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

• Published in: Social behavior and personality Vol. 45; no. 2; p. 339
• Main Authors: Zhao, Lingbo, Yu, Xianglian, Zhang, Lixian, Ren, Zhihong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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

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...