Abstract
Perceived stress, Internet addiction and procrastination are common issues among college students. Based on the Compensatory Internet Use (CIU) model and emotion regulation theory, this study aims to explore two possible mechanisms for the connection between perceived stress and Internet addiction: mediating effect of procrastination and moderating effect of flow experience on the Internet. Cross-sectional design and questionnaire survey were used in this study. Data were collected from 446 college students who voluntarily completed self-reporting of perceived stress, internet addiction, procrastination and flow. Potential relationship structure and moderation model between variables was calculated during the process. The results revealed that there were significant associations among perceived stress, Internet addiction, procrastination and flow. The results also showed that procrastination plays a mediating role between perceptual stress and Internet addiction, flow plays a moderating role between them. The results emphasized the importance of the intention behind college students’ overuse of the Internet. These results also provided a perspective of finding the possible causes of Internet addiction in college students, that is, individuals use the Internet to avoid stress and procrastinate, and the mobile experience on the Internet also affects the process.
Highlights
In today’s world, the Internet closely relates to our life
As a large group exposed to the Internet, college students are more likely to rely on the Internet, and relieve stress through the Internet, resulting in Internet addiction
The purpose of this study is to explore whether there is a relationship between perceived stress and Internet addiction, and hypothesize that procrastination plays a mediating role and flow plays a moderating role in this relationship
Summary
In today’s world, the Internet closely relates to our life. By March 2020, the world’s Internet penetration rate has reached 58.7%. 1167% higher than the rate over the past 20 years (Internet World Stats, 2020). For college students, the Internet is an indispensable part of study and life. College students use the network to obtain information and understand the society effectively and extensively; on the other hand, overuse of the network has become a problem that cannot be ignored. The problematic use of the Internet and Facebook is related to lower positive orientation, serious and responsible, emotional stability and openness to experience (Błachnio and Przepiorka, 2016). Severe Internet addiction is related to depression, low self-esteem and problems with semantic and speech fluency (Nie et al, 2017)
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