Attachment Patterns, Big 5 Personality Traits, and Impulsivity as Predictors of Internet Addiction

Abstract

During the Covid-19 pandemic, there was a substantial increase in usage of the internet. This study aims to explore the role of attachment styles, big 5 personality traits, and impulsivity in predicting internet addiction in a Lebanese sample of 309 individuals (209 females). The results reported that internet addiction positively correlates with the anxiety subscale of insecure type of attachment. Furthermore, internet addiction positively correlates with the subscales, introversion, and negative emotionality, of the Big 5 personality traits. Finally, the big five personality traits predict internet addiction over and above impulsivity and attachment. These findings provide clear implications for further research on the role of attachment styles, big 5 personality traits, and impulsivity in predicting internet addiction.