AUTHOR=Zhou Ruoyu , Morita Nobuaki , Zhu Chunmu , Ogai Yasukazu , Saito Tamaki , Yang Wenjie , Ogawa Mitsue , Zhang Hong 

TITLE=The relationship between self-control and internet gaming disorder and problematic social networking site use: the mediation effects of internet use motives

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychiatry

VOLUME=Volume 15 - 2024

YEAR=2024

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1369973

DOI=10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1369973

ISSN=1664-0640

ABSTRACT=This study analysed the relationships between problematic social networking site use (PSNSU), Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD), motives for internet use, and self-control among university students in China and Japan. the The purpose of this study was to analyse the indirect effects between self-control and different types of internet addiction (IGD and PSNSU) via motives for internet use among male and Female female users. The sample consisted of 697 university students (465 female; 397 Chinese). Path analysis was conducted on male and Female female users to examine the relationships between the study variables. The findings revealed that the capacity for self-control exerted significant indirect effects on IGD through the motives of enhancement (β = 0.096**, p = 0.005), Social (β = -0.090**, p = 0.007), and conformity (β = -0.117**, p = 0.001). However, these indirect effects were only observed in the male group. Furthermore, the capacity for self-control also exhibited indirect effects on PSNSU through motives of enhancement, social, coping, and conformity. Motives for internet use had a greater impact on PSNSU compared to IGD. Gender differences in some mediating effects (enhancement, social, coping) were identified. These findings contribute to a better understanding of the extent to which motivations for internet use influence different types of problematic internet use.