Relationship Between Shyness and Generalized Pathological Internet Use Among Chinese School Students: The Serial Mediating Roles of Loneliness, Depression, and Self-Esteem

Relationship Between Shyness and Generalized Pathological Internet Use Among Chinese School Students: The Serial Mediating Roles of Loneliness, Depression, and Self-Esteem

The present study aimed to explore the mediating effects of loneliness, depression, and self-esteem on the association between shyness and generalized pathological Internet use (GPIU). A total of 5215 school students completed questionnaires regarding shyness, loneliness, depression, self-esteem, an...

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Main Authors: Fengqiang Gao, Zongxin Guo, Yu Tian, Yingdong Si, Peng Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
shyness
self-esteem
loneliness
depression
GPIU
multiple mediating effects
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01822/full

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