Relations Among Loneliness, Social Anxiety, and Problematic Internet Use

By Scott E. Caplan. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 2007

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Addictive Personality and Problematic Mobile Phone Use (2009, neutral): “Loneliness is associated with problematic or addictive Internet use, 11,47 although not with mobile phones.”
Loneliness and Social Internet Use: Pathways to Reconnection in a Digital World? (2018, background): “addiction or compulsive internet use) and loneliness (Caplan, 2007; Casale & Fioravanti, 2011; Ceyhan & Ceyhan, 2008; Hardie & Tee, 2007; Kim, LaRose, & Peng, 2009; Matsuba, 2006).”
Attachment disorganization and dissociation in virtual worlds: A study on problematic Internet use among players of online role playing games. (2012, background): “Empirical research has linked internet addiction with a plethora of psychological variables, such as anxiety (Caplan 2007, Chak and Leung 2004), feeling of loneliness (Caplan 2007), shyness (Chak and Leung 2004, Scealey et al.”
Profiling (2012, methodology): “Caplan (2007) utilizes the self-presentational theory of social anxiety (Schlenker & Leary, 1982) to provide an explanation for the above results that differs somewhat from the social compensation hypothesis: He hypothesizes that individuals higher in social anxiety are motivated to seek social…”
The Social Media Disorder Scale (2016, neutral): “…Van Rooij et al., 2015), depression (Caplan, 2007; Hong, Huang, Lin, & Chiu, 2014; Koc & Gulyagci, 2013; Yen, Ko, Yen, Wu, & Yang, 2007), loneliness (Caplan, 2007; Odaci & Kalkan, 2010; Van Rooij et al., 2015), attention de ﬁ cit (Dalbudak & Evren, 2014; Van Rooij et al., 2015; Weinstein &…”
Loneliness, social support, and preference for online social interaction: the mediating effects of identity experimentation online among children and adolescents (2011, background): “Thus, Caplan ( 2007 ) pointed out that although several studies report a significant positive correlation between loneliness and negative outcomes due to Internet use (Caplan, 2002 ; Morahan-Martin & Schumacher, 2003 ), the relationship between loneliness and preference for online social interacti”
Internet Addiction or Excessive Internet Use (2010, background): “It has been suggested (37) that the relationship between loneliness and preference for online social interaction is spurious and that social anxiety is the confounding variable.”
Depression, loneliness and Internet addiction: How important is low self-control? (2014, background): “…psychological problems such as loneliness and depression as risk factors for addiction in general (Sinha, 2007; Witkiewitz & Villarroel, 2009) and for Internet addiction in particular (Caplan, 2007; Gámez-Guadix et al., 2012; LaRose et al., 2003; Muñoz-Rivas et al., 2010; Odacı & Kalkan, 2010).”
Internet Addiction, Fatigue, and Sleep Problems Among Adolescent Students: a Large-Scale Study (2019, background): “…adverse effects of IA among adolescents such as irregular dietary habits (Bener et al. 2010, 2011), physical inactivity, lack of adequate sleep (Choi et al. 2009; Canan et al. 2013; Ekinci et al. 2014), increased depression, loneliness, and social anxiety (Caplan 2007; Celik et al. 2014).”
Attachment style, social skills, and Facebook use amongst adults (2013, background): “However, there are other SNSs and we cannot be sure that the relationships we observed generalize to other sites.”
The Effects of Boredom, Loneliness, and Distress Tolerance on Problem Internet Use Among University Students (2016, background): “Loneliness is a second factor that has been frequently associated with PIU (Ang et al. 2012; Barthakur and Sharma 2012; Caplan 2002, 2007; Ceyhan and Ceyhan 2008; Davis 2001; Dowling and Brown 2010; Kim et al. 2009; Morahan-Martin and Schumacher 2000; Odaci and Kalkan 2010).”
Loneliness as the Cause and the Effect of Problematic Internet Use: The Relationship between Internet Use and Psychological Well-Being (2009, positive): “8,9 Recently, a longitudinal study showed that the relationship between Internet use and psychological well-being might be bidirectional.”