Obesity status of middle school students in Xiangtan and its relationship with Internet addiction

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the state of middle school students' obesity in Xiangtan, China and to study the influence of Internet addiction on obesity. Subjects: 1,150 junior and senior middle school students in Xiangtan, China. Design and Methods: The research subjects were select randomly for the study. The height and body weight of human body were measured and the obesity state was judged according to BMI value and the Working Group on Obesity in China (WGOC) standard. The questionnaire for the survey of middle school students' basic situation was designed and a survey of the respondents' personal information and the contributory factors to obesity was conducted. The Middle School Students' Internet Addiction Diagnosis Scale was adopted for measuring and judging the Internet addiction of the research subjects. Results: (1) The total detection rate of obesity was 23.57%. (2) The overall detection rate of Internet addiction was 21.23%. (3) The detection rate of obesity in middle school students with Internet addiction (32.92%) was significantly higher than that without Internet addiction (21.06%). Logistic regression showed that Internet addiction was an independent risk factor of obesity. Conclusion: Internet addiction is related to obesity of middle school students.

Relationship Between Girls’ Internet Addiction and Their Mothers’ Psychological and Spiritual Health

“…In the current study, 86% of the female students were normal Internet users that is consistent with the results of Seyrek et al (2017); Munno et al (2017); Hamidi, Mahdiyeh Najafabadi & Namazian Najafabadi (2015); and Rouhani & Tari (2011). However, it is contrary to the findings of Chen et al (2016) who reported an Internet addiction of 8.7% among Chinese adolescents, and Li et al (2014) who found that middle school students' Internet addiction in China was 21.13%. This discrepancy could be associated with differences in culture, the questionnaires, and study sample.…”

Internet use patterns and Internet addiction in children and adolescents with obesity

“… indicated an association between IA and BMI in healthy adolescents, and Li et al . also reported higher obesity rates in middle school students with IA than those without IA in this context. Common hedonic mechanisms may underlie obesity and addiction.…”

“…However, Li et al . examined the obesity status of middle school students and its relationship with IA. They found higher rates of obesity in students with IA than in students without IA suggesting that IA was an independent risk factor of obesity.…”

The associations between internet use time and school performance among Korean adolescents differ according to the purpose of internet use

“…and approximately 21.8% of Korean adolescents have been found to overuse computers for gaming (> 3 hours per day) [14]. Internet overuse may lead to several psychological problems, including depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), daytime sleepiness, and self-injurious behaviour [15–20]; additionally, overuse of the internet has been related to detrimental physical health conditions, such as obesity [21,22]. Problematic internet use has been suggested to be related to lower school grades [22].…”