The association between problematic Internet use, eating disorder behaviors, and well-being among Palestinian university students.

IF 1.5 4区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Psicologia-Reflexao E Critica Pub Date : 2021-10-21 DOI:10.1186/s41155-021-00198-5

Fayez Mahmid, Dana Bdier, Priscilla Chou

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Abstract

Objectives: The current study aimed to test the correlation between problematic Internet use, eating disorder behaviors, and well-being among Palestinian university students.

Methods: To examine the relationship between the study variables, a correlational study was conducted. The geographical representation of the study sample showed that 48.1% of participants were from urban populations, 48.1% were from rural villages, and 3.8% were from internally displaced people's camps.

Results: Pearson's correlation coefficient was used to test the relationship between problematic Internet use, eating disorder behaviors, and well-being. Results showed that problematic Internet use was negatively correlated to well-being (r = - .32, p < .01), and positively correlated to eating disorder behaviors (r = .39, p < .01). The regression analysis found that problematic Internet use contributes statistically and significantly towards explaining variance in eating disorder behaviors (B = .46, SE = .08, β = .32). Moreover, well-being contributed in a way that was statistically significant towards explaining variance in eating disorders behaviors (B = - .39, SE = .09, β = - .25).

Conclusion: The results of our study support previous studies that indicated that problematic Internet use was significantly and positively correlated with eating disorder behaviors, while it was significantly and negatively correlated to well-being among Palestinian university students. Further studies testing this relationship will be crucial in developing interventions to both reduce problematic Internet use and eating disorder behaviors and increase well-being among university students.

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巴勒斯坦大学生上网问题、饮食失调行为和幸福感之间的关系。

目的:本研究旨在测试巴勒斯坦大学生中有问题的网络使用、饮食失调行为和幸福感之间的相关性。方法:为检验研究变量之间的关系，进行相关研究。研究样本的地理代表性表明，48.1%的参与者来自城市人口，48.1%来自农村，3.8%来自国内流离失所者营地。结果:Pearson相关系数用于检验问题网络使用、饮食失调行为和幸福感之间的关系。结果显示，不良上网与幸福感呈负相关(r = - 0.32, p < 0.01)，与饮食失调行为呈正相关(r = 0.39, p < 0.01)。回归分析发现，有问题的网络使用对解释饮食失调行为的差异有统计学意义和显著的贡献(B = 0.46, SE = 0.08， β = 0.32)。此外，幸福感在解释饮食失调行为差异方面具有统计学意义(B = - 0.39, SE = 0.09， β = - 0.25)。结论:我们的研究结果支持了先前的研究结果，即巴勒斯坦大学生的问题网络使用与饮食失调行为显着正相关，而与幸福感显着负相关。进一步的研究测试这种关系将是开发干预措施的关键，既可以减少有问题的互联网使用和饮食失调行为，又可以提高大学生的幸福感。

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Psicologia-Reflexao E Critica PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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2.60

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24 weeks

期刊介绍： Psicologia: Reflexão & Crítica is a journal published three times a year by Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia do Desenvolvimento (Psychology Graduate Program) of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul). Its objective is to publish original works in the psychology field: articles, short reports on research and reviews as well as to present to the scientific community texts which reflect a significant contribution for the psychology field. The short title of the journal is Psicol. Refl. Crít. It must be used regarding bibliographies, footnotes, as well as bibliographical strips and references.