ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023
The Moderator Effect of Subthreshold Autistic Traits on the Relationship between Quality of Life and Internet Addiction.
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- Caught in the Web of the Net? Part I: Meta-analyses of Problematic Internet Use and Social Media Use in (Young) People with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2025Pooled it
- Psychological wellbeing of Italian students and clinical assessment tools at university counseling services during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Pooled it
- The effectiveness of an online-based psychosocial program for parents of children with neurodevelopmental disorders - a randomized controlled trial.Child and adolescent mental health · 2026Trial
- The Relationship Between Impulsivity, Anxiety and Internet Addiction in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Moderated Mediation Model.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2026Article
- Resilience and coping styles mediate the associations of autistic and ADHD traits with internet addiction in general adolescents.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Association between Problematic Internet and Mobile Phone Use, autistic traits, and psychological distress among adults: A cross-sectional survey.PLOS mental health · 2026Article
- Exploring the links between sensory sensitivity, autistic traits and autism-related eating behaviours in a sample of adult women with eating disorders.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Promoting Well-Being from a Gender Perspective: A Systematic Review of Interventions Using Digital Tools and Serious Games.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Italian Validation of the Online Student Engagement Scale (OSE) in Higher Education.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Socio-demographic and mental health correlates of internet addiction amongst Hong Kong university students under COVID-19.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
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Abstract
People with sub-threshold autistic traits (SATs) are more prone to develop addictive behaviors such the ones linked to Internet abuse. The restrictions for anti-COVID-19 distancing measures encourage social isolation and, consequently, increase screen time, which may lead to Internet addiction (IA). However, a better quality of life (QoL) may have function as a protective factor against the development of IA. This study wanted to investigate the relation between SATs, QoL, and the overuse of the Internet in a group of 141 university students in the North of Italy. Participants completed a battery of tests. Results suggest that QoL is a predictive factor of IA and that the relationship between QoL and IA is significantly moderated by SATs. This could mean that SATs might represent a risk factor for IA, even when people have a better quality of life. Differences between female and male students are discussed, as well as possible implications for practice.
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