Loneliness and rumination serially mediate the relationship between social anxiety and internet addiction among Turkish university students.
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| Titel: | Loneliness and rumination serially mediate the relationship between social anxiety and internet addiction among Turkish university students. |
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| Autoren: | Öztekin GG; Department of Psychology, Faculty of Science and Letters, Agri Ibrahim Cecen University, Fırat MahallesiYeni Üniversite Caddesi No: 2 AE/1 04100 Merkez, Ağrı, Turkey., Turp HH; Department of Guidance and Psychological Counseling, Faculty of Education, Agri Ibrahim Cecen University, Agri, Turkey., Abdullah Alshehri N; Department of Education and Psychology, University of Hafr Al Batin, Hafr Al Batin, Saudi Arabia., Mohammed Abdullah Alkhulayfi A; Department of Psychology, Faculty of Science and Letters, Agri Ibrahim Cecen University, Fırat MahallesiYeni Üniversite Caddesi No: 2 AE/1 04100 Merkez, Ağrı, Turkey., Alkhulayfi A; Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Economics and Administration, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia., Yıldırım M; Department of Psychology, Faculty of Science and Letters, Agri Ibrahim Cecen University, Fırat MahallesiYeni Üniversite Caddesi No: 2 AE/1 04100 Merkez, Ağrı, Turkey. muratyildirim@agri.edu.tr.; Psychology Research Center, Khazar University, Baku, Azerbaijan. muratyildirim@agri.edu.tr. |
| Quelle: | Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2025 Nov 17; Vol. 15 (1), pp. 40231. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Nov 17. |
| Publikationsart: | Journal Article |
| Sprache: | English |
| Info zur Zeitschrift: | Publisher: Nature Publishing Group Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101563288 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2045-2322 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 20452322 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Sci Rep Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: London : Nature Publishing Group, copyright 2011- |
| MeSH-Schlagworte: | Loneliness*/psychology , Students*/psychology , Internet Addiction Disorder*/psychology , Internet Addiction Disorder*/epidemiology , Anxiety*/psychology , Rumination, Cognitive* , Behavior, Addictive*/psychology, Humans ; Male ; Female ; Young Adult ; Universities ; Turkey/epidemiology ; Adult ; Adolescent ; Internet ; Surveys and Questionnaires |
| Abstract: | Competing Interests: Declarations. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests. Ethical approval: All procedures performed in studies involving humanparticipants were in accordance with the ethical standards of theinstitutional and national research committee and with the 1964 HelsinkiDeclaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Ağrı İbrahim ÇeçenUniversity Scientific Research Ethics Committee (decision no: E-95531838-050.99-124704). Informed consent: Informed Consent was obtained from all participants included in the study. The first page of the survey form contained the informed consent form and information about the research and participant rights. Participants who approved of the informed consent form could answer the research questions. The widespread use of the internet brings with it both advantages and disadvantages. The current research sought to investigate the serial mediating role of loneliness and rumination in the link between social anxiety and internet addiction. This study consisted of 1,717 Turkish university students. The participants' mean age was 21.70 (SD = 1.90). The findings indicated that social anxiety was positively related to internet addiction. Loneliness served as a mediator in the link between social anxiety and internet addiction. Rumination mediated the effect of social anxiety on internet addiction. The results also supported the serial mediation model, specifically revealing that individuals with social anxiety may have high levels of loneliness, which may be associated with high levels of rumination, and this was related to high levels of internet addiction. The results of this study indicate the need for psychoeducational programs for university students to raise awareness about the negative consequences of social anxiety, loneliness, rumination, and excessive internet use. (© 2025. The Author(s).) |
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| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Internet addiction; Loneliness; Rumination; Social anxiety; University students |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20251117 Date Completed: 20251118 Latest Revision: 20251120 |
| Update Code: | 20251121 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC12624002 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-025-24035-2 |
| PMID: | 41249386 |
| Datenbank: | MEDLINE |
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Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstract: | Competing Interests: Declarations. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests. Ethical approval: All procedures performed in studies involving humanparticipants were in accordance with the ethical standards of theinstitutional and national research committee and with the 1964 HelsinkiDeclaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Ağrı İbrahim ÇeçenUniversity Scientific Research Ethics Committee (decision no: E-95531838-050.99-124704). Informed consent: Informed Consent was obtained from all participants included in the study. The first page of the survey form contained the informed consent form and information about the research and participant rights. Participants who approved of the informed consent form could answer the research questions.<br />The widespread use of the internet brings with it both advantages and disadvantages. The current research sought to investigate the serial mediating role of loneliness and rumination in the link between social anxiety and internet addiction. This study consisted of 1,717 Turkish university students. The participants' mean age was 21.70 (SD = 1.90). The findings indicated that social anxiety was positively related to internet addiction. Loneliness served as a mediator in the link between social anxiety and internet addiction. Rumination mediated the effect of social anxiety on internet addiction. The results also supported the serial mediation model, specifically revealing that individuals with social anxiety may have high levels of loneliness, which may be associated with high levels of rumination, and this was related to high levels of internet addiction. The results of this study indicate the need for psychoeducational programs for university students to raise awareness about the negative consequences of social anxiety, loneliness, rumination, and excessive internet use.<br /> (© 2025. The Author(s).) |
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| ISSN: | 2045-2322 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-025-24035-2 |