Voorspelers van problematiese internetgebruik in skoolgaande adolessente van Bhavnagar, Indië (2019)

Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2019 Februarie 11: 20764019827985. doi: 10.1177 / 0020764019827985.

Vadher SB1, Panchal BN1, Vala AU1, Ratnani IJ1, Vasava KJ1, Desai RS1, Shah AH1.

Abstract

AGTERGROND ::

Problematic Internet use (PIU) is the inability of individuals to control their Internet use, resulting in marked distress and/or functional impairment in daily life.

AIM/OBJECTIVE::

Ons het die frekwensie van PIU en voorspellers van PIU, insluitende sosiale angsversteuring (SAD), kwaliteit van slaap, lewenskwaliteit en internetverwante demografiese veranderlikes onder skoolgaande adolessente beoordeel.

METODES ::

Dit was 'n waarnemende, enkelgesentreerde, dwarsdeursnee-vraelysgebaseerde studie van 1,312 skoolgaande adolessente wat in graad 10, 11 en 12 in Bhavnagar, Indië, studeer. Elke deelnemer is beoordeel deur 'n pro forma met demografiese besonderhede, vraelyste van die Internetverslawingstoets (IAT), Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) en tevredenheid met die lewensskaal (SWLS) vir PIU-erns, SAD-erns, Kwaliteit van slaapassessering en kwaliteit van lewensassessering, onderskeidelik. Die statistiese ontleding is gedoen met SPSS Weergawe 23 (IBM Corporation) met behulp van chi-kwadraat toets, Student se t toets en Pearson se korrelasie. Meervoudige lineêre regressie-analise is toegepas om die voorspellers van PIU te vind.

RESULTATE::

We found frequency of PIUs as 16.7% and Internet addiction as 3.0% among school going adolescents. Participants with PIU are more likely to experience SAD ( p < .0001), poor quality of sleep ( p < .0001) and poor quality of life ( p < .0001). There is positive correlation between severity of PIU and SAD ( r = .411, p < .0001). Linear regression analysis shows PIU can be predicted by SAD, sleep quality, quality of life, English medium, male gender, total duration of Internet use, monthly cost of Internet use, education, social networking, gaming, online shopping and entertainment as purpose of Internet use.

AFSLUITING::

Participants with PIU are more likely to experience SAD, poor quality of sleep and poor quality of life.

SLEUTELWOORDE: Problematic Internet use; quality of life; quality of sleep; social anxiety disorder

PMID: 30744449

DOI: 10.1177/0020764019827985