Loneliness, social contacts and Internet addiction: A cross-lagged panel study

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Highlights：

• We examine causal orders in the relationships between IAD, loneliness, and social isolation.

• Excessive Internet use would increase feelings of loneliness over time.

• Offline social contacts with family and friends would help to reduce symptoms of IAD.

摘要

•We examine causal orders in the relationships between IAD, loneliness, and social isolation.•Excessive Internet use would increase feelings of loneliness over time.•Offline social contacts with family and friends would help to reduce symptoms of IAD.

论文关键词：Internet addiction,Depression,Loneliness,Social isolation,Cross-lagged panel design

论文评审过程：Available online 10 September 2013.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2013.08.007