Research Article | Open Access

Parental Rejection, Depression, and Internet Addiction Among Young Adults

    Momtaz Sultana

    Department of Psychology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Muhammad Kamal Uddin

    Department of Psychology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh


Received
19 Jun, 2017
Accepted
30 May, 2019
Published
30 Jun, 2019

The present study tested whether relation between parental rejection and internet addiction was mediated through depression. Two hundred and thirty university students, ranging in age from 18 to 25 years, responded to the Adult versions of the Parental Acceptance-Rejection Questionnaire for fathers and for mothers (Uddin & Aktar, 2015), Beck Depression Inventory (Uddin, 2013), and Internet Addiction Test (Uddin & Sultana, 2016), along with a Personal Information Form. Results of independent sample t-test indicated significant gender differences in paternal rejection only. Bivariate correlations showed that parental rejection was positively associated with depression and internet addiction. Multiple regression analysis revealed that mother and father rejection jointly explained about 26% variance in depression and 21% variance in internet addiction of both female and male university students. Mediation analysis showed that depression partially mediated the relation between parental rejection and internet addiction.

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APA-7 Style
Sultana, M., Uddin, M.K. (2019). Parental Rejection, Depression, and Internet Addiction Among Young Adults. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research, 34(2), 419-432. https://doi.org/10.33824/PJPR.2019.34.2.23

ACS Style
Sultana, M.; Uddin, M.K. Parental Rejection, Depression, and Internet Addiction Among Young Adults. Pak. J. Psychol. Res 2019, 34, 419-432. https://doi.org/10.33824/PJPR.2019.34.2.23

AMA Style
Sultana M, Uddin MK. Parental Rejection, Depression, and Internet Addiction Among Young Adults. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research. 2019; 34(2): 419-432. https://doi.org/10.33824/PJPR.2019.34.2.23

Chicago/Turabian Style
Sultana, Momtaz, and Muhammad Kamal Uddin. 2019. "Parental Rejection, Depression, and Internet Addiction Among Young Adults" Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research 34, no. 2: 419-432. https://doi.org/10.33824/PJPR.2019.34.2.23