Table 2.

Chain Mediation Model Between Self-Control and Problematic Internet Use (n=725)

Variable	Rejection Sensitivity			Loneliness			Problematic Internet Use
	β	SE	t	β	SE	t	β	SE	t
Gender	0.09	0.07	1.26	−0.21	0.05	−0.47	−0.18	0.06	−3.20*
Age	−0.03	0.03	−1.33	0.01	0.02	0.55	0.01	0.02	0.22
Self-control	−0.41	0.03	−11.94***	−0.62	0.03	−23.98***	−0.53	0.04	−13.04***
Rejection Sensitivity				0.31	0.03	12.01***	0.20	0.03	6.01***
Loneliness							0.28	0.04	6.45***
R2	0.18			0.62			0.47
F	52.46***			292.15***			125.10***

Notes: *p<0.05, ***p<0.001.