This prospective study evaluated the predictive effect of difficulty in emotion regulation on the occurrence and remission of Internet addiction (IA) and determined whether IA has a role in changing emotion regulation among college students during a follow-up period of 1 year. A total of 500 college students (262 women and 238 men) were recruited. In baseline and follow-up investigations, the levels of IA and difficulty in emotion regulation were evaluated using the Chen Internet Addiction Scale and the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), respectively. The results indicated that the subscale of impulse control difficulties on the DERS predicted the incidence of IA during the follow-up period of 1 year in male participants (t = −2.875, p = 0.005), whereas no subscale on the DERS predicted the remission of IA. IA did not predict the change in difficulties in emotion regulation. The subscale of impulse control difficulties on the DERS predicted the occurrence of IA in the college students and warrants early intervention.

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大学生情绪调节困难与网络成瘾的关系：一项为期一年的前瞻性研究。

这项前瞻性研究评估了情绪调节困难对网络成瘾（IA）发生和缓解的预测效果，并确定了IA在1年的随访期内是否具有改变大学生情绪调节的作用。总共招募了500名大学生（262名女性和238名男性）。在基线和后续调查中，分别使用Chen Internet成瘾量表和情绪调节困难量表（DERS）评估了IA的水平和情绪调节的难度。结果表明，DERS上的冲动控制困难量表预测了男性参与者在1年的随访期内IA的发生率（t = -2.875，p= 0.005），而DERS上没有任何分量表预测IA的缓解。IA没有预测情绪调节困难的变化。DERS上冲动控制困难的分量表预测了大学生中IA的发生，因此需要尽早干预。