Level of Internet Addiction of Schoolchildren and Specific Character of Their Socio-Psychological Adaptation

Galina Kozhukhar,Alla Belousova,V Kankhva

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/202125807069

Abstract

This article is devoted to the study of the characteristics of socio-psychological adaptation of high school students with different levels of Internet addiction. The paper examines the phenomenon of Internet addiction as a variation of behavioral addiction in the context of information security. The study involved 120 high school students from municipal educational institutions in Moscow. Two diagnostic methods were used: Chen Internet Addiction Scale - CIAS adapted by V.L. Malygina, K.A. Feklisova; Test of Personal Adjustment by Carl R. Rogers, Rosalind F. Dymond (adapted by A.K. Osnitsky). As a result of the conducted empirical research, significant differences in the components of socio-psychological adaptation of schoolchildren with different levels of Internet addiction have been shown; it has also been proved that Internet addiction acts as a predictor of adaptation of high school students.

Highlights

Security is a central aspect to today's debates about human health, loss prevention, environmental protection, sustainability and greener manufacturing
Research hypotheses: 1) high school students with different levels of Internet addiction will differ in the characteristics of socio-psychological adaptation; 2) the level of Internet addiction will be a predictor of the adaptation of high school students and vice versa
Most of all schoolchildren turned out to be prone to the emergence of Internet addiction, that is, those who are at risk and require increased attention, no less than the group of subjects with pronounced Internet addiction

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Security is a central aspect to today's debates about human health, loss prevention, environmental protection, sustainability and greener manufacturing. The issues of creating models of information security, and managing the information flows with the aim of preserving the intellect, personality and one’s health in a broad sense, are becoming more and more fundamental [1,2,3,4]. Current research provides compelling evidence of a direct interrelation between online addictions and mental health problems across cultures. Internet addictions are mainly common among adolescents and university students. In East Asia (China, Japan, South Korea), the prevalence of generalized Internet addiction varied from 12.6% to 67.5%. A meta-analysis of 64 studies allowed us to identify a range of risk factors associated with online addictions, such as psychological distress, mood disorders, suicidality, impulsivity, aggression, and sleep problems [5]

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