Anxiety-Related Coping Styles, Social Support, and Internet Use Disorder.

ABSTRACT: Objective: The Internet can offer a seemingly safe haven for those being disappointed by relationships in the "offline world". Although the Internet can provide lonely people with opportunities to seek for help and support online, complete withdrawal from the offline world comes with costs. It is discussed if people can even become "addicted" to the Internet. Of note, meanwhile, many researchers prefer the term Internet use disorder (IUD) instead of using the term "Internet addiction". To illustrate the importance of one's own social network supporting a person in everyday life, we investigated, for the first time to our knowledge, how social resources in terms of quality and quantity might represent a buffer against the development of IUD. Furthermore, anxiety related coping styles are in

SUBMITTER: Jung S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6785757 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature