Abstract
We investigated factors contributing to Internet addiction in 105 Japanese medical students. The subjects were administered by a self-reporting questionnaire designed to evaluate demographic factors, Internet addiction, loneliness, health-related lifestyle factors, depressive state, patterns of behavior, and mobile phone dependence. Results of multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that loneliness and mobile phone dependence were positively related to degree of addiction. Our findings suggest that Internet addiction is associated with loneliness and mobile phone dependence in Japanese students.
Highlights
The Internet rapidly developed and came into widespread use in Japan in the mid-1990s, and has since become an established part of daily life
We found that mobile phone dependence is associated with unhealthy lifestyle factors [28,29,30], extrovert or neurotic personality traits [29], maternal affectionate constraint in childhood [31], Type A behavior traits [30], and depression [30], which might be
After the protocol received the approval of the institute’s review board and informed consent was obtained from each participant, the subjects filled out a set of self-reporting questionnaires designed to evaluate Internet addiction, health-related lifestyle factors, loneliness, depressive state, behavior patterns, and mobile phone dependence
Summary
The Internet rapidly developed and came into widespread use in Japan in the mid-1990s, and has since become an established part of daily life. In 2011, there were 96 million users, which correspond to a penetration rate of about 80% [1]. While this new information and communication technology resource is convenient and popular, various social issues have arisen, including changes in interpersonal relationships, leaks of private information, Internet swindles, excessive use, and even dependence. Griffiths reported elements of Internet addiction, such as tolerance, withdrawal symptoms, and recurrence [4], while psychological dependence (addiction) on information technology (IT), such as the Internet and mobile phones— referred to as habituation—is characterized by excessive use and an intermittent craving for IT-related activities
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