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Montag, Christian, Duke, Eilish, Sha, Peng, Zhou, Min, Sindermann, Cornelia ORCID: 0000-0003-1064-8866 and Li, Mei (2016). Does acceptance of power distance influence propensities for problematic Internet use? Evidence from a cross-cultural study. Asia-Pac. Psychiatry, 8 (4). S. 296 - 302. HOBOKEN: WILEY-BLACKWELL. ISSN 1758-5872

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Abstract

IntroductionSeveral studies suggest that Asian countries are particularly afflicted by problematic Internet use (PIU). MethodsThe present study investigates whether individual differences in the acceptance of power distance can be linked to overuse of the Internet in Germany and in China. Power distance has been discussed as an essential dimension on which Asian and Western societies differ. In the present study, we investigate two large non-clinical samples from Germany (n=297) and China (n=556) to address this question. ResultsBoth in Germany and in China, high acceptance of power distance was positively associated with PIU. These effects were more pronounced in China compared with Germany. Moreover, the observed effects were stronger in males compared with females. DiscussionClearly, these findings are just a starting point and need to be replicated in the future. Clinical populations and a further important difference variable - collectivism - also merit consideration in future work.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Montag, Christian UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Duke, Eilish UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Sha, Peng UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Zhou, Min UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Sindermann, Cornelia UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-1064-8866 UNSPECIFIED Li, Mei UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-255242
DOI:	10.1111/appy.12229
Journal or Publication Title:	Asia-Pac. Psychiatry
Volume:	8
Number:	4
Page Range:	S. 296 - 302
Date:	2016
Publisher:	WILEY-BLACKWELL
Place of Publication:	HOBOKEN
ISSN:	1758-5872
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language ADDICTION Multiple languages Psychiatry Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/25524