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Role of Alexithymia in Predicting Internet Novel Addiction through Boredom Proneness

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  • Yuying Liu

    (Fujian Key Laboratory of “Applied Cognition & Personality”, School of Educational Science, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou 363000, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Lei Chen

    (Research Center of Brain and Cognitive Neuroscience, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Zhiyan Wang

    (Research Center of Brain and Cognitive Neuroscience, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, China)

  • Ge Guo

    (College of Early Childhood Education, Yango University, Fuzhou 350015, China)

  • Mingming Zhang

    (Research Center of Brain and Cognitive Neuroscience, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, China)

  • Shunsen Chen

    (Fujian Key Laboratory of “Applied Cognition & Personality”, School of Educational Science, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou 363000, China)

Abstract

With the development of the internet, people’s pursuit of reading entertainment has enriched internet novels, but the relevant influencing factors are still unclear. Therefore, we recruited 344 Chinese college students and employed a questionnaire survey to explore the relationship between alexithymia, boredom proneness, and internet novel addiction. The results showed that (1) there was no significant difference between female and male college students in terms of alexithymia and boredom proneness, whereas male college students had a higher total score of internet novel addiction than females. (2) There were significant positive correlations between alexithymia, boredom proneness, and internet novel addiction. (3) Boredom proneness played a partial mediating role in the impact of alexithymia on the internet novel addiction. Taken together, alexithymia may directly and indirectly predict internet novel addiction through boredom proneness.

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  • Yuying Liu & Lei Chen & Zhiyan Wang & Ge Guo & Mingming Zhang & Shunsen Chen, 2022. "Role of Alexithymia in Predicting Internet Novel Addiction through Boredom Proneness," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(14), pages 1-10, July.
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