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The effect of physical activities on internet addiction in college students: the mediating effect of self-control
Yan Sun1, Yu Wang2, Hongjun Yu3
1Department of Physical Education, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China.
Objective:
To investigate the relationship between college students' physical activities and Internet addiction, to investigate the role self-control control plays in this relationship, and to provide a theoretical foundation for the alleviation of college students' tendency to Internet addiction and intervention treatment.
Methods:
A questionnaire survey was conducted on 471 college students using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), the Revised Chen Internet Addiction Scale (CIAS-R), and the Self-Control Scale (SCS).
Results:
Internet addiction was significantly negatively correlated with physical activities (overall; min/WK, r = -0.115, P < 0.05), with high-intensity physical activities (min/WK, r = -0.179, P < 0.01), and with low-intensity physical activities (r = -0.103, P < 0.05); self-control was significantly positively correlated with physical activities (overall; min/WK, r = 0.150, P < 0.01), with moderate-intensity physical activities (min/WK, r = 0.139, P < 0.01) while it was significantly negatively correlated with Internet addiction (min/WK, r = -0.349, P < 0.01). The mediating effect follows the path: physical activity → self-control → internet addiction.
Conclusion:
Physical activity can have a direct negative effect on college students' Internet addiction, and also influence Internet addiction through the mediating effect of self-control.
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