Study on the relationship of perceived social support, loneliness and internet addiction disorder in vocational college students / 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To survey the state of internet addiction of vocational college students and explore the effect of perceived social support and loneliness on Internet addiction.Methods In accordance with random cluster sampling,this research used the Revised Chen Internct Addition Scale,Perceived Social Support scale,and UCLA Loneliness Scale to study lnternet addiction among a total of 1 602 vocational college students from three higher vocational colleges in Guangzhou.Results [nternet addiction rate was 9.87％,and Internet dependence rate was 24.78％.Internet addiction had a higher incidence rate among male students than that among female students (x2=19.775,P＜0.01).The perceived social support group of vocational college students was low,which indicated serious loneliness based on the Loneliness Scale,and their scores on Internet addiction tendency were higher than those of other groups (P＜0.01).The total scores in Internet addiction tendency and perceived social support were negative (r=-0.183,P＜ 0.01),which indicates positive correlation with loneliness (r=0.243,P＜ 0.01).The mediating effect of perceived social support and Internet addiction on loneliness was significant,with a mediation rate of 69.63％.Conclusion Internet addiction tendency of vocational college students is a problem that deserves more attention.Low social support and loneliness can increase the incidence rate of internet addiction tendency.Loneliness is also found to be a strong predictor of internet addiction.