TY - JOUR
T1 - Politically Motivated Internet Addiction
T2 - Relationships among Online Information Exposure, Internet Addiction, FOMO, Psychological Well-being, and Radicalism in Massive Political Turbulence
AU - Tang, Gary
AU - Hung, Eva P. W.
AU - Au-Yeung, Ho Kong Christopher
AU - Yuen, Samson
N1 - Funding information:
The research received no external funding.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020/1/2
Y1 - 2020/1/2
N2 - This research examines the mediating role of the tendency for Internet addiction, fear of missing out (FOMO), and psychological well-being in the relationship between online exposure to movement-related information and support for radical actions. A questionnaire survey that targets tertiary students was conducted during the Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill (Anti-ELAB) Movement (N = 290). The findings reveal the mediating effect of Internet addiction and depression on the main relationship. These findings enrich the literature of political communication by addressing the political impact of Internet use beyond digital architecture. From the perspective of psychology, this research echoes the literature that concerns depression symptoms driven by a protest environment. Radical political attitudes driven by depression during protests should also be concerned based on the findings of this survey.
AB - This research examines the mediating role of the tendency for Internet addiction, fear of missing out (FOMO), and psychological well-being in the relationship between online exposure to movement-related information and support for radical actions. A questionnaire survey that targets tertiary students was conducted during the Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill (Anti-ELAB) Movement (N = 290). The findings reveal the mediating effect of Internet addiction and depression on the main relationship. These findings enrich the literature of political communication by addressing the political impact of Internet use beyond digital architecture. From the perspective of psychology, this research echoes the literature that concerns depression symptoms driven by a protest environment. Radical political attitudes driven by depression during protests should also be concerned based on the findings of this survey.
KW - Depression
KW - Hong Kong
KW - Internet addiction
KW - Radicalization
KW - Social movement
UR - https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17082700
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85078177090&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/ijerph17020633
DO - 10.3390/ijerph17020633
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 31963755
AN - SCOPUS:85078177090
SN - 1661-7827
VL - 17
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
IS - 2
M1 - 633
ER -
