Dipendenza fuq l-Internet: Prevalenza u relazzjoni ma ’stati mentali fl-adolexxenti (2016)

Psikjatrija Clin Neurosci. 2016 Mejju 14. Doi: 10.1111 / pcn.12402.

Kawabe K1, Horiuchi F1, Ochi M1, Oka Y2, Ueno SI3.

Informazzjoni dwar l-awtur

  • 1Department of Neuropsychiatry, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, and Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development, Ehime University Hospital, Toon City, Ehime, Japan.
  • 2Center for Sleep Medicine and Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development, Ehime University Hospital, Toon City, Ehime, Japan.
  • 3Department of Neuropsychiatry, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon City, Ehime, Japan.

Astratt

AIM:

Il-vizzju tal-Internet ifixkel il-ħajja ta ’kuljum tal-adolexxenti. Aħna investigajna l-prevalenza tad-dipendenza fuq l-Internet fi studenti ta 'l-iskola sekondarja għolja, spjegajna r-relazzjoni bejn il-vizzju ta' l-Internet u l-istati mentali, u ddeterminajna l-fatturi assoċjati mad-dipendenza fuq l-Internet fl-adolexxenti.

METODI:

Studenti tal-iskola sekondarja żgħira (età, 12-15-il sena) ġew evalwati bl-użu tat-Test tad-Dipendenza fuq l-Internet ta ’Young (IAT), il-verżjoni Ġappuniża tal-Kwestjonarju tas-Saħħa Ġenerali (GHQ), u kwestjonarju dwar l-aċċess għal apparat elettriku.

RIŻULTATI:

Based on total IAT scores, 2.0% (male, 2.1%; female, 1.9%) and 21.7% (male, 19.8%; female, 23.6%) of the total 853 participants (response rate, 97.6%) were classified as Addicted and Possibly-addicted, respectively. Total GHQ scores were significantly higher in the Addicted (12.9 ± 7.4) and Possibly-addicted groups (8.8 ± 6.0) than in the Non-addicted group (4.3  4.6; P < 0.001, both groups). Comparison of the percentage of students in the pathological range of GHQ scores revealed significantly higher scores in the Possibly-addicted group than in the Non-addicted group. Barra minn hekk, l-aċċessibilità għall-ismartphones kienet assoċjata b'mod sinifikanti mad-dipendenza fuq l-Internet.

KONKLUżJONI:

Students in the Addicted and Possibly-addicted groups were considered “problematic” Internet users. Use of smartphones warrants special attention being among the top factors contributing to Internet addiction.

KWORDIJIET EWLENIN:

Adolescents; General Health Questionnaire (GHQ); Internet addiction; Suicidal ideation; Young’s Internet Addiction Test (IAT)