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The Relationships Among Flow, Passion, and Problematic Internet Use

Wagner, Ryan R.

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2015, Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.), Xavier University, Psychology.
Abstract Problematic internet use (PIU) is increasingly becoming a problem in the United States, and a handful of studies have found a positive relationship between PIU and flow. These findings are striking as flow is generally considered to be an optimal psychological state. In internet based studies flow is a concept that has been poorly defined and inconsistently measured. Furthermore, research has suggested that other factors, such as passion, may influence the relationship between flow and PIU. The present study examined the possible moderating effect that obsessive passion (OP) has on the relationship between particular flow elements (time distortion and telepresence) and PIU. Past research has suggested that time distortion and telepresence are more related to PIU than other flow elements. Measures assessing these constructs were given to 131 Xavier University students and were examined using moderated multiple regression analyses. These analyses were non-significant, suggesting that OP does not moderate the relationship between time distortion/telepresence and PIU. However, a post hoc analysis did show that OP does mediate the relationship between time distortion/telepresence and PIU. These findings support a model where the relationship between these flow elements and PIU is explained by OP. These findings also help to clarify the discrepant findings on the relationship between flow and PIU.
Nicholas Salsman, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Kathleen Hart, Ph.D., ABPP (Committee Member)
John Barrett, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
62 p.

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  • Wagner, R. R. (2015). The Relationships Among Flow, Passion, and Problematic Internet Use [Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1428702325

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Wagner, Ryan. The Relationships Among Flow, Passion, and Problematic Internet Use. 2015. Xavier University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1428702325.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Wagner, Ryan. "The Relationships Among Flow, Passion, and Problematic Internet Use." Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1428702325

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)