STABILITY OF IMPLICIT SELF-ESTEEM AMONG INTERNETADDICTED COLLEGE STUDENTS IN CHINA

We explored the stability of, and between-group differences in, the implicit self-esteem of Internet-addicted and Internet-nonaddicted college students in China. Internet addiction was assessed using Young's Internet Addiction Scale and the participants comprised 52 Internet addicts (26 men, 26...

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Published inSocial behavior and personality Vol. 45; no. 2; p. 339
Main Authors Zhao, Lingbo, Yu, Xianglian, Zhang, Lixian, Ren, Zhihong
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Palmerston North Scientific Journal Publishers Ltd 01.01.2017
Subjects
College students
Drug addiction
Feedback
Internet
Researchers
Response time
Self esteem
Self expression
Social isolation
Social research
Studies
Validity
Variables
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Summary:We explored the stability of, and between-group differences in, the implicit self-esteem of Internet-addicted and Internet-nonaddicted college students in China. Internet addiction was assessed using Young's Internet Addiction Scale and the participants comprised 52 Internet addicts (26 men, 26 women) and 52 Internet nonaddicts (26 men, 26 women). We then used the Implicit Association Test to assess levels of implicit self-esteem, employing a 2 (addiction, nonaddiction) × 2 (positive feedback, negative feedback) between-subjects factorial design. The pretest implicit self-esteem level of the Internet-addicted group was significantly higher than that of the control group; however, the implicit self-esteem levels of both groups were unstable. Positive feedback did not change the level of implicit self-esteem of the Internet addiction group. In future studies researchers need to pay more attention to the measurement of implicit self-esteem, long-term stability, and addiction to online games.
ISSN:0301-2212
1179-6391
DOI:10.2224/sbp.6135