Internet Addiction

Fehér, Gergely

doi:10.3390/life12060861

Cited by 5 publications

(6 citation statements)

References 40 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The well-developed information technology has fully integrated into people's everyday lives. Although the internet brings benefits, it has repercussions especially for young people ( 1 – 4 ), for instance, internet addiction. Internet addition among young people has become a serious world wide public health concern with its prevalence estimated to be 0.8% in Iceland, 6.3% in China, and 22.2% in Iran ( 5 , 6 ).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Zhongyong thinking (doctrine of the mean) and internet addiction: The mediation of maladaptive cognition and the moderation of subject

Hua

Chen

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Based on the cognitive-behavioral model of pathological internet use, this study explored the relationship between zhongyong thinking (doctrine of the mean) and internet addiction, and examined the mediation of maladaptive cognition and the moderation of subject. Convenience sampling was used to select 1,518 college students for the questionnaire. The participants were 15–26 years old (M = 19.77; SD = 1.45), including 776 male and 742 female students. The results showed that zhongyong thinking was significantly negatively correlated with maladaptive cognition (r = −0.19, p < 0.001) and internet addiction (r = −0.14, p < 0.001). Maladaptive cognition was significantly positively correlated with internet addiction (r = 0.46, p < 0.001). After controlling for age, gender, zhongyong thinking negatively predicted internet addiction (B = −0.06, p < 0.05), maladaptive cognition positively predicted Internet addiction (B = 0.45, p < 0.001). Zhongyong thinking negatively predicted maladaptive cognition (B = −0.19, p < 0.001). Moreover, the bias-corrected bootstrapping mediation test indicated that the process by which zhongyong thinking predicted Internet addiction through maladaptive cognition was significant, indirect effect = −0.08, SE = 0.01, 95% CI = [−0.11, −0.06]. Subject has no moderating effect on the relationship between zhongyong thinking and maladaptive cognition. The interaction between zhongyong thinking and subject was not a significant predictor of maladaptive cognition (B = 0.05, p > 0. 05). The present results suggest that zhongyong thinking as a traditional Chinese wisdom can still play an important role in regulating young people's behavior in the digital age.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Zhongyong thinking (doctrine of the mean) and internet addiction: The mediation of maladaptive cognition and the moderation of subject

Hua

Chen

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…According to Chak and Leung (2014), the amount of time internet addicts spent online accumulated to an extra 1.08 days per week compared to their peers [61]. This alarming pattern of internet use came with its consequences: a significant increase in internet usage was often accompanied by a loss of awareness of time or disregard of daily tasks and withdrawal symptoms in the absence of the internet [62,63]. In Vietnam, previous researchers have determined consequences of internet abuse in the field of psychological and functional disorders such as sleep-related disorders [27], anxiety, depression, discomfort, and overall well-being such as pain, difficulty in performing self-care tasks, daily routine, and poor health-related quality of life in youths and adolescents [25].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Association of Individual and Neighborhood Characteristics to Problematic Internet Use among Youths and Adolescents: Evidence from Vietnam

Nguyễn

Ngoc²,

Vu³

et al. 2023

IJERPH

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Introduction: This study aimed to determine latent profiles from the Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire Short Form-6 (PIUQ-SF-6) score of Vietnamese youths and adolescents, which supports the diagnosis of problematic internet use among a large sample size. Moreover, it also explored factors that affect each latent profile of the PIUQ-SF-6 score among participants. Methods: A sample of 1477 Vietnamese people, aged 14 to 24, across five provinces participated in the study. Multinomial logistic regression determined factors related to the levels of the Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire Short Form-6 (PIUQ-SF-6) after using latent profile analysis. Results: Participants were divided into three profiles, including those at low, moderate, and high risk of internet addiction. The high-risk latent profile was obtained for 23.1% of adolescents, and the remaining percentages were, respectively, 40.2% and 36.7% of adolescents belonging to the moderate and low-risk groups. Moreover, factors including age, living alone, high Kessler psychological distress scale, excessive time on the internet, living in central cities, and high neighborhood disorder scores were found to be related to moderate- and high-risk internet addiction profiles. Conclusions: Factors analyzed according to individual and social characteristics further explore the reasons underlying increasing internet addiction among Vietnamese youths and inform early interventions.

show abstract

“…There are several widely used questionnaires, but these are mainly developed for research and not for clinical use [ 4 , 5 ]. It is generally agreed that problematic or compulsive users spend most of their lives in front of a screen and being offline they continue to think and dream about online activities, which negatively affects their private and social lives similar to substance abuse [ 6 ].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…PUI may affect up to 7% of the total population, however, there are significant epidemiological and geographical differences [ 2 ]. Prevalence is higher among younger users and individuals from East Asia, with a rate of 20% or higher [ 2 , 6 ]. The most important risk factors include early use of digital devices/internet use, as early exposure can be associated with a higher risk of developing PUI.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Problematic usage of the internet among Hungarian elementary school children: a cross-sectional study

Szapary,

Feher,

Radvanyi

et al. 2024

BMC Public Health

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Introduction Problematic usage of the internet (PUI) is perhaps one of the most frequently studied phenomena of the 21st century receiving increasing attention in both scientific literature and the media. Despite intensive research there have been relatively few meaningful studies among elementary school students in Hungary and worldwide, who may be considered as a high-risk population with regard to problematic internet use. The aim of our study was to carry out a complex research focusing on the prevalence and risk factors of PUI among elementary school children aged 10–15 years (Grade 5–8). Methods Demographics included were gender, age, place of stay, type of residence, family type, parental education, start of internet use, used devices, daily internet use, purpose of internet use, internet accounts, ways of keeping in touch with friends and sporting activities. PUI was evaluated using the paper-based version of the Potentially Problematic Use of the Internet Questionnaire. Results Overall, 2000 paper-based questionnaires were successfully delivered and the final analysis included 1168 responses (overall response rate 58.4%). Mean age was 12.55 ± 1.24 years. Female gender (OR = 2.760, p = 0,006, CI 95% 0.065 to 0.384), younger age (11–12 years) (OR = 3.812, p < 0.001, 95% CI: 1.747–4.731), early exposure to the internet (OR = 3.466, p = 0.001, 95% CI 1.535–5.446), living in a small village (OR = 1.081, p = 0.002, 95% CI 1.041–1.186) urgency to answer online (OR = 4.677, p < 0.001, 95% CI: 2.714–6.639), decreased frequency of personal contact with friends (OR = 2.897, p = 0.004, 95% CI: 1.037–1.681), spending more than 6 h online (OR = 12.913, p < 0.001, 95% CI: 10.798–14.892), morning and nighttime internet use (OR = 3.846, p < 0.001, CI 95% 1.886–5.810) and never doing any sports (OR = 2.016, p = 0.044, 95% CI: 1.050–3.354) were independently associated with problematic internet use. Conclusions Based on the results of our questionnaire survey more than 10% seemed to be problematic users in our study population, which is a relatively high rate. Early exposure to the internet as well as younger age were strongly related to this phenomenon. Duration of being online as well as daily time interval of internet use are important predisposing factors. Scarcely studied social factors such as being online at the expense of personal relationships and the lack of physical activity should be payed more attention to prevent the development of PUI.

show abstract

Internet Addiction

Abstract: This topic was dedicated to the complexity of internet addiction and contains 23 articles submitted by prestigious workgroups and originally launched as a Special Issue entitled “Internet Addiction” [...]

Cited by 5 publications

References 40 publications

Zhongyong thinking (doctrine of the mean) and internet addiction: The mediation of maladaptive cognition and the moderation of subject

Zhongyong thinking (doctrine of the mean) and internet addiction: The mediation of maladaptive cognition and the moderation of subject

Association of Individual and Neighborhood Characteristics to Problematic Internet Use among Youths and Adolescents: Evidence from Vietnam

Problematic usage of the internet among Hungarian elementary school children: a cross-sectional study

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About