Intolerance of uncertainty and internet addiction among college students: the mediating roles of negative cognitive bias and difficulties in emotion regulation
10.3760/cma.j.cn371468-20231025-00179
- VernacularTitle:无法忍受不确定性与大学生网络成瘾：负性认知偏向和情绪调节困难的多重中介作用
- Author:
Yan LIN
1
;
Xiaowen HOU
;
Jingjing ZHANG
;
Guohua ZHANG
;
Bibing DAI
Author Information
1. 天津医科大学精神卫生与心理学系，天津 300070
- Keywords:
Intolerance of uncertainty;
Internet addiction;
Negative cognitive bias;
Difficulties in emotion regulation;
College student
- From:
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science
2024;33(6):527-531
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and internet addiction among college students, as well as the mediating roles of negative cognitive bias and difficulties in emotion regulation.Methods:In September 2022, 1 762 college students were assessed with intolerance uncertainty scale, negative cognitive process bias questionnaire, difficulties in emotion regulation scale and internet addiction test. SPSS 24.0 software was used for descriptive statistics and correlation analysis. AMOS 23.0 was used to construct a multiple mediation model, and Bootstrap method was used for mediation effects testing.Results:(1) The score of intolerance of uncertainty was 34.00 (28.00, 40.00), the score of negative cognitive bias was 42.00 (34.00, 50.00), the score of difficulties in emotion regulation was 26.00 (20.00, 32.00), and the score of internet addiction was 36.00 (28.00, 46.00). (2)The Spearman correlation analysis showed that intolerance of uncertainty, negative cognitive bias, difficulties in emotion regulation, and internet addiction were significantly positively correlated with each other ( r=0.343-0.626, P<0.01). (3) The results of the path analysis indicated that the direct effect of intolerance of uncentainty on internet addiction was not significant, and the total indirect effect was 0.402(95% CI=0.354-0.451).The indirect effect of negative cognitive bias was 0.253(95% CI=0.200-0.305), accounted for 62.94%(0.253/0.402) of the total indirect effect.The indirect effect of difficulties in emotion regulation was 0.052 (95% CI=0.033-0.076), accounted for 12.93%(0.052/0.402) of the total indirect effect.And the chain mediating effect of negative cognitive bias and difficulties in emotion regulation was 0.097(95% CI=0.068-0.131), accounted for 24.13%(0.097/0.402) of the total indirect effect. Conclusion:Intolerance of uncertainty is significantly positively correlated with internet addiction, and its effects on internet addiction are individually mediated by negative cognitive bias and difficulties in emotion regulation, as well as their chain mediating effects.
