TY - JOUR
T1 - Positive Mental Health as a Predictor of Problematic Internet and Facebook Use in Adolescents and Young Adults
AU - Murray, C
AU - Spada, Marcantonio
PY - 2017/7/25
Y1 - 2017/7/25
N2 - © 2017 Springer Science+Business Media B.V. Recent research on Problematic Internet Use and Problematic Facebook Use (PIU and PFU) has focused on the idea that people who engage in PIU or PFU are more likely to present with mental health problems. The goal of the present study was to examine the contribution of positive mental health (PMH) to PIU and PFU among adolescents and young adults. A total of 1927 Italian adolescents and young adults participated in the study. Structural equation modeling showed that PMH is negatively linked to both PIU and PFU, indicating that PMH may be an important antecedent for both PIU and PFU among adolescents and young adults. In conclusion, dimensions of PMH may be taken into account by researchers and educational practitioners in preventing both PIU and PFU.
AB - © 2017 Springer Science+Business Media B.V. Recent research on Problematic Internet Use and Problematic Facebook Use (PIU and PFU) has focused on the idea that people who engage in PIU or PFU are more likely to present with mental health problems. The goal of the present study was to examine the contribution of positive mental health (PMH) to PIU and PFU among adolescents and young adults. A total of 1927 Italian adolescents and young adults participated in the study. Structural equation modeling showed that PMH is negatively linked to both PIU and PFU, indicating that PMH may be an important antecedent for both PIU and PFU among adolescents and young adults. In conclusion, dimensions of PMH may be taken into account by researchers and educational practitioners in preventing both PIU and PFU.
KW - 1702 Cognitive Science
KW - 1701 Psychology
KW - Social Psychology
U2 - 10.1007/s10902-017-9908-4
DO - 10.1007/s10902-017-9908-4
M3 - Article
SN - 1389-4978
JO - Journal of Happiness Studies
JF - Journal of Happiness Studies
ER -
