Depression mediates the relationship of experiential avoidance and internet addiction: a cross-lagged mediation analysis.

ABSTRACT: Previous research has identified the contemporaneous association between experiential avoidance, depression, and Internet addiction. However, the mechanisms underlying this association are not well acknowledged. The present study aimed to use cross-lagged panel modeling to examine whether depression mediates the relation between experiential avoidance and Internet addiction and whether gender plays a role in the relation. A total of 2731 participants (934 male, Mean_age=18.03) were recruited from a university at the baseline study (December 2019). Data was collected at all 3 time points across one year (2019?2020), using 6-month intervals. Experiential avoidance, depression and Internet addiction were assessed using the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II (AAQ-II), the

SUBMITTER: Cao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10091337 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature