Internet self-efficacy, the need for cognition, and sensation seeking as predictors of problematic use of the internet.
We conducted a study of the relationships between Internet self-efficacy, sensation seeking, the need for cognition, and problematic use of the Internet. The study was based on a randomly selected sample of 979 adult Internet users. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis of these subjects' responses on a questionnaire consisting of relevant items indicated that Internet self-efficacy and sensation seeking positively predicted problematic Internet use. Contrastingly, the need for cognition was significantly negatively associated with problematic Internet use.
Department of Psychology, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of China. junqi_shi@pku.edu.cn
Junqi
J
Shi
Zhuo
Z
Chen
Mei
M
Tian
D000328:Adult; D001143:Arousal; D016739:Behavior, Addictive; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D057226:Information Seeking Behavior; D033182:Intention; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D057181:Pleasure; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012677:Sensation