The relationship between personality, defense styles, internet addiction disorder, and psychopathology in college students.
| Title | The relationship between personality, defense styles, internet addiction disorder, and psychopathology in college students. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2014 |
| Authors | Floros, G., Siomos K., Stogiannidou A., Giouzepas I., & Garyfallos G. |
| Journal | Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pagination | 672-6 |
| Date Published | 2014 Oct |
| ISSN | 2152-2723 |
| Keywords | Adult, Aggression, Anxiety, Behavior, Addictive, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Hostility, Humans, Impulsive Behavior, Internet, Least-Squares Analysis, Male, Models, Psychological, Models, Statistical, Personality, Population Surveillance, Psychopathology, Self Report, Social Skills, Students, Medical, Surveys and Questionnaires, Young Adult |
| Abstract | The purpose of this study is to assess any underlying links between personality, defense styles, Internet addiction disorder (IAD), and psychopathology in a college student sample. This is a cross-sectional study of fourth-year Greek Medical students who responded in a comprehensive test battery, which included validated questionnaires on IAD, personality traits, patterns of psychological defense styles, and psychopathology symptoms. A path model that was tested using Partial Least Squares (PLS) methodology showed that the defense styles employed by the students and certain personality traits (Impulsivity, Sensation Seeking, Neuroticism/Anxiety, and Aggression-Hostility) contributed to the prediction of variability in IAD, with IAD in turn predicting variability in overt psychopathology. |
| DOI | 10.1089/cyber.2014.0182 |
| Alternate Journal | Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw |
| PubMed ID | 25225916 |
