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Internet addiction test: Croatian preliminary study

BackgroundEveryday internet usage is particularly significant in the population of adolescents and young people. Besides numerous benefits, internet usage brings certain risks of addictive behavior. Internet Addiction Test (IAT) is the most spread scale for measuring internet addiction. The aim of this study was to investigate internet addiction on a sample of Croatian adolescents.MethodsOverall, 352 students aged between 15 and 20 from randomly selected high schools participated in the study. We have collected the data on the Internet Addiction Test along with basic demographic information. The main analyses included the factorization of IAT test and the measurement of prevalence of internet addiction with the analysis of the gender differences.ResultsThe results showed that 3.4% of high school students reported high levels of internet addiction, while 35.4% of respondents reported some signs of addiction. Three-factor structure of IAT was obtained with dimensions: Emotional and cognitive internet preoccupation, then Neglecting work and lack of self-control and the last one is Social problems. Although the first factor has the most significant role in internet addiction risk, gender differences were found only in the last two factors, where boys have higher scores on Social Problems, while girls have higher scores on Neglecting work and lack of self-control.ConclusionsBased on our results, the prevention activities should be focused on the area of ​​emotional and social competence and the responsible use of internet. Since the result show that a third of the sample show moderate signs of addiction, programs of both indicated and selective prevention should be systematically planned for the general population of adolescents as well as for the groups in risk. The obtained gender differences indicate that the preventive and treatment programs should take into account gender specifics.

Internet Addiction pada Remaja Pelaku Substance Abuse: Penyebab atau Akibat?

The purpose of this article to find out which variables are the causes and effects between substancial abuse and internet addiction through conceptual studies.Internet addiction and substance abuse are known to have correlation.But this becomes overlapping, which is the cause andthe result. The results of this conceptual study explain that adolescents who experience substance abuse will tend tobe the cause of increased prevalenceinternet addiction, because the use of addictive substances will determine how fast internet addiction develops. Conversely, adolescents who experience Internet addiction is not necessarily the cause of the emergence of substance abuse. It can be concluded that substance abuse is the cause of high levels of internet addiction in adolescents, likewisethe internet addiction has the potential to cause substance abuse

Relationship between Academic Stress and Internet Addiction among College Students

The present study assesses the relationship between the academic stress and internet addiction among college students studying in Mysuru city. Academic stress inventory (Lin & Chen, 2009) and Internet addiction test-IAT (Young, 1998) were administered to a sample of 120 college students. Academic stress of students was measured in 7 domains and internet addiction in 6 domains. Data were subjected to product moment correlation and stepwise multiple regression to find out the relationship between stress and addiction, including the domains of internet addiction which predict stress. Results revealed that a large majority of the students had moderate to high levels of internet addiction and academic stress. Almost all the domains of internet addiction were significantly and positively correlated with the domains of stress. Further, stepwise multiple regression revealed that out of the seven domains of stress, only Peer stress was the major predictor of stress. Strategies for decreasing the extent of stress and addiction among students have been delineated.

The relationship between Internet addiction and negative eWOM

ABSTRACTCustomers prevalently use social media (SM) to post their experiences and to review others’ experiences. This study investigated how Internet addiction (IA) influenced customers’ word-of-mouth behaviors on SM after a service failure, focusing on both young and older customers. Two experiments were conducted. The first study was conducted with young customers and second experiment with older customers. Results suggest that the group of young customers had significantly higher levels of IA, compared to older customers. The analysis identified that IA and functional/technical service failure partially influenced four negative types of electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM) (i.e. Badmouthing, Tattling, Spite, and Feeding the Vultures). Both young and older customers tended to show more negative eWOM types for technical service failures. For the functional service failures, IA was the main predictor of negative eWOM for both young and older customers.

Depression and Impulsivity Mediating the Relationship Between Social Anxiety and Internet Addiction

Background: This study extended the stress-vulnerability model in order to understand Internet addiction in Asian countries. A parallel mediation model was proposed to specify that emotional and personality vulnerabilities would mediate the influence of social anxiety on Internet addiction. Methods: A total of 1127 participants (430 males and 697 females) aged from 17 to 28 were recruited from universities in Singapore. Participants completed a paper-and-pencil questionnaire on standardized psychological scales that assessed social anxiety, depression, impulsivity, and Internet addiction. Results: About 9.4% of the participants met the cut-off score for Internet addiction. The bootstrapping procedure was conducted to test the hypothesized parallel mediation model. Results showed that social anxiety had a direct effect on Internet addiction, as well as indirect effects via depression and impulsivity. Depression was found to be a stronger mediator than impulsivity. In particular, high levels of social anxiety were related to high levels of impulsivity and depression, which were in turn related to high levels of Internet addiction. The pathways of the proposed parallel mediation model were similar for males and females. There were no gender differences on the levels of Internet addiction, social anxiety, and impulsivity; but females reported more depression symptoms than males. Conclusions: Internet addiction is common in university students. It is associated with impulsivity and high rates of depression and social anxiety. Prevention and intervention strategies should be designed to address this phenomenon. Assessment and management of social anxiety, depression, and impulsive personality should also be included in the programs that aim to reduce Internet addiction.

Internet addiction and psychological well-being among college students: A cross-sectional study from Central India.

Background:Internet provides tremendous educational benefits for college students and also provided better opportunities for communication, information, and social interaction for young adults; however, excessive internet use can lead to negative psychological well-being (PWB).Objective:The present study was conducted with the objective to find out the relationship between internet addiction and PWB of college students.Materials and Methods:A multicenter cross-sectional study was carried out in college students of Jabalpur city of Madhya Pradesh, India. A total of 461 college students, using internet for at least past 6 months were included in this study. Young's Internet addiction scale, consisting of 20-item, based on five-point Likert scale was used to calculate internet addiction scores and 42-item version of the Ryff's PWB scale based on six-point scale was used in this study.Results:A total of 440 questionnaire forms were analyzed. The mean age of students was 19.11 (±1.540) years, and 62.3% were male. Internet addiction was significantly negatively correlated to PWB (r = –0.572, P < 0.01) and subdimensions of PWB. Students with higher levels of internet addiction are more likely to be low in PWB. Simple linear regression showed that internet addiction was a significant negative predictor of PWB.Conclusion:PWB of college students negatively affected by internet addiction. Hence, it is essential to develop strategies for prevention of internet addiction which is very important for promoting PWB of college students.

Internet addictive behaviors and subjective well-being among 1st-year medical students

Context: Exponential rise in internet usage over the past two decades has fostered internet addictive behaviors, especially in young adults. In India, medical students undergo tremendous stressful situations and are a vulnerable group for such addictive behaviors. Aims: The aim of the study was to assess subjective happiness of 1st-year medical students and their internet addiction levels Settings and Design: A cross-sectional study done in a medical college in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Materials and Methods: Sample consisted of 150 1st-year medical students, who self-reported about their internet addictive pattern and subjective well-being on Internet Addiction Test and Subjective Happiness Scale, respectively. Statistical Analysis: Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were carried out. Significance is assessed at 5% level of significance. Analysis of variance, Student's t-test, and Chi-square/Fisher's Exact test have been used. Results: Of the total sample, 42.7% of students reported of experiencing subjective happiness below the average, 41.3% had average happiness levels, and only 16% had scores above the average. Out of the students, 42.1% who had no internet addiction, 36.4% who had mild levels, and 54.8% who had moderate levels of internet addiction fell below the average happiness level. Conclusions: Those who had higher levels of internet addiction showed reduced subjective happiness. Thus, those who experience decreased subjective happiness without overt psychological disturbances are still prone to have addictive patterns. This should be considered during screening for addictive behaviors.

The Effect of Adolescents' Internet Addiction on Smartphone Addiction.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of adolescents' Internet addiction levels on smartphone addiction. This study included 609 students from three high schools that are located in western Turkey. Numbers, percentages, and averages were used to evaluate the sociodemographic data. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Shapiro-Wilk tests were used to determine whether the data had a normal distribution. The average age of the participants was 12.3 ± 0.9 years. Of them, 52.3% were male, and 42.8% were 10th graders. All participants had smartphones, and 89.4% of them connected to the Internet continuously with their smartphones. The study found that there was a statistically significant correlation between Internet addiction and smartphone addiction. It was determined that male adolescents with high levels of Internet addiction also had high smartphone addiction levels. On the other hand, sociodemographic variables had no statistically significant effect on smartphone addiction. A number of studies in the relevant literature examined the effects of Internet addiction on adolescents' smartphone addiction. However, findings of this study are unique because they are specific to the Turkish culture, and there is a limited database in Turkey regarding this issue. The researchers believe that the findings of this study will be beneficial to show the importance of the issue in the international arena and to guide further studies to prevent this addiction because there is no reliable database about smartphone addiction in Turkey.

Gender, Grade and Personality Differences in Internet Addiction and Positive Psychological Health among Chinese College Students

The purpose of this research is to investigate the prevalence of internet addiction and positive psychological health among Chinese college students and to explore the relationship of positive psychological health and internet addiction. A total number of 811 university students (the mean age: 19.70 years) who completed a on line survey that included the Internet Addiction Test (IAT) and PERMA scale. According to results, internet addiction was different between grade and personality and psychological health was different in gender and personality. Students with higher levels of internet addiction are more likely to be low in positive psychological health. The results indicated that positive psychological health was affected by Internet addiction negatively; and provided a better understanding on the positive psychological interventions in reduce internet addiction among Chinese college students.

Prevalence of internet addiction among adolescents in and around Mysore city: influence of select demographic variables

This study attempted to estimate the prevalence of internet addiction among adolescents in and around Mysore City. The sample consisted of equal number of (360 each) boys and girls aged between 16 to 18 years and were chosen from 16 different schools and Pre university colleges in and around Mysore city. The students completed Internet addiction scale developed by Young (1998). The scale measures extent of internet addiction in 3 levels-normal, problematic and addict. Chi-square tests were employed to find out the significance of difference between levels of addiction and association between demographic variables and levels of addiction. Results revealed that on the whole only 26.3% of them were found to be normal internet users. A majority of 54.3% of the adolescents was found to have problematic addiction and 19.4% were completely addicts. Further, male adolescents were found to have higher levels of addiction than female adolescents, adolescents from urban area were more addicted to internet than adolescents from rural area and lastly, adolescents studying in aided schools were found to have higher levels of internet addiction than adolescents studying in government and unaided schools. However, adolescents studying in different grades and medium of instruction did not have significant influence on internet addiction.

The Phenomenon of Internet Addiction in Adolescents: Case of Albania

Nowadays most of the youngest spend a considerable time in online communication or playing videogames in computer. Very often this can lead to an addiction to it. This is a new phenomenon in our country, but which is rapidly spreading. Aim. This study aim to give an overview about the phenomenon of internet addiction in Albania and also to examine if exist any relationship between internet addiction and contingencies of self - worth scale in adolescents. Method. The sample of the study consisted of 120 adolescents, aged 15-18, in the city of Tirana. The data was collected through the application of the “Internet Addiction Scale”, Kimberly Young, which was composed of 20 question items, and The Contingencies of Self-Worth Scale (Crocker et al., 2003) that consists of 35 items equally distributed on the seven types of contingencies. The Obtained data are analyzed with SPSS software. Results. The results show that adolescents in Albania have relatively high levels of internet addiction and the internet addiction correlates positively with two contingencies of the Self Worth scale, specifically with appearance and approval from others. This study is a part of a doctoral thesis. DOI: 10.5901/ajis.2015.v4n3s1p122

Beyond peer contagion: Unique and interactive effects of multiple peer influences on Internet addiction among Chinese adolescents

This study examined the roles of different aspects of peer context in the peer contagion of Internet addiction among 956 Chinese adolescents (11–19years, 473 boys and 419 girls). Framed by peer socialization perspectives, the present study examined the unique effects of close peers’ social acceptance and normativeness of Internet addiction on adolescents’ Internet addiction beyond the putative effects of close peers’ Internet addiction. The interactive effects of close peers’ social status and friendship quality with close peers’ Internet addiction on adolescents’ Internet addiction as well as gender differences also were examined. Results showed that male adolescents who were affiliated with peers having lower levels of social acceptance were more likely to develop heightened levels of Internet addiction. Adolescents who were situated in a class with higher levels of Internet addiction also tended to have higher levels of Internet addiction. In addition, male adolescents who perceived their peers possessing higher social status were more vulnerable to peer contagion of Internet addiction. In general, findings suggest the importance of considering multiple facets of peer influences beyond the peer contagion of Internet addiction. Implications for prevention and intervention efforts are discussed.

Нейропсихологический профиль подростков с интернет-зависимым поведением

The aim of this study was to investigate neuropsychological features of adolescents with the Internet-addictive behavior. The sample comprised 756 adolescents with 316 females (40,2%) and 340 males (59,8%). The mean age was 15,5 years. The main experimental group (42 adolescents) included only those respondents who had high levels of Internet addiction combined with the objective data from the questionnaire. The control group consisted of adolescents with no signs of Internet-dependent behavior of comparable age and sex (50 adolescents). The main group was formed by analyzing results of the IAD test (K. Young), the CIAS test (Chen) and objective data obtained from interviews with adolescents, their parents and teachers. Neuropsychological features revealed by conducting adapted neuropsychological test for adolescents (based on the Luria-90). Adolescents with Internet-addictive behavior significantly differ from healthy on indicators of functional disorders: attention, control and regulation of activities and mediated memorizing. Correlating this data with localization features, we note the functional weakness of hemispheric commissures and left anterior lobe and weakness of the first block of the brain (Luria). Adolescents with Internet-addictive behavior from the point of view of neuropsychology are characterized by functional disorders spatial praxis, attention, control and regulation of activity and mediated memorizing. Also they have functional weakness of hemispheric commissures and the first block of the brain.

1250 – Personal and emotional features of adolescents with internet-addictive behavior

The aim of this study was to investigate personal and emotional features of the adolescents with the Internet-addictive behavior. The sample comprised 542 adolescents with 218 females (40,2%) and 324 males (59,8%). The mean age was 15,5 years. The main experimental group (46 adolescents) included only those respondents who had high levels of Internet addiction combined with the objective data from the questionnaire. The control group consisted of adolescents with no signs of Internet-dependent behavior of comparable age and sex (213 adolescents). The group of adolescents with Internet-addictive behavior revealed the predominance cyclothymic, labile, asthenoneurotic, sensory, anxiety-pedantic, introverted, excitable, demonstrative and unstable types. We suggest that when characterological traits reach a level of accentuation, that becomes the factor associated with the formation of Internetaddictive behavior. The adolescents with problems of using the Internet show the general emotional instability, the tendency to experience the polar emotions simultaneously; they are excitable and have the aggressive style of communication. One of the main features of their characters is sensitivity to the danger, anxiety that caused the need to escape from the “harsh” reality. It could also be proposed that the adolescents with Internet addictive behavior separate emotions and cognitions, physicality and mentality. They isolate their own feelings and attach greater importance to the intellect. That cause the feeling of themselves as the subjects, more to do with information than with emotions, which could be poorly understood and classified.