Addictive digital media use and psychiatric symptoms: a cross-sectional study

Abstract

The past 10 years have seen a substantial change and increase in the research of "addictive technological behaviors." Additionally, studies have found a strong association between concomitant psychiatric issues and technological dependency. In the present study, 23,533 Participants in a cross-sectional online study of adults survey to investigate potential role of demographic variables, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), in the a range of addictive use, which is defined as compulsive and excessive use linked to undesirable effects, there are two forms online technologies of the present: YouTube and social media. We made use of instruments with robust psychometric capabilities. Every substantial and positive correlation the interaction between the two addictive technological behaviors when contrasting the signs of various mental problems and those of addicted technology use. The compulsive utilization of these technologies and age seems to be unrelated. Being a man was substantially correlated with a video game addiction, but being a woman was strongly correlated with a social media addiction. Addiction to online gaming and social networking was positively correlated with being single. According to hierarchical regression research, demographic traits approximately 11% to 12% of the difference in the use of addictive technologies was explained by this. Mental health-related variables accounted for 7% to 5% of the difference. The study significantly expands our knowledge of the signs of mental illness and how they relate to technological addiction. Discussions of the clinical relevance, limitations, and strengths are included.