Relationship of parameters of the impulsivity - reflexivity cognitive style with propensity to Internet addiction in high school students

Aim. To study the relationship between parameters of the impulsivity - reflexivity cognitive style and the level of Internet addiction among high school students. Materials and methods. 154 students from general education institutions aged 16-17 years were diagnosed using the J. Kagan's reflection - impulsivity test and the Chen Internet Addiction Scale. The one-way analysis of variance was used, followed by post-hoc pairwise comparisons using the Tukey's test. Results. An inverse relationship between the level of Internet addiction and decision latency in a multiple-choice situation and a direct relationship between the level of Internet addiction and the number of errors in the J. Kagan's reflection - impulsivity test were revealed. Conclusion. High school students with propensity to Internet addiction tend to have the impulsive cognitive style, while students without such a tendency - the reflective style. In cognitive activity, the impulsive cognitive style is generally less productive than the reflexive one. The impulsive cognitive style is similar to the so-called clip thinking, which allows to consider the relationship between Internet addiction and this phenomenon through the prism of cognitive and style features.