Individualism and internet addiction: the mediating role of psychological needs

ARPACI İ., KESİCİ Ş., BALOĞLU M.

INTERNET RESEARCH, vol.28, no.2, pp.293-314, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 28 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1108/intr-11-2016-0353
  • Journal Name: INTERNET RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.293-314
  • Keywords: Internet, Individualism, Espoused culture, Internet addiction, Psychological needs, SELF-DETERMINATION, MODERATING ROLE, FIT INDEXES, ONLINE, SATISFACTION, ACHIEVEMENT, DEPRESSION, COLLECTIVISM, ADOLESCENTS, PERSONALITY
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the mediating role of psychological needs in the association between individualism and internet addiction.