The relationship between trait procrastination, internet use, and psychological functioning: Results from a community sample of German adolescents
Reinecke L, Meier A, Beutel ME, Schemer C, Stark B, Woelfling K, Mueller KW (2018)
Publication Language: English
Publication Type: Journal article, Original article
Publication year: 2018
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Book Volume: 9
Article Number: 913
Open Access Link: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00913/full
Abstract
Adolescents with a strong tendency for irrational task delay (i.e., high trait procrastination) may be particularly prone to use Internet applications simultaneously to other tasks (e.g., during homework) and in an insufficiently controlled fashion. Both Internet multitasking and insufficiently controlled Internet usage may thus amplify the negative mental health implications that have frequently been associated with trait procrastination. The present study explored this role of Internet multitasking and insufficiently controlled Internet use for the relationship between trait procrastination and impaired psychological functioning in a community sample of N = 818 early and middle adolescents. Results from multiple regression analyses indicate that trait procrastination was positively related to Internet multitasking and insufficiently controlled Internet use. Insufficiently controlled Internet use, but not Internet multitasking, was found to partially statistically mediate the association between trait procrastination and adolescents' psychological functioning (i.e., stress, sleep quality, and relationship satisfaction with parents). The study underlines that adolescents with high levels of trait procrastination may have an increased risk for negative outcomes of insufficiently controlled Internet use.
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APA:
Reinecke, L., Meier, A., Beutel, M.E., Schemer, C., Stark, B., Woelfling, K., & Mueller, K.W. (2018). The relationship between trait procrastination, internet use, and psychological functioning: Results from a community sample of German adolescents. Frontiers in Psychology, 9. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00913
MLA:
Reinecke, Leonard, et al. "The relationship between trait procrastination, internet use, and psychological functioning: Results from a community sample of German adolescents." Frontiers in Psychology 9 (2018).
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