標題: | Internet use and psychological well-being among college students: A latent profile approach |
作者: | Chen, Ssu-Kuang 教育研究所 Institute of Education |
關鍵字: | Internet use;Problematic Internet use;Psychological well-being;Latent profile analysis |
公開日期: | 1-十一月-2012 |
摘要: | Studies of correlations between Internet use and psychological well-being (PW) have produced mixed results. The present study used a latent profile analysis to distinguish among populations in terms of PW profiles, and then used a multinomial logistic regression to determine how online entertainment, social use, problematic Internet use (PIU), and gender predicted each latent PW profile. The initial sample consisted of 757 Taiwanese college freshmen. Four ordered latent groups were established as follows: good PW, normative, minor-disadvantageous, and severe-disadvantageous. No latent PW profile stability was found in subsequent years: three groups (normative, minor-disadvantageous and severe-disadvantageous) emerged in Year 2, and only one group emerged in Year 3. The results indicate (a) no relationship between PW and online entertainment or gender, (b) greater PIU increased the likelihood of disadvantageous PW and decreased the probability of good PW, and (c) greater use of online resources for social purposes was related to increased probability of a participant being in the good PW group, but not associated with fewer PW problems. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
URI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2012.06.029 http://hdl.handle.net/11536/17003 |
ISSN: | 0747-5632 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.chb.2012.06.029 |
期刊: | COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR |
Volume: | 28 |
Issue: | 6 |
起始頁: | 2219 |
結束頁: | 2226 |
顯示於類別: | 期刊論文 |