Seeking safety on the internet: Relationship between social anxiety and problematic internet use

Highlights ► Social anxiety is a strong unique predictor of problematic internet use (PIU). ► Social anxiety is associated with perceptions of greater control and decreased threat when communicating online. ► Face-to-face threat appraisal mediated the relationship between social anxiety and PIU. ► R...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of anxiety disorders 2012-01, Vol.26 (1), p.197-205
Hauptverfasser:	Lee, Bianca W, Stapinski, Lexine A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Addiction Adolescent Adult Adult and adolescent clinical studies Aged Anxiety - psychology Anxiety disorders. Neuroses Anxiety-Depression Behavior, Addictive - psychology Biological and medical sciences Communication Depression - psychology Female Humans Internet Interpersonal Relations Interpersonal relationships Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Phobia Phobic Disorders - psychology Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Psychiatry Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Quality Social anxiety Social avoidance Social phobia Threat Vulnerability
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights ► Social anxiety is a strong unique predictor of problematic internet use (PIU). ► Social anxiety is associated with perceptions of greater control and decreased threat when communicating online. ► Face-to-face threat appraisal mediated the relationship between social anxiety and PIU. ► Relationship quality online compared to offline did not differ. ► Preference for online communication predicted face-to-face avoidance (controlling for fear of negative evaluation).
ISSN:	0887-6185 1873-7897
DOI:	10.1016/j.janxdis.2011.11.001