Introduction Many internationally studies, in the last two decades, found problematic internet use associated with a variety of psychosocial problems, but Portugal this is recent research question specially adults. Objectives To explore relationship between Internet use, emotional regulation and self-esteem. Methods 138 Portuguese subjects (77.5% females), mean age 27.76 years old ( SD = 8.98, ...

This study integrates research on social skill and self-presentation into the recently introduced cognitive-behavioral theory of generalized problematic Internet use. The model proposed and tested here predicted that individuals who lack selfpresentational skill are especially likely to prefer online social interaction over faceto-face communication. Further, the model predicted that a preferen...

OBJECTIVE To investigate study quality and reported prevalence among the emergent area of problematic Internet use (PIU) research conducted in populations of US adolescents and college students. DATA SOURCES We searched PubMed, PsycINFO, and Web of Knowledge from inception to July 2010. STUDY SELECTION Using a keyword search, we evaluated English-language PIU studies with populations of US ...