標題: Cross-lagged relationships between problematic Internet use and lifestyle changes
作者: Lin, Chih-Hung
Chen, Ssu-Kuang
Chang, Shan-Mei
Lin, Sunny S. J.
教育研究所
Institute of Education
關鍵字: Internet use;Problematic Internet use;Lifestyles;Cross-lagged analysis;Structural equation modeling
公開日期: 1-Nov-2013
摘要: Cross-lagged analysis of panel survey data collected from Taiwanese college students (initially 387 males and 370 females) was used to examine the temporal relationship between problematic Internet use (PIU) and lifestyle changes during the first year in college. We hypothesized that a reciprocal relationship might exist between PIU and lifestyle changes. Structural equation modeling was adopted to test several nested cross-lagged relationship models. The results showed that four measures of lifestyle changes and PIU were moderately to highly stable across one year. Moreover, PIU in freshman year predicted negative changes in lifestyle in the following year, including a reduction of physical and social activities, irregular diet and unhealthy sleep. Lifestyle changes in freshman year, in contrast, did not predict PIU in sopho-more year; the hypothesized reciprocal relationship between PIU and lifestyle changes was not warranted. Implications and limitations are discussed. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
URI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2013.06.029
http://hdl.handle.net/11536/147667
ISSN: 0747-5632
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2013.06.029
期刊: COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR
Volume: 29
起始頁: 2615
結束頁: 2621
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