Kyoko Kawaida
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Kyoko Kawaida has a total of 6 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Nobuaki Morita
Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan
1 shared publication - Tamaki Saito
Department of Social Psychiatry and Mental Health, School of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan
1 shared publication - Wenjie Yang
Student Mental Health Counseling Center, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
1 shared publication - Wenyan Hu
School of Marxism, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, China
1 shared publication - Yasukazu Ogai
Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan
1 shared publication - Zhijuan Zuo
The Mental Health Center, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 9 March 2021
- Published by MDPI AG in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Vol. 18 (5) , 2748
Maladaptive Perfectionism and Internet Addiction among Chinese College Students: A Moderated Mediation Model of Depression and Gender
The association between perfectionism and addictive behaviors has been examined in previous literature; however, few pieces of research have investigated the mediating and moderating mechanisms underlying this relationship. Using a sample of 2016 Chinese college students, the present study examined the mediator of depression between maladaptive perfectionism and Internet addiction and the moderator of gender in such associations. The findings indicated that maladaptive perfectionism was directly related to students’ Internet addiction and indirectly predicted students’ Internet addiction via the mediator of depression. Gender moderated the direct effect, rather than the indirect effect, of maladaptive perfectionism on Internet addiction. Even though males reported a lower score on Internet addiction compared to females, the effect of maladaptive perfectionism on Internet addiction was stronger for males than for females. These findings revealed the psychological mechanisms from perfectionism to Internet addiction, which contributed to the theoretical development in addiction research and provided implications for interventions to reduce Internet addiction among Chinese college students.
- 9 March 2021
- Published by MDPI AG in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Vol. 18 (5) , 2748
Open AccessMaladaptive Perfectionism and Internet Addiction among Chinese College Students: A Moderated Mediation Model of Depression and Gender
The association between perfectionism and addictive behaviors has been examined in previous literature; however, few pieces of research have investigated the mediating and moderating mechanisms underlying this relationship. Using a sample of 2016 Chinese college students, the present study examined the mediator of depression between maladaptive perfectionism and Internet addiction and the moderator of gender in such associations. The findings indicated that maladaptive perfectionism was directly related to students’ Internet addiction and indirectly predicted students’ Internet addiction via the mediator of depression. Gender moderated the direct effect, rather than the indirect effect, of maladaptive perfectionism on Internet addiction. Even though males reported a lower score on Internet addiction compared to females, the effect of maladaptive perfectionism on Internet addiction was stronger for males than for females. These findings revealed the psychological mechanisms from perfectionism to Internet addiction, which contributed to the theoretical development in addiction research and provided implications for interventions to reduce Internet addiction among Chinese college students.