ArticleClinical neuropsychiatry2022
Interpersonal Guilt and Problematic Online Behaviors: The Mediating Role of Emotion Dysregulation.
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- Adolescents' online pornography use and psychopathological symptoms: insights from a systematic review and meta-analysis.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Emotional Dysregulation-Mediated Associations Between Guilt Proneness, Shame Proneness, and Internet Gaming Disorder Among Chinese University Students: Cross-Sectional Survey.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Symptom-level interactions between anxiety and internet addiction in Chinese adolescents: a large-scale network and residence difference analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Cognitive Profile Discrepancy as a Possible Predictor of Emotion Dysregulation in a Clinical Sample of Female Adolescents with Suicidal Behavior.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2024Article
- Problematic Pornography Use, Mental Health, and Suicidality among Young Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Solitary Experience and Problematic Social Media Use Among Young Adults: A Systematic Review with Recommendations for Future Research.Clinical neuropsychiatry · 2024Review
- Insecure Minds through the Looking Glass: The Mediating Role of Mentalization in the Relationships between Adult Attachment Styles and Problematic Social Media Use.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Press Play to Feel: The Role of Attachment Styles and Alexithymic Features in Problematic Gaming.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- The Doctor Is In(ternet): The Mediating Role of Health Anxiety in the Relationship between Somatic Symptoms and Cyberchondria.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- Article Highlights.Clinical neuropsychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
Objective: The positive association between problematic Internet use (PIU) and emotion dysregulation (ED) is well documented. Research has also found that interpersonal guilt is positively associated with ED. Nevertheless, the influence of interpersonal guilt on PIU has been scarcely examined. In the current study, we investigated the relationships among the three constructs, and tested if emotion dysregulation mediates the association between interpersonal guilt and different types of PIU, namely problematic online gaming, problematic social media use, and problematic online pornography use. Method: A sample of 434 adult participants (210 males, 48.4%) aged between 18 and 69 years old completed self-reported measures on interpersonal guilt, ED, and PIU. A structural equation modeling (SEM) framework was used to test the mediation models. Results: SEM analyses showed that ED mediates the relationship between interpersonal guilt as antecedent, and problematic online gaming, problematic social media use, and problematic online pornography use as outcomes. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that emotion dysregulation deriving from experiences of interpersonal guilt can amplify the risk of using gaming, social media, and online pornography in a problematic way. Implications for prevention and treatment of PIU are discussed.
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