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Article
The Links between Attachment and Cyberaddiction
Author(s)
Leila Menif, Faten Medini, Sana Derouiche and Wahid Melki
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DOI:10.17265/2328-2150/2016.08.006
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ABSTRACT
The growing importance of
the new technologies raises the question of the relationship between the
individual and the digital world. One of the main motivations of internet usage
is social communication. Among the few studies concerning internet usage and
the attachment, most suggest a predisposition of insecure people to the
excessive internet usage. All participants completed two self-administered
questionnaires: RSQ (relationship scale questionnaire)
and IAT (internet addiction test). The self-administered questionnaires were put
online: The link to the form was distributed by emails and social networks. Our results show a
link between attachment anxiety and problematic internet usage. Internet could
provide people having an attachment anxiety style a more reassuring environment
to interact with others. The attachment preoccupation is a factor related to
the problematic Internet usage. A management that takes into account the
motivations related to attachment may reduce recourse to the virtual world.
KEYWORDS
Attachment insecurity, addiction, problematic internet usage, social interaction.
Cite this paper
Menif, L., et al. 2016. “The Links between Attachment and Cyberaddiction.” Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 4 (8): 394-397.
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