"Alexithymia, Cognitive Distortion and internet Addiction: Moderating Role of Emotional Intelligence".
Excessive engagement in online activities, also known as Internet addiction can have detrimental impacts on the mental, social, and physical well-being of individuals. This research work aims to contribute to the existing body of knowledge on internet addiction and alexithymia to provide insights th...
| Publicado en: | Psychological Reports Vol. 129; no. 4; pp. 2814 - 2840 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=194757747&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 194757747 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00332941 PSR jtl: Psychological Reports issn: 00332941 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Aug2026 vid: 129 iid: 4 pid: 344 pub: Sage Publications Inc. artinfo: ui: 194757747 10.1177/00332941241287429 ppf: 2814 ppct: 26 formats: tig: atl: "Alexithymia, Cognitive Distortion and internet Addiction: Moderating Role of Emotional Intelligence". aug: au: Rana, Jyoti Gupta, Shubhangi Darzi, Mushtaq Ahmad Amin, Faseeh Hakak, Irfan Ahmad Khurshid, Shabana affil: Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences, Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary University, Gurgaon, India Department of Management Studies, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India Management Studies, University of Kashmir, India University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India Department of Social Work, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India su: Internet addiction Mental health Compulsive behavior College students Alexithymia Emotion regulation Cognitive bias Emotional intelligence sug: subj: Internet addiction Mental health Compulsive behavior College students Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) Alexithymia Emotion regulation Cognitive bias Emotional intelligence keyword: addiction alexithymia cognitive distortion disability and trauma emotional intelligence intelligence internet addiction mental & physical health personality theory addiction alexithymia cognitive distortion disability and trauma emotional intelligence intelligence internet addiction mental & physical health personality theory ab: Excessive engagement in online activities, also known as Internet addiction can have detrimental impacts on the mental, social, and physical well-being of individuals. This research work aims to contribute to the existing body of knowledge on internet addiction and alexithymia to provide insights that may inform the development of targeted interventions to support university students at risk of internet addiction. With emotional intelligence as the moderator and cognitive distortion as the mediator, the study investigated the effect of alexithymia on internet addiction. The approach of this cross-sectional design allowed researchers to investigate intricate interactions among several elements influencing internet addiction among university students in northern Indian areas. For data collection, the study created a thorough English 53-item questionnaire. Initially, 600 surveys were distributed, and 508 useable surveys were used. All the study hypotheses have received adequate support from empirical evidence, thus offering significant insights. This study supported a direct positive correlation between alexithymia and internet addiction. Also, the findings revealed a positive relationship between alexithymia and cognitive distortions which further leads to internet addiction. Moreover, moderation results show that emotional intelligence acts as a significant moderator in this relationship between alexithymia and internet addiction. The study has added a unique antecedent of cognitive distortion of internet addiction, which is currently under-researched in previous works. This research adds to the knowledge of alexithymia as not only a personality characteristic but also a variable that should be taken into account regarding constituent processes of the regulation of emotions. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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