The relationship between problematic Internet use, God attachment, and psychological functioning among adults at a Christian university.

In the present study, we utilised structural equation modelling (SEM) to investigate the relationship between God attachment and problematic Internet use, mediated by emotional distress. Findings supported the proposed hypothesis that anxious God attachment (i.e., anxiety about God's abandonment) pr...

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Publicado en:Mental Health, Religion & Culture Vol. 17; no. 3; pp. 239 - 252
Autores principales: Knabb, Joshua J., Pelletier, Joseph
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Mar2014
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          Online and Professional Studies, California Baptist University, Online and Professional Studies, 10370 Hemet Street, Riverside92503, USA
          School of Behavioral Sciences, California Baptist University, 8432 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside92504, USA
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        Analysis of variance
        Psychology of college students
        Internet
        Psychological tests
        Spirituality
        Psychological stress
        Cross-sectional method
        Goodness-of-fit tests
        Probability theory
        Questionnaires
        Regression analysis
        Statistics
        Data analysis
        Structural equation modeling
        Data analysis software
        Descriptive statistics
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          Psychology of college students
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          Spirituality
          Psychological stress
          Cross-sectional method
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          Wired Telecommunications Carriers
          Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
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          Probability theory
          Questionnaires
          Regression analysis
          Statistics
          Data analysis
          Structural equation modeling
          Data analysis software
          Descriptive statistics
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        addiction
        attachment
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        God
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      ab: In the present study, we utilised structural equation modelling (SEM) to investigate the relationship between God attachment and problematic Internet use, mediated by emotional distress. Findings supported the proposed hypothesis that anxious God attachment (i.e., anxiety about God's abandonment) predicts both problematic Internet use (i.e., obsessing about the Internet, neglecting tasks and relationships due to the Internet, struggling to control Internet use) and psychological distress (i.e., depression, anxiety, stress, worry). In addition, weak-to-moderate correlations emerged between depression, anxiety, stress, and worry and problematic Internet use. Further research is needed to generalise and replicate these preliminary results.
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