- Türk Psikolojik Danışma ve Rehberlik Dergisi
- Vol: 10 Issue: 57
- How Does Problematic Internet Use Mediate The Relation Between Belongingness And Mental Well-Being?
How Does Problematic Internet Use Mediate The Relation Between Belongingness And Mental Well-Being?
Authors : Begüm Satici, M. Fatih Yilmaz
Pages : 277-295
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Publication Date : 2020-06-19
Article Type : Research
Abstract :The present study examined whether problematic internet use mediate the links between belongingness and mental well-being. This study recruited 373 (57.4% female and 42.6% male) university students and the data collected via Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale, General Belongingness Scale, and Young’s Internet Addiction Test-Short Form. The data were analyzed by structural equation modeling and bootstrapping. Results showed that belongingness significantly predicted mental well-being and this relation was mediated by problematic internet use. Consequently, results highlight the significance of identifying the mechanisms that mediate the path between belongingness and university students' mental well-being.Keywords : Mental well-being, belongingness, problematic internet use