What is it about?
The present study investigated the mediational effects of social stigma and self-esteem on the relationship between Body Mass Index (BMI) and Internet addiction disorder on a sample of 413 participants aged between 18 and 26 years old.
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Why is it important?
Results showed that BMI and Internet addiction are partially related. Specifically, BMI is a directly significant predictor of Internet addiction and social stigma. Social stigma, in turn, predicts self-esteem and Internet addiction. Furthermore, self-esteem predicts Internet addiction. We found that people who are stigmatized for being overweight exhibit low levels of perceived self-esteem, and increase, in turn, their perceived levels of Internet addiction.
Perspectives
We hope that results of the present study might be useful for clinicians in the psychological treatment of stigmatized people for being overweight and addicted to the Internet.
Prof. Barbara Caci
Universita degli Studi di Palermo
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This page is a summary of: Social stigma and self-esteem as mediators of the relationship between Body Mass Index and Internet addiction disorder. An exploratory study, Current Psychology, November 2018, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s12144-018-0054-x.
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