- 2152-2715 (ISSN-L)
- 2152-2723
- OpenAlex
- W1975103887
- Cited by
- 73
- References
- 35
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- FWCI
- 9.61
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Keywords
- problematic internet use, internet addiction, alcohol abuse, attachment styles, attachment avoidance, attachment anxiety, depression, anxiety, phobia, psychopathology, industrial workers, male workers
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Age Factors, Mental Disorders, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Object Attachment, Behavior, Addictive, Statistics, Nonparametric, Alcohol-Related Disorders, Internet, Young Adult, Republic of Korea
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