Conceptual Framework for Assessing Human Anxiety on the Internet

Kalwar, Santosh Kumar; Heikkinen, Kari; Porras, Jari

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.06.358

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“…50 This scale measures the degree of depression in the past two weeks. The severity levels included no depression (0-4), mild depression (5-9), moderate depression (10)(11)(12)(13)(14), moderately severe depression (15)(16)(17)(18)(19), and severe depression (20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27). The validated Spanish version has a Cronbach's alpha value (α) of 0.80.…”

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“…Each item describes one of the typical symptoms of generalized anxiety disorders over the last two weeks. The severity levels included no anxiety (0-4), mild anxiety (5-9), moderate anxiety (10)(11)(12)(13)(14), and severe anxiety (15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21) in the original study. The validated Spanish version has a Cronbach's alpha value (α) of 0.93.…”

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“… 18 Also, a recent study highlighted the relationship between anxiety and problematic Internet use, reporting seven types of anxiety caused by excessive Internet use (Internet terminology anxiety, Internet time delay anxiety, General Internet failure anxiety, Usage anxiety, Experience anxiety, Environment and attraction anxiety, and Net Search anxiety). 19 Depression has been reported to be associated with Internet addiction in a 12-month follow-up cohort in a Chinese student population. 20 In this study, baseline IA status significantly predicted probable incident of mild or major depression (CESD ≥16) (aOR = 1.57, 95% CI = 1.18, 2.09) at follow-up.…”

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Depressive and Anxious Symptoms Increase with Problematic Technologies Use Among Adults: The Effects of Personal Factors Related to Health Behavior

Méndez-López¹,

Oliván-Blázquez²,

García³

et al. 2023

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Background Depression and anxiety disorders are a significant and growing health problem that has a significant impact on psychosocial functioning and quality of life. The onset and severity of mental health problems have been related to various biological, psychosocial, and behavioral variables. Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore the association among the severity of depression and anxiety, problematic information and communications technology (ICT) use, and some related personal factors with health behavior among adults. It also analyzes the moderating role of personal factors in the relationship between the problematic use of ICT and anxiety and depression. Patients and Methods Descriptive, bivariate, multivariate and moderation analyzes of data from 391 participants of 35–74 years old in primary health care centers located in Aragón (Spain) were performed between July 2021 and July 2022. The primary outcome was the severity of depressive and anxious symptoms as continuous variable. Results Low sense of coherence (β = −0.058; p = 0.043), low self-esteem (β = −0.171; p=0.002), and low self-efficacy (β = −0.122; p= 0.001), are predictors of having more severe depressive symptoms. Furthermore, low self-esteem (β = −0.120; p= 0.012), low self-efficacy (β = −0.092; p=0.004), and high problematic use of ICT (β = 0.169; p = 0.001), are predictors of having more severe anxiety symptoms. Moderation analyzes were significant in the effect of self-efficacy (b = −0.040, p=0.001) and resilience (b = −0.024, p=0.033) on the relationship between problematic ICT use and anxiety. Conclusion The problematic use of ICT and personal factors are related to depressive and anxiety symptoms. The interrelationship between problematic ICT use, personal factors, and depression needs to be further explored.

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Depressive and Anxious Symptoms Increase with Problematic Technologies Use Among Adults: The Effects of Personal Factors Related to Health Behavior

Méndez-López¹,

Oliván-Blázquez²,

García³

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“…Anxiety (Kalwar et al, 2012), frustration (Bessière et al, 2006), and the feelings of guilt and stress from not getting things done; e.g. "I don't feel like doing this" The attentional attraction of the game scatters my attention away from the task at hand (Talbott, 1995)…”

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Understanding of computers and procrastination: A philosophical approach

Breems

Basden

2014

Computers in Human Behavior

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Computer procrastination is a complex problem that is under-researched. After identifying a number of key characteristics of it, we survey five existing fields of research that may contribute insights into this interdisciplinary problem, and demonstrate that none of these areas can provide satisfactory insight on their own. A philosophical framework for understanding computer use is introduced, and applied to a case study to demonstrate its potential in understanding the richness of computer procrastination. We then show how this framework can reveal the ways in which each of the existing fields is limited in its ability. The result is both an understanding of why existing research has not directly addressed this issue, and suggestions for a way forward for further research into computer procrastination.

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