Daily and Compulsive Internet Use and Well-Being in Adolescence: A Diathesis-Stress Model Based on Big Five Personality Traits

Aa, Niels van der; Overbeek, Geertjan; Engels, Rutger C. M. E.; Meerkerk, Gert-Jan; Eijnden, R.J.J.M. van den

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“…Of the adolescents who frequently engage in online gaming, those who are more extraverted were less likely to become addicted to using the Internet. Introversion has been implicated in Internet and online gaming addiction time and again (Huang, et al, 2010;van der Aa, et al, 2009;Young, 2009). Interestingly, in this study low extraversion (or introversion) has been found to increase the risk of Internet addiction only among online gamers.…”

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“…Other research has indicated that online gaming addiction may be related to neuroticism, anxiety, and sensation seeking (Mehroof & Griffiths, 2010). Apart from online gaming, research indicates that adolescent Internet addicts score significantly lower on extraversion compared to non-addicted adolescents (Huang et al, 2010), have low emotional stability, low extraversion, and low agreeableness (van der Aa et al, 2009). In summary, low emotional stability, low agreeableness, and low extraversion seem convincing candidates for increasing the risk of Internet addiction as these associations are found in multiple studies.…”

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Internet addiction in adolescents: Prevalence and risk factors

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Rooij

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Computers in Human Behavior

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As new media are becoming daily fare, Internet addiction appears as a potential problem in adolescents. From the reported negative consequences, it appears that Internet addiction can have a variety of detrimental outcomes for young people that may require professional intervention.Researchers have now identified a number of activities and personality traits associated with Internet addiction. This study aimed to synthesise previous findings by (i) assessing the prevalence of potential Internet addiction in a large sample of adolescents, and (ii) investigating the interactions between personality traits and the usage of particular Internet applications as risk factors for Internet addiction. A total of 3,105 adolescents in the Netherlands filled out a self-report questionnaire including the Compulsive Internet Use Scale and the Quick Big Five Scale. Results indicate that 3.7% of the sample were classified as potentially being addicted to the Internet. The use of online gaming and social applications (online social networking sites and Twitter) increased the 2 risk for Internet addiction, whereas extraversion and conscientiousness appeared as protective factors in high frequency online gamers. The findings support the inclusion of 'Internet addiction' in the DSM-V. Vulnerability and resilience appear as significant aspects that require consideration in further studies.

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Internet addiction in adolescents: Prevalence and risk factors

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Rooij

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“…Secondly, we want to address the relationship between internalizing/externalizing symptoms and FB overuse/FB addiction. Many researchers argued that neuroticism, a personality trait that characterized by anxiety, fear, moodiness, worry, envy, frustration, jealousy and loneliness, was significantly associated with SNS addiction/problematic use [49][50][51][52][53][54]. In addition, a large body of research in literature has assessed the association between depression and FB addiction.…”

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Facebook overuse and addiction among Turkish adolescents: are ADHD and ADHD-related problems risk factors?

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Solmaz

Gül

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Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology

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OBJECTIVE: In the last decade, using social network sites (SNSs) has grown and become an integral part of daily routine for adolescents. As known, ADHD is a major public health problem for all addiction types, including the Internet and SNSs addiction. Our aim was to examine the effect of ADHD, impulsivity types, using motivations, internalizing and externalizing symptoms on Facebook (FB) overuse and FB addiction among adolescents. METHODS: Participants were recruited from ADHD and non-ADHD adolescents who were applied to the child and adolescent psychiatry and have an active FB account. We used FB Use and Motivations Form, the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS), Bergen FB Addiction Scale (BFAS) and Conners-Wells' Adolescent Self-Report Scale-Long form (CASS:L). RESULTS: Our results indicated that ADHD adolescents have more fake FB accounts, have their own accounts for longer time, are using FB for more motivation types and FB overuse is more frequent than in non-ADHD counterparts. According to the degree of FB use, we have shown that adolescents with FB overuse behaviour have more externalizing symptoms and have higher CASS:L and Barrat impulsivity scores than others. Risk factors for FB overuse are: having a fake FB account and having higher ADHD index scores; risk factors for FB addiction are: higher attentional impulsivity, higher conduct problems scores and higher ADHD index scores. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study have improved our understanding about the risk factors of a new behavioural addiction type among adolescents. ARTICLE HISTORY

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“…A total of 21 studies were identified that used miscellaneous criteria. Of these, 14 studies used miscellaneous criteria to identify Internet addiction in adolescents [40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52]. In addition to the adolescent samples, miscellaneous classification criteria for Internet addiction have been used in adult samples, including a total of eight studies [53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60].…”

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“…A total of 13 studies used miscellaneous criteria to identify Internet addiction in adolescents [40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52]. Sample sizes varied from including 1,098 adolescents in Singapore [43] to 73,238 adolescents in South Korea [51].…”

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Internet Addiction: A Systematic Review of Epidemiological Research for the Last Decade

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Karila³

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Abstract:In the last decade, Internet usage has grown tremendously on a global scale. The increasing popularity and frequency of Internet use has led to an increasing number of reports highlighting the potential negative consequences of overuse. Over the last decade, research into Internet addiction has proliferated. This paper reviews the existing 68 epidemiological studies of Internet addiction that (i) contain quantitative empirical data, (ii) have been published after 2000, (iii) include an analysis relating to Internet addiction, (iv) include a minimum of 1000 participants, and (v) provide a full-text article published in English using the database Web of Science. Assessment tools and conceptualisations, prevalence, and associated factors in adolescents and adults are scrutinised. The results reveal the following. First, no gold standard of Internet addiction classification exists as 21 different assessment instruments have been identified. They adopt official criteria for substance use disorders or pathological gambling, no or few criteria relevant for an addiction diagnosis, time spent online, or resulting problems. Second, reported prevalence rates differ as a consequence of different assessment tools and cut-offs, ranging from 0.8% in Italy to 26.7% in Hong Kong. Third, Internet addiction is associated with a number of sociodemographic, Internet use, and psychosocial factors, as well as comorbid symptoms and disorder in adolescents and adults. The results indicate that a number of core symptoms (i.e., compulsive use, negative outcomes and salience) appear relevant for diagnosis, which assimilates Internet addiction and other addictive disorders and also differentiates them, implying a conceptualisation as syndrome with similar etiology and components, but different expressions of addictions. Limitations include the exclusion of studies with smaller sample sizes and studies focusing on specific online behaviours. Conclusively, there is a need for nosological precision so that ultimately those in need can be helped by translating the scientific evidence established in the context of Internet addiction into actual clinical practice.

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Daily and Compulsive Internet Use and Well-Being in Adolescence: A Diathesis-Stress Model Based on Big Five Personality Traits

Cited by 198 publications

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Internet addiction in adolescents: Prevalence and risk factors

Internet addiction in adolescents: Prevalence and risk factors

Facebook overuse and addiction among Turkish adolescents: are ADHD and ADHD-related problems risk factors?

Internet Addiction: A Systematic Review of Epidemiological Research for the Last Decade

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