Problematic internet use and alexithymia: a meta-analysis
The current meta-analysis examined the relationship between problematic internet use and alexithymia, that is the inability to recognize emotions. A bibliographic search was carried out using the Scopus, PsycInfo, PubMed, Web of Science and ProQuest databases, recovering a total of 26 independent ef...
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| description | The current meta-analysis examined the relationship between problematic internet use and alexithymia, that is the inability to recognize emotions. A bibliographic search was carried out using the Scopus, PsycInfo, PubMed, Web of Science and ProQuest databases, recovering a total of 26 independent effect sizes from 25 papers that met the inclusion criteria. The total sample was composed of 13,313 subjects. The results revealed an association between problematic internet use and alexithymia (r = .25), hence those subjects who show higher scores of alexithymia also have higher levels of problematic internet use. The presence of publication bias is not appreciated. Implications and limitations of the work are discussed. The need to continue investigating the relationship between the two variables is pointed out, especially through longitudinal studies and in varied age groups. |
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| spelling | oai:ojs2.apuntesuniversitarios.upeu.edu.pe:article/12402022-09-30T04:29:04Z Problematic internet use and alexithymia: a meta-analysis Uso problemático de internet y alexitimia: un meta-análisis Hidalgo Fuentes, Sergio Keywords: Internet, addiction, alexithymia, emotions, psychology. Internet, adicción, alexitimia, emociones, psicología. The current meta-analysis examined the relationship between problematic internet use and alexithymia, that is the inability to recognize emotions. A bibliographic search was carried out using the Scopus, PsycInfo, PubMed, Web of Science and ProQuest databases, recovering a total of 26 independent effect sizes from 25 papers that met the inclusion criteria. The total sample was composed of 13,313 subjects. The results revealed an association between problematic internet use and alexithymia (r = .25), hence those subjects who show higher scores of alexithymia also have higher levels of problematic internet use. The presence of publication bias is not appreciated. Implications and limitations of the work are discussed. The need to continue investigating the relationship between the two variables is pointed out, especially through longitudinal studies and in varied age groups. El presente meta-análisis examinó la relación entre el uso problemático de internet y la alexitimia, que es la incapacidad de reconocer las emociones. Para ello, se realizó una búsqueda bibliográfica en las bases de datos Scopus, PsycInfo, PubMed, Web of Science y ProQuest, recuperando un total de 26 tamaños del efecto independientes pertenecientes a 25 artículos que cumplían los criterios de inclusión. La muestra total estaba compuesta por 13,313 sujetos. Los resultados revelan una asociación entre el uso problemático de Internet y la alexitimia (r = .25), por lo que aquellos sujetos que muestran mayores puntuaciones de alexitimia presentan altos niveles de uso problemático de internet. No se aprecia la presencia de sesgo de publicación. Se discuten las implicaciones y las limitaciones del trabajo. También, se apunta la necesidad de continuar investigando la relación entre las dos variables, especialmente mediante estudios de tipo longitudinal y en grupos de edad variados. Universidad Peruana Unión 2022-09-02 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://apuntesuniversitarios.upeu.edu.pe/index.php/revapuntes/article/view/1240 10.17162/au.v12i4.1240 Apuntes Universitarios; Vol. 12 Núm. 4 (2022): Revista de Investigación Apuntes Universitarios ; 162-180 2304-0335 2225-7136 10.17162/au.v12i4 spa https://apuntesuniversitarios.upeu.edu.pe/index.php/revapuntes/article/view/1240/926 Derechos de autor 2022 Sergio Hidalgo Fuentes https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Keywords: Internet, addiction, alexithymia, emotions, psychology. Internet, adicción, alexitimia, emociones, psicología. Hidalgo Fuentes, Sergio Problematic internet use and alexithymia: a meta-analysis |
| title | Problematic internet use and alexithymia: a meta-analysis |
| title_alt | Uso problemático de internet y alexitimia: un meta-análisis |
| title_full | Problematic internet use and alexithymia: a meta-analysis |
| title_fullStr | Problematic internet use and alexithymia: a meta-analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Problematic internet use and alexithymia: a meta-analysis |
| title_short | Problematic internet use and alexithymia: a meta-analysis |
| title_sort | problematic internet use and alexithymia a meta analysis |
| topic | Keywords: Internet, addiction, alexithymia, emotions, psychology. Internet, adicción, alexitimia, emociones, psicología. |
| topic_facet | Keywords: Internet, addiction, alexithymia, emotions, psychology. Internet, adicción, alexitimia, emociones, psicología. |
| url | https://apuntesuniversitarios.upeu.edu.pe/index.php/revapuntes/article/view/1240 |
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