Supervisor's neuroticism and problematic Internet use among graduate students: the mediating role of supervisor-student relationship quality and the moderating role of fear of the supervisor's negative evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Graduate students exhibit vulnerability to problematic Internet use, which can result in adverse physical, psychological, and social consequences. However, limited studies have addressed this issue among graduate students, and even fewer have explored the unique factors contributing to their problematic Internet use. Therefore, to address this gap, the current study aims to probe the relationship between supervisor's neuroticism and problematic Internet use among graduate students, the mediating effect of the supervisor-student relationship quality, as well as the moderating effect of fear of the supervisor's negative evaluation.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2018 at three universities in Beijing, China. Anonymous data from 448 graduate students

SUBMITTER: Chu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11330019 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature