Spiritual Well-being as a Mediator between Internet Addiction and Alienation

Authors : İbrahim TAŞ

Pages : 281-300

Doi:10.37898/spiritualpc.1171408

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Publication Date : 2022-10-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :One of the negative effects of Internet addiction on individuals’ personal and social life is alienation. Spiritual well-being affects both Internet addiction and the level of alienation. The present study investigated the mediator effect of spiritual well-being in the relationship between Internet addiction and alienation. The study was conducted with 320 college students: 183 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(57.2%); female and 137 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(42.8%); male. The ages of participants ranged from 19 to 35, and the mean age was 20.74. Data were collected using a personal information form, an Internet addiction scale, an alienation scale, and a spiritual well-being scale. The analyses showed that Internet addiction, alienation, and spiritual well-being were significantly correlated. Internet addiction significantly predicted alienation and spiritual well-being. Spiritual well-being significantly predicted alienation. It was found that spiritual well-being partially mediated insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(indirect effect = .1525); the relationship between Internet addiction and alienation. The results show that when spiritual well-being increases, alienation decreases.
Keywords : Internet addiction, Alienation, Spiritual well being, Mediation