The Influence of Internet Addiction on Reasoning Ability of College Students: The Mediating Role of Working Memory Capacity

Abstract

Abstract: To investigate the mediating effect of working memory capacity on the relationship between Internet addiction and reasoning ability in college students. The Internet Addiction Questionnaire (IAQ) was used to select the high and low Internet addiction participants, who were then asked to complete the Operation Span Task (OSPAN) and Raven Reasoning Test. Results showed that: 1) Correlation analysis showed that Internet addiction negatively related to working memory capacity, Internet addiction negatively related to reasoning ability, and working memory capacity positively related to reasoning ability. 2) Mediation modeling indicated Internet addiction could not directly affect reasoning ability, but could indirectly affect reasoning ability through the mediator of working memory capacity. This study indicated that working memory capacity exerts a mediating effect on the relationship between Internet addiction and reasoning ability.

Key words: Internet addiction, working memory capacity, reasoning ability, mediating effect

摘要： 为探讨网络成瘾、工作记忆容量及大学生推理能力之间的关系，采用网络成瘾量表筛选出高、低网络成瘾被试，要求被试完成操作广度任务与瑞文推理测验。结果表明：网络成瘾与工作记忆容量显著负相关，网络成瘾与推理能力显著负相关，工作记忆容量与推理能力显著正相关；工作记忆容量在网络成瘾与大学生推理能力的关系中起完全中介作用，即网络成瘾可以通过工作记忆容量的中介作用间接预测推理能力。

关键词: 网络成瘾, 工作记忆容量, 推理能力, 中介效应

CLC Number:

B844

LIU Tuanli, HAO Xingfeng, XING Min, BAI Xuejun. The Influence of Internet Addiction on Reasoning Ability of College Students: The Mediating Role of Working Memory Capacity[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2021, 19(5): 642-649.

刘湍丽, 郝兴风, 邢敏, 白学军. 网络成瘾对大学生推理能力的影响：工作记忆容量的中介作用[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2021, 19(5): 642-649.

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