Cyprus Turkish Journal of Psychiatry & Psychology Vol.4 Issue.2

Doi:10.35365/ctjpp.22.2.02

RESEARCH ARTICLE / ARAŞTIRMA YAZISI

The Mediating Role of Self-Control and Goal Striving in the Relationship Between Need Satisfaction, Life Goals and Internet Addiction

İhtiyaç Doyumu, Yaşam Amaçları ve İnternet Bağımlılığı Arasındaki İlişkide Öz-Kontrol ve Amaçlar için Mücadelenin Aracı Rolü

Sena Güme1, Ali Eryılmaz2

Abstract:

This study examined the mediating role of self-control and goal striving in the relationship between need satisfaction, life goals and Internet addiction. A total number of 320 university students participated in this cross-sectional study. Participants completed the Need Satisfaction Scale, The Scale of Setting Life Goals with Respect to Positive Psychotherapy, Brief Self-Control Scale, Goal Striving Scale, Internet Addiction Test and Personal Information Form. Structural equation modeling and bootstrapping were used to test the hypothesized model. Structural equation modeling results provide evidence for indirect effects of need satisfaction on Internet addiction fully mediated by self-control and goal striving. Besides, goal striving and self-control fully mediated the relationship between life goals and Internet addiction. The findings emphasized the role of self-control and goal striving in explaining the relationship between life goals, need satisfaction and Internet addiction. The findings of the research were discussed in the light of the literature and research, and suggestions were presented.

Keywords: Internet addiction, Life goals, Self-control, Need satisfaction, Goal striving

1Asst. Prof., Istanbul Medipol University, Department of Guidance and Psychological Counseling, Istanbul, Turkey, [email protected], Orchid ID: 0000-0002-2696-0304

2Prof., Yıldız Technical University, Department of Guidance and Psychological Counseling, Istanbul-Turkey, [email protected], Orchid ID: 0000-0001-9301-5946

Address of Correspondence/Yazışma Adresi: Sena Güme, Istanbul Medipol University South Campus, İstanbul-Turkey, E-mail: [email protected]

Date of Received/Geliş Tarihi: 07.10.2021, Date of Acceptance/Kabul Tarihi: 27.12.2021, Date of Online Publication/Çevirimiçi Yayın Tarihi: 31.03.2022

Citing/Referans Gösterimi: Güme, S., & Eryılmaz, A. (2022). The Mediating Role of Self-Control and Goal Striving in the Relationship Between Need Satisfaction, Life Goals and Internet Addiction, Cyprus Turkish Journal of Psychiatry & Psychology, 4(2): 130-139

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