2022
DOI: 10.1590/1982-0275202239e200024
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Prevalence of internet addiction and its association to impulsivity, aggression, depression, and anxiety in young adult university students

Abstract: The increasing availability of the Internet, although with many positive effects for most, has triggered addictive effects for part of the population. They experience social isolation due to Internet overuse and, when deprived of it, they feel anxiety, fissure, and psychomotor agitation. This study investigated associations among Internet addiction, demographic and cognitive variables, such as impulsivity, aggression, and depressive and/or anxiety symptoms. In this study, 1,485 young adults (67.9% women) were … Show more

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“…Em contraponto, na amostra do sexo feminino, 80,4% apresentaram algum grau de TUI: 67,7% com grau leve e 12,7% com grau moderado. Nesta pesquisa, o sexo masculino apresentou nível de TUI discretamente maior e pior gravidade de compulsão, o que está de acordo com o encontrado na maioria dos estudos 4,5,[20][21][22][23][24] , porém diverge do demonstrado em pesquisa da Arábia Saudita que aponta maior prevalência no sexo feminino 25 .…”
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“…Em contraponto, na amostra do sexo feminino, 80,4% apresentaram algum grau de TUI: 67,7% com grau leve e 12,7% com grau moderado. Nesta pesquisa, o sexo masculino apresentou nível de TUI discretamente maior e pior gravidade de compulsão, o que está de acordo com o encontrado na maioria dos estudos 4,5,[20][21][22][23][24] , porém diverge do demonstrado em pesquisa da Arábia Saudita que aponta maior prevalência no sexo feminino 25 .…”
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“…Além disso, alguns estudos apontam o sexo masculino como mais suscetível ao TUI e a outros comportamentos aditivos. Isso ocorre por causa do maior uso da internet para atividades compulsivas, como entretenimento e jogos online 4,21,22 , problema incluído no DSM-5 como transtorno de jogo.…”
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“…Mental health professionals and teachers emphasized their attention on the phenomenon of internet addiction and recognized it as resulting in an educational and occupational impairment (Kim et al, 2010;Nalwa & Anand, 2003) relational and social difficulties (Seo et al, 2009) economic difficulties (Yang & Tung, 2007) neurological and psychological health issues (Young, 2004). Many studies have suggested that the relationship of internet addiction and aggression must be studied further (Terroso et al, 2022;Siddiqui et al, 2021;Khatoon et al, 2018;Fengqiang et al, 2016;Ko et al, 2009;Odacı & Çelik, 2013). Researchers in Pakistan have ignored the role of family relations in this context.…”
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