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The relationship between internet addiction and interpersonal relationships among college students: The mediating
Najam Ul Hasan Abbasi1, Huang Wei Wei1, Mi Xue Xia1
1School of Psychology and Social Sciences, Mianyang Normal University, Mianyang, Sichuan, China.
Abstract:
This study aimed to explore the mediating effect of perceived social support level on the relationship between Internet addiction and interpersonal relationships. We analyzed data from 484 freshmen to seniors from various universities in China, using a convenience sampling method and primarily employing a questionnaire survey. The questionnaires used included the "Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS)", " Chinese Internet Addiction Scale (CIAS)", and "Interpersonal Relationship Comprehensive Diagnostic Scale". After analyzing the collected data using SPSS23.0, it was found that perceptive social support was significantly positively correlated with interpersonal (r = 0.314, p < 0.01), while Internet addiction was significantly negatively correlated with perceptive social support (r = -0.097, p < 0.05). In addition, Internet addiction also had a significant negative correlation with interpersonal relationships (r = -0.278, p < 0.01). In addition, we also found that perceived social support plays a mediating role in the influence of Internet addiction on college students' interpersonal relationships. Therefore, it can be concluded that the level of perceived social support of college students can significantly predict their interpersonal relationships and plays a mediating role in the influence of Internet addiction on interpersonal relationships.
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