Loneliness, social contacts and Internet addiction: A cross-lagged panel study

By Mike Z. Yao, Zhi-Jin Zhong. Computers in Human Behavior, 2014

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Subfields: Information Systems and Management, Sociology and Political Science

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Reciprocal associations between shyness, self-esteem, loneliness, depression and Internet addiction in Chinese adolescents (2020, background): “…bidirectional associations among loneliness, depression, and Internet addiction based on CLPD, and results indicated that initial Internet addiction could positively predict later loneliness, whereas depression and Internet addiction could not predict each other across time (Yao and Zhong 2014).”
Internet Addiction and Perceived Self-Efficacy Among University Students (2019, background): “In testing the relationship between internet addiction and other psychological problems, Yao and Zhong (2014) showed that excessive and unhealthy internet use increased feelings of loneliness over time, and low self-efficacy had a moderate and positive bivariate relationship with internet addiction.”
The impact of technology on older adults' social isolation (2016, neutral): “IT has made a significant impact on individuals’ lives (Khosravi & Rezvani, 2012; Khosravi, Rezvani, & Ahmad, 2013; Rezvani, Khosravi, & Ahmad, 2012; Rezvani, Khosravi, Subasinghage, & Perera, 2012; Tennyson & Sisk, 2011; Yao & Zhong, 2014).”
Internet Addiction and its Psychosocial Risks (Depression, Anxiety, Stress and Loneliness) among Iranian Adolescents and Young Adults: A Structural Equation Model in a Cross-Sectional Study (2016, background): “Social and behavioral scholars generally concur that IA phenomenon exists and causes unhealthy psychological and social well-being (Shapira et al. 2003; Stavropoulos et al. 2013; Wang and Wang 2011; Yao and Zhong 2014) among users, especially adolescents (Christakis 2010; Smahel et al. 2012).”
What type of content are smartphone users addicted to?: SNS vs. games (2016, background): “For example, based on a sample of 636 college students in Hong Kong, Yao and Zhong (2014) showed that loneliness predicted Internet addiction six months later.”
The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on internet use and escapism in adolescents (2020, background): “This unhealthy internet use in adolescents is shown to increase loneliness over time (Yao & Zhong, 2014).”
Loneliness and Social Internet Use: Pathways to Reconnection in a Digital World? (2018, background): “Although longitudinal evidence is limited, one such study indicates that Internet addiction predicts increases in loneliness over time (Yao & Zhong, 2014).”