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Effects of Self-efficacy and Self-control on Internet Addiction in Middle School Students: A Social Cognitive Theory-Driven Focus on the Mediating Influence of Social Support.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate internet addiction among middle school students and to examine the mediating effects of social support in the relationships of self-efficacy and self-control with internet addiction. Methods: The participants in the study were 119 middle school stude...

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Published in:Child Health Nursing Research Vol. 26; no. 3; pp. 357 - 366
Main Author: Sun-Yi Yang
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Published: Child Health Nursing Research 2020
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        au: Sun-Yi Yang
        affil: Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, Konyang University, Daejeon, Korea
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          Internet Addiction
          Students, Middle School
          Behavior, Addictive
          Self-Efficacy
          Control (Psychology)
          Support, Psychosocial
          Social Learning Theory
          Human
          Male
          Female
          Adolescence
          Schools, Middle South Korea
          South Korea
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
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      ab: Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate internet addiction among middle school students and to examine the mediating effects of social support in the relationships of self-efficacy and self-control with internet addiction. Methods: The participants in the study were 119 middle school students in J city. The measurements included a self-efficacy scale, a self-control scale, a social support scale, and the Internet Addiction Scale for Youth. Data were analyzed using the independent t-test or Mann-Whitney U test, one-way analysis of variance, the Scheffe test, Pearson correlation coefficients, and multiple-regression using SPSS version 22.0. Mediation effects were analyzed by the Sobel test and Baron and Kenny's hierarchical analysis technique. Results: Significant correlations were found among self-efficacy, self-control, and internet addiction. Social support had partial mediating effects in the relationship between self-efficacy and internet addiction, as well as in the relationship between self-control and internet addition. Conclusion: In order to prevent internet addiction, the promotion of interactions among peers, which is a component of social support, is particularly important. It is also necessary to promote face-to-face activities that can strengthen relationships. The findings suggest that intensifying social support may help reduce the level of internet addiction in middle school students.
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