TY  - EJOU
AU  - Zhang, Yichi 
AU  - Feng, Yuxiang 
AU  - Hu, Shan 
AU  - Fan, Huiyong 

TI  - The Relationship between Students’ Anxiety and Internet Use Disorders: A Meta-Analysis
T2  - International Journal of Mental Health Promotion

PY  - 2023
VL  - 25
IS  - 12
SN  - 2049-8543

AB  - Theoretical models have predicted a positive association between anxiety and Internet use disorders. However, the findings of previous studies are conflicting, with some reporting a positive association and others proposing no relationship between the two. To explore the true relationship between the two and analyze the reasons for the differences, 100 primary studies involving 108,539 subjects were entered into a meta-analysis. The results showed that (1) there was a significant positive correlation between students’ anxiety and Internet use disorder (<i>r</i> = 0.330); (2) the moderating effect of anxiety type was significant. (3) The moderating effects of the measurement instrument for Internet use disorder, the measurement instrument for anxiety, the subject’s grade level, the subject’s region, and the type of publication were not significant. The question of how the different anxiety types of students and IUD have different mechanisms of action needs to be further explored.
KW  - Students; anxiety; Internet use disorder; meta-analysis

DO  - 10.32604/ijmhp.2023.029096