摘要：This study aims to examine the role of social skills in mediating the relationship between excessive Internet use and psychological wellbeing. Participants of this study was 206 adolescents aged 16-24 years (87 men, 119 women). Internet Addiction, Social Skills, and Psychological Wellbeing Scales were used to measure these variables. Simple regression analysis indicates that excessive Internet use is a predictor of psychological wellbeing (b = -0.1774, p <0.05), also of social skills (b = -0.314, p <0.01). However, the role of excessive Internet use were decreased even close to zero when regression of this variable with psychological wellbeing were done by including social skills. Excessive Internet use predicted lower psychological wellbeing of the individuals with low socially skilled. Thus, it can be concluded that the social skills is a mediator variable of excessive Internet use relationships and psychological wellbeing.
