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Interference with Processing Negative Stimuli in Problematic Internet Users: Preliminary Evidence from an Emotional Stroop Task.
Schimmenti, Adriano; Starcevic, Vladan; Gervasi, Alessia M. et al.
2018In Journal of Clinical Medicine, 7 (7), p. 177
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Keywords :
Internet addiction; behavioral addictions; emotional Stroop; negative emotions; problematic Internet use
Abstract :
[en] Although it has been proposed that problematic Internet use (PIU) may represent a dysfunctional coping strategy in response to negative emotional states, there is a lack of experimental studies that directly test how individuals with PIU process emotional stimuli. In this study, we used an emotional Stroop task to examine the implicit bias toward positive and negative words in a sample of 100 individuals (54 females) who also completed questionnaires assessing PIU and current affect states. A significant interaction was observed between PIU and emotional Stroop effects (ESEs), with participants who displayed prominent PIU symptoms showing higher ESEs for negative words compared to other participants. No significant differences were found on the ESEs for positive words among participants. These findings suggest that PIU may be linked to a specific emotional interference with processing negative stimuli, thus supporting the view that PIU is a dysfunctional strategy to cope with negative affect. A potential treatment implication for individuals with PIU includes a need to enhance the capacity to process and regulate negative feelings.
Disciplines :
Treatment & clinical psychology
Author, co-author :
Schimmenti, Adriano
Starcevic, Vladan
Gervasi, Alessia M.
Deleuze, Jory
Billieux, Joël ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE)
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
Interference with Processing Negative Stimuli in Problematic Internet Users: Preliminary Evidence from an Emotional Stroop Task.
Publication date :
2018
Journal title :
Journal of Clinical Medicine
ISSN :
2077-0383
Publisher :
MDPI, Basel, Switzerland
Volume :
7
Issue :
7
Pages :
177
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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