Morningness-eveningness and problematic online activities

Rigó, A, Tóth-Király, I, Magi, A, Eisinger, A, Griffiths, MD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524 and Demetrovics, Z, 2023. Morningness-eveningness and problematic online activities. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. ISSN 1557-1874

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Abstract

Online activities and problematic online behaviors have recently emerged as important research topics. However, only a few studies have explored the possible associations between these behaviors and morningness-eveningness. The authors examined whether eveningness predicts these distinct problematic online behaviors differently and directly or via mediators. The associations between eveningness and three different problematic online behaviors (problematic Internet use, problematic online gaming, and problematic social media use) were explored among a large sample of Hungarian young adults (N = 1729, 57.2% female, Mage = 22.01, SDage = 1.97) by using a self-report survey. Depression and the time spent engaging in online activities were assessed as possible mediators. The effects of age and sex were controlled for. Using structural equation modeling, the results supported the association between eveningness and the higher risk for all three problematic online behaviors and highlighted that these associations were mediated by depressive mood and time spent on the activities. In addition, eveningness also predicted PIU directly. Eveningness is a risk factor for problematic online behaviors not only because of the higher amount of time spent on the activities but also because of the worse mood associated with eveningness. The results highlight that it is important to examine the different types of online activity separately and explore the role of diverse risk factors, among them morningness-eveningness.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
Creators:	Rigó, A., Tóth-Király, I., Magi, A., Eisinger, A., Griffiths, M.D. and Demetrovics, Z.
Publisher:	Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date:	17 February 2023
ISSN:	1557-1874
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1007/s11469-023-01017-x DOI 1734317 Other
Rights:	© The Author(s) 2023. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Laura Ward
Date Added:	20 Feb 2023 14:58
Last Modified:	20 Feb 2023 14:58
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/48365

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