ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2018
Interference with Processing Negative Stimuli in Problematic Internet Users: Preliminary Evidence from an Emotional Stroop Task.
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- Interpersonal Guilt and Problematic Online Behaviors: The Mediating Role of Emotion Dysregulation.Clinical neuropsychiatry · 2022Article
- Problematic Internet Usage and Self-Esteem in Chinese Undergraduate Students: The Mediation Effects of Individual Affect and Relationship Satisfaction.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Problematic Internet Use and Emotional Dysregulation Among Young People: A Literature Review.Clinical neuropsychiatry · 2021Article
- Problematic Internet Use in Lonely Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Detachment from Parents.Clinical neuropsychiatry · 2020Article
- Impulsivity and Alexithymia in Virtual Worlds: A Study on Players of World of Warcraft.Clinical neuropsychiatry · 2019Article
- Problematic video game use as an emotional coping strategy: Evidence from a sample of MMORPG gamers.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2019Article
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Abstract
Although it has been proposed that problematic Internet use (PIU) may represent a dysfunctional coping strategy in response to negative emotional states, there is a lack of experimental studies that directly test how individuals with PIU process emotional stimuli. In this study, we used an emotional Stroop task to examine the implicit bias toward positive and negative words in a sample of 100 individuals (54 females) who also completed questionnaires assessing PIU and current affect states. A significant interaction was observed between PIU and emotional Stroop effects (ESEs), with participants who displayed prominent PIU symptoms showing higher ESEs for negative words compared to other participants. No significant differences were found on the ESEs for positive words among participants. These findings suggest that PIU may be linked to a specific emotional interference with processing negative stimuli, thus supporting the view that PIU is a dysfunctional strategy to cope with negative affect. A potential treatment implication for individuals with PIU includes a need to enhance the capacity to process and regulate negative feelings.
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