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Problematic Use of the Internet and Self-Regulation: A Review of the Initial Studies |
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| Published in | The Open Addiction Journal. 2012, vol. 5, p. 24-29 | |
| Abstract | Problematic Internet Use (PIU) is considered as an inability to control one's use of the Internet, which eventually involves negative consequences in daily life. Among the various psychological factors potentially involved in the development of PIU, the role of poor self-regulation capacities (e.g., high impulsivity and sensation seeking, low inhibitory control, poor decision-making abilities) has recently received increased attention. Although the number of studies currently available on this topic remains limited, our aim here is to review their findings. After briefly defining PIU and discussing the main instruments which have been developed to assess it, this article describes the studies that have investigated the relations between PIU and self-regulation. Their heterogeneous findings are discussed and avenues for future research are provided. | |
| Keywords | Internet — Addiction — Self-regulation — Self-control — Impulsivity — Sensation seeking — UPPS | |
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Article (Published version) (455 Kb) - Free access Other version: http://benthamscience.com/open/openaccess.php?toaddj/articles/V005/SI0012TOADDJ/24TOADDJ.htm |
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| Research groups | Affective sciences Unité de psychopathologie et neuropsychologie cognitive (UPNC) | |
| Citation (ISO format) | BILLIEUX, Joel, VAN DER LINDEN, Martial. Problematic Use of the Internet and Self-Regulation: A Review of the Initial Studies. In: The Open Addiction Journal, 2012, vol. 5, p. 24-29. doi: 10.2174/1874941001205010024 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:29537 |
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