標題: | Impulsivity as a precedent factor for problematic Internet use: How can we be sure? |
作者: | Chen, Ssu-Kuang Lo, Meng-Ting Lin, Sunny S. J. 教育研究所 Institute of Education |
關鍵字: | Impulsivity;Problematic Internet use;Cross-lagged analysis;Gender difference |
公開日期: | 1-十月-2017 |
摘要: | Previous research has suggested that problematic Internet use (PIU) is associated with impulse control disorder. Although researchers have suggested that impulsivity is a risk factor for PIU, the literature lacks longitudinal evidence on the relationship between impulsivity and PIU. We aimed to use a cross-lagged analytic framework to identify temporal order effects and hypothesised that impulsivity was the precedent factor for PIU. In a panel sample of college students (N = 367), trait impulsivity and PIU were measured in the spring of freshman year and in their junior year. The measures included a self-developed PIU Scale and the revised Impulsiveness Scale based on Barratt's concept. We found that "non-planning impulsivity" was not associated with PIU. The "motor impulsivity" subfactor was thus adopted in the cross-lagged model. The results suggest that motor impulsivity and PIU were stable across time. Motor impulsivity at Time 1 positively predicted PIU at Time 2, but PIU at Time 1 did not predict motor impulsivity at Time 2. A further investigation using gender as a moderator found a gender difference in the temporal relationship. Because motor impulsivity is a risk factor for PIU, potential prevention strategies based on this result are suggested. |
URI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12231 http://hdl.handle.net/11536/144118 |
ISSN: | 0020-7594 |
DOI: | 10.1002/ijop.12231 |
期刊: | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY |
Volume: | 52 |
起始頁: | 389 |
結束頁: | 397 |
顯示於類別: | 期刊論文 |