Abstract
Aim:In this research, we attempted at exploring the relationships among urban left-behind children’s internet-addiction, personality traits and mental health.Methods:In the form of three relevant questionnaires (Adolescent Pathological Internet Use Scale, Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, Children’s Edition in Chinese and Mental Health Test), 796 urban left-behind children in China were investigated, concerning internet-addiction, personality traits and mental health.Results:(1) The internet-addiction rate of urban left-behind children in China reached10.8%—a relatively high figure, with the rate among males higher than that among females. In terms of internet-addition salience, the figure of urban left-behind children was obviously higher than that of non-left-behind children. (2) In China, the personality deviation rate of the overall left-behind children was 15.36%; while the personality deviation rate of the internet-addicted urban left-behind children was 38.88%, a figure prominently higher than that of the non-addicted urban left-behind children group, with the rate among females higher than that among males. (3) The mental health problem rate of the overall urban left-behind children in China was 8.43%; while the rate of the internet-addicted urban left-behind children was 27.77%, a figure significantly higher than that of the non-addicted urban left-behind children. (4) There were significant relationships among internet-addiction, personality traits and mental health. The total score of internet-addiction and its related dimensions can serve as indicators of personality neuroticism, psychoticism and the total scores of mental health.
Highlights
As a brand new lifestyle, the internet plays a significant role in influencing people’s mentality and behavior
The total score of internet-addiction and its related dimensions can serve as indicators of personality neuroticism, psychoticism and the total scores of mental health
1) Among the urban left-behind children in China, their 10.8% internet-addiction rate is on the high side, and that the internet-addiction rate of boys is higher than that of girls
Summary
As a brand new lifestyle, the internet plays a significant role in influencing people’s mentality and behavior. This is true for adolescent group in China, which takes up 24.1% of the whole 618 million Chinese netizens (China Internet Network Development State Statistic Report, 2014).The negative outcome of human-internet interaction—internet-addiction, has become an increasingly prominent social problems.grabbing widespread attention from the society. The cutting-off or decreased use of the internet may cause withdrawal reaction, accompanied with both physical and mental symptoms. It is a gambling-like obsessive behavior (Young, 1998). In May, 2013, “internet-addition” was first officially included into The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) (American Psychiatric Association, 2013)
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