Problematic Internet Use and Resilience: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Problematic Internet use has become a major problem worldwide due to its numerous negative correlates in the field of health, both mental and physical, and its increasing prevalence, making it necessary to study both its risk and protective factors. Several studies have found a negative relationship...

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Autores: Hidalgo-Fuentes, Sergio, Martí-Vilar, Manuel, Ruiz-Ordóñez, Yolanda
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Recursos:Universidad a Distancia de Madrid (UDIMA)
Repositorio:udiMundus. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad a Distancia de Madrid
OAI Identifier:oai:udimundus.udima.es:20.500.12226/1486
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12226/1486
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:problematic Internet use
Internet addiction
resilience
meta-analysis
Descrição
Resumo:Problematic Internet use has become a major problem worldwide due to its numerous negative correlates in the field of health, both mental and physical, and its increasing prevalence, making it necessary to study both its risk and protective factors. Several studies have found a negative relationship between resilience and problematic Internet use, although the results are inconsistent. This meta-analysis assesses the relationship between problematic Internet use and resilience, and analyses its possible moderating variables. A systematic search was conducted in PsycInfo, Web of Science and Scopus. A total of 93,859 subjects from 19 studies were included in the analyses. The results show that there is a statistically-significant negative relationship (r = −0.27 (95% CI [−0.32, −0.22]), with publication bias. This meta-analysis presents strong evidence of the relationship between the two variables. Limitations and practical implications are discussed.