Prevalence of Internet Addiction in a Sample of Southern Italian High School Students

Bruno, Antonio; Scimeca, Giuseppe; Cava, Lucia; Pandolfo, Gianluca; Zoccali, Rocco Antonio; Muscatello, Maria Rosaria Anna

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“…In such conditions, it may be said that individuals with problematic internet use spent more time in the internet and used social sharing sites more. There are previous studies supporting this finding in the literature (3,(35)(36)(37)(38)(39). In another words, internet is more commonly used for interactions and amusement such as games and social media use, and as duration of internet use is increased, problematic internet use is also increased.…”

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The assessment of the relationship between problematic internet use and parent-adolescent relationship quality, loneliness, anger, and problem solving skills

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2016

Dusunen Adam

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The assessment of the relationship between problematic internet use and parent-adolescent relationship quality, loneliness, anger, and problem solving skillsObjective: The main purpose of this study was to investigate relationships between problematic internet use, and parent-adolescent relationship quality, loneliness, anger, and problem solving skills. Another aim of the current study was to find out differences related to sociodemographic variables, such as gender and socioeconomic status in problematic internet use. Method: The sample was composed of 402 university students. Online Cognition Scale, Parent-Adolescent Relationship Quality Scale, UCLA Loneliness Scale, Problem Solving Inventory and Multidimensional Anger Inventory were used. The statistical analysis of data was conducted by using correlation analysis, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and multiple mediation model test (Bootstrap). Results: The results revealed that 16.4% of participants had high scores on problematic internet use, and spent 2.7 hours (SD=1.23) a day on the internet on average. Males had higher levels of problematic internet use when compared to females. The results of mediating effects of anger, problem solving, and loneliness on relationship quality between parent-adolescents, and problematic internet use revealed that these variables partially mediated the relationship between negative mother-adolescent relationship and problematic internet use. Discussion: These results provide helpful tips that can be used in the prevention and intervention programs related to problematic internet use. Psychological counseling and psychotherapy in practice may include strengthening the relationship between adolescents with problematic internet use and their parents. Moreover, following the assessment of their loneliness, and anger levels, and problem solving skills, interventions related to communications skills, anger management, and problem solving approaches may decrease their problematic internet use. Keywords: Anger, internet, loneliness, problem solving ÖZET Problemli internet kullanımı ile ebeveyn-ergen ilişki niteliği, yalnızlık, öfke ve problem çözme becerileri arasındaki ilişkilerin incelenmesi Amaç: Çalışmanın temel amacı, problemli internet kullanımı ile ebeveyn-ergen ilişki niteliği, yalnızlık, öfke ve problem çözme becerileri arasındaki ilişkilerin incelenmesidir. Ayrıca problemli internet kullanımının cinsiyet ve sosyo-ekonomik düzey gibi sosyodemografik değişkenler açısından nasıl farklılaştığının belirlenmesi de diğer bir amaçtır. Yöntem: Çalışmanın örneklemini 402 üniversite öğrencisi oluşturmaktadır. İnternette Bilişsel Durum Ölçeği, EbeveynErgen İlişki Niteliği Ölçeği, UCLA Yalnızlık Ölçeği, Problem Çözme Envanteri ve Çok Boyutlu Öfke Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen veriler; korelasyon, varyans analizi (ANOVA) ve çoklu aracılı model testi (Bootstrap) gibi istatistik analiz yöntemleri ile incelenmiştir. Bulgular: Örneklemin %16.4'ünün problemli internet kullanımı puanlarının yüksek olduğu ve bu bireylerin günde ort...

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The assessment of the relationship between problematic internet use and parent-adolescent relationship quality, loneliness, anger, and problem solving skills

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2016

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“…This, in turn, could gradually lead to compulsive Internet use as Internet is currently the main hub of all the exciting adventures. Secondly, males are found to engage more in addictive contents such online gaming, pornography and cybersex compared to their female counterparts (Bruno et al 2014; Doornwaard et al 2016; Young 1999). It was found that males score low particularly in the time control factor of IAT, indicating a lack of control over time when using Internet, a leading cause of PIU (Bruno et al 2014).…”

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Prevalence and risk factors of problematic internet use and the associated psychological distress among graduate students of Bangladesh

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Hossin

2016

Asian J of Gambling Issues and Public Health

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A growing body of epidemiological literature suggests that problematic Internet use (PIU) is associated with a range of psychological health problems in adolescents and young adults. This study aimed to explore socio-demographic and behavioural correlates of PIU and examine its association with psychological distress. A total of 573 graduate students from Dhaka University of Bangladesh responded to a self-administered questionnaire that included internet addiction test (IAT), 12-items General Health Questionnaire and a set of socio-demographic and behavioural factors. The study found that nearly 24% of the participants displayed PIU on the IAT scale. The prevalence of PIU significantly varied depending on gender, socioeconomic status, smoking habit and physical activity (p < 0.05). The multiple regression analyses suggested that PIU is strongly associated with psychological distress regardless of all other explanatory variables (adjusted OR 2.37, 95% CI 1.57, 3.58). Further research is warranted to confirm this association by employing prospective study designs.

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“…Previous studies show that the Internet addition prevalence is 1.5%Y8.2% in the United States and Europe (Weinstein & Lejoyeux, 2010), 4.4% in adolescents in Europe (Durkee et al, 2012), 3.9% among high school students in Italy (Bruno et al, 2014), and 3.2% among the university students in England (Kuss, Griffiths, & Binder, 2013), whereas in Turkey and other countries, the prevalence ranges from 6% to 14% (Günüç & Kayrı, 2010;Tang et al, 2014).…”

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“…In a research conducted in Italy, it was found that the prevalence of Internet addiction in adolescents was 3.9%; in China, it was 2%. The addicted adolescents were on the Internet for 11.1 hours per week, whereas those who were not Internet addicts used the internet for 3.1 hours, and more emotional and social problems were observed among the addicted group (Bruno et al, 2014;Cao & Su, 2007). In his study conducted with the Internet users, Mitchell (2000) reported that 2.5% of the Internet users displayed symptoms of addiction such as loss of control, intolerance, and withdrawal and that most of these users played games on the Internet.…”

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Internet Addiction in High School Students in Turkey and Multivariate Analyses of the Underlying Factors

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2016

Journal of Addictions Nursing

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The aim of this study is to examine the Internet addiction among adolescents in relation to their sociodemographic characteristics, communication skills, and perceived familial social support. This cross-sectional research is conducted in the high schools in some city centers, in Turkey, in 2013. In this study, cluster sampling was used. In each school, a class for each grade level was randomly selected, and all the students in the selected classes were included in the sample. One thousand seven hundred forty-two students aged between 14 and 20 years were included in the sample.The mean Internet Addiction Scale (IAS) score of the students was found to be 27.9 ± 21.2. According to the scores obtained from IAS, 81.8% of the students were found to display no symptoms (<50 points), 16.9% were found to display borderline symptoms (50-79 points), and 1.3% were found to be Internet addicts (≥80 points). According to the results of the binary logistic regression, male students and the students in single sex vocational schools were found to report higher levels of borderline Internet addiction. It was also observed that the IAS score increases when the father's educational level increases and when the students' school performance is worse. On the other hand, the IAS score decreases when the student grade level, perceived family social support, and communication skills scores increase.The risk factors for Internet addiction are being a male, low academic achievement, inadequate social support and communication skills, and father's high educational level.

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Prevalence of Internet Addiction in a Sample of Southern Italian High School Students

Cited by 45 publications

References 26 publications

The assessment of the relationship between problematic internet use and parent-adolescent relationship quality, loneliness, anger, and problem solving skills

The assessment of the relationship between problematic internet use and parent-adolescent relationship quality, loneliness, anger, and problem solving skills

Prevalence and risk factors of problematic internet use and the associated psychological distress among graduate students of Bangladesh

Internet Addiction in High School Students in Turkey and Multivariate Analyses of the Underlying Factors

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