Internet addiction among Chinese adolescents: prevalence and psychological features

Cao, Fenglin; Su, Linyan

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2214.2006.00715.x

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“…Video game addiction has been found to be positively related to Neuroticism (Charlton & Danforth, 2010;Huh & Bowman, 2008;Mehroof & Griffiths, 2010;Peters & Malesky, 2008) and Extroversion (Huh & Bowman, 2008), and negatively related to Extroversion (Peters & Malesky, 2008), Agreeableness (Collins, Freeman & Chamarro-Premuzic, 2012;Peters & Malesky, 2008) and Conscientiousness (Peters & Malesky, 2008). A related addiction is Internet addiction or problematic Internet use, which in several studies has been associated with Neuroticism (Cao & Su, 2007;Öztürk & Özmen, 2011;Serin, 2011;Tsai et al, 2009). In one study, Internet addiction was negatively associated with Extroversion and Conscientiousness (Gnisci, Perugini, Pedone & Di Conza, 2011) whereas Serin (2011) found it to be positively associated with Extroversion.…”

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The relationships between behavioral addictions and the five-factor model of personality

Andreassen¹,

Griffiths²,

Gjertsen³

et al. 2013

Journal of Behavioral Addictions

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Aims: Although relationships between addiction and personality have previously been explored, no study has ever simultaneously investigated the interrelationships between several behavioral addictions, and related these to the main dimensions of the five-factor model of personality. Methods: In this study, 218 university students completed questionnaires assessing seven different behavioral addictions (i.e., Facebook addiction, video game addiction, Internet addiction, exercise addiction, mobile phone addiction, compulsive buying, and study addiction) as well as an instrument assessing the main dimensions of the five-factor model of personality. Results: Of the 21 bivariate intercorrelations between the seven behavioral addictions, all were positive (and nine significantly). The results also showed that (i) Neuroticism was positively associated with Internet addiction, exercise addiction, compulsive buying, and study addiction, (ii) Extroversion was positively associated with Facebook addiction, exercise addiction, mobile phone addiction, and compulsive buying, (iii) Openness to experience was negatively associated with Facebook addiction and mobile phone addiction, (iv) Agreeableness was negatively associated with Internet addiction, exercise addiction, mobile phone addiction, and compulsive buying, and (v) Conscientiousness was negatively associated with Facebook addiction, video game addiction, Internet addiction, and compulsive buying and positively associated with exercise addiction and study addiction. Conclusions: The positive associations between the seven behavioral addictions suggest one or several underlying pathological factors. Hierarchical multiple regressions showed that personality traits explained between 6% and 17% of the variance in the seven behavioral addictions, suggesting that personality to a varying degree explains scores on measures of addictive behaviors.

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The relationships between behavioral addictions and the five-factor model of personality

Andreassen¹,

Griffiths²,

Gjertsen³

et al. 2013

Journal of Behavioral Addictions

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330

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“…In addition, in their study adolescents with internet addiction possess had different psychological features when compared with those who use the internet less frequently [15]. Shaw and Black reported that prevalence of internet addiction in general US population by random telephone survey was 0.3-0.7 % [16].…”

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The Prevalence of Internet Usage Among the Students of Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran in 2012

Bidaki¹,

Mirhosseini²,

Amiri³

et al. 2017

Foc Sci

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Introduction:The Internet was originally designed to facilitate communication and research activities. However, the dramatic increase in internet usage in recent years has led to pathological use (Internet addiction). There is a high incidence of internet addiction in Iran synchronous to the other regions of the world. The aim of this study was to identify the prevalence of internet usage among the students of Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences. Methods: The present study was done on 400 students of Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Science. The amount of internet usage was measured with a standard questionnaire and compared with demographic information of volunteers. Data were analyzed by SPSS (Version 17) using chi-square and ANOVA tests. Results: This study included about 400 students of various medical courses and fields. One hundred-sixteen students were female and 284 students were male. Average of 61.6% had degrees of internet addiction. 52.5% of students had low internet addiction and 9.1% of students had moderate internet addiction. On the basis of our findings, amount of internet usage was not related to age, sex, marital status and the field of the students. Duration of internet use, settling and type of search motor were significantly related to internet addiction. Conclusions: Internet addiction is very prevalent among students of Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Science. It is necessary to design plans for prevention of internet addiction and promoting healthy use of the Internet.

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“…Those with Internet addiction tendencies are known to not manage time efficiently and to spend most of their time on the Internet. In research comparing 64 Internet addicted and 64 non-addicted adolescents, the Internet addicts were less successful at managing time (Cao & Su, 2007). Intervention programs with proven efficacy include activities related to time management, such as regulating time spent on the Internet and planning daily activities (Kim, 2008;Odacı & Çelik, 2011;Young, 2007).…”

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Educational Intervention for Reducing Internet Addiction Tendencies

Çelik¹

2016

addicta

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The aim of this research is to determine the effect of a training program, developed to increase conscious Internet use, academic motivation, and effective use of time, on the Internet addiction tendencies of adolescents continuing their high school education. The participants were chosen from among students who had completed the measuring scale in secondary schools in Çayeli county of Rize province, and they are comprised of 30 volunteer students participating in the educational program. The chosen students were divided at random into experimental (n = 15) and control (n = 15) groups. The study used a 2x3 split-plot with pre-test, post-test, and follow-up measurements for the study and control groups. Internet-addiction tendencies were measured with the problematic Internet use scale. The study group attended a five-session educational program designed to increase conscious Internet use, academic motivation, and efficient use of time. The final test measurements were completed ten days after the end of the experimental procedure, with follow-up measurements completed six months after the procedure. Data analysis used two-way variance analysis for the split-plot. The results reveal that the educational program developed to increase conscious Internet use, academic motivation, and efficient use of time is effective at reducing adolescent' s Internet addiction tendencies.

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Internet addiction among Chinese adolescents: prevalence and psychological features

Abstract: The present study suggests that Internet addiction is not rare among Chinese adolescents. In addition, adolescents with Internet addiction possess different psychological features when compared with those who use the Internet less frequently.

Cited by 446 publications

References 18 publications

The relationships between behavioral addictions and the five-factor model of personality

The relationships between behavioral addictions and the five-factor model of personality

The Prevalence of Internet Usage Among the Students of Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran in 2012

Educational Intervention for Reducing Internet Addiction Tendencies

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