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Title: | Predictive factors and psychosocial effects of Internet addictive behaviors in Cypriot adolescents | Authors: | Critselis, Elena Janikian, Mari Paleomilitou, Noni Oikonomou, Despoina Kassinopoulos, Marios Kormas, Georgios Tsitsika, Artemis K. |
Major Field of Science: | Engineering and Technology | Field Category: | Electrical Engineering - Electronic Engineering - Information Engineering | Keywords: | Addictive behavior;Adolescent;Internet;Problematic Internet use;Psychosocial factors | Issue Date: | 1-Aug-2014 | Source: | International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, 2014, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 369-375 | Volume: | 26 | Issue: | 3 | Start page: | 369 | End page: | 375 | Journal: | International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health | Abstract: | Background: Internet addictive behaviors are associated with a plethora of psychosocial adversities. The study objectives were to assess the determinants and psychosocial correlates associated with Internet addictive behaviors among adolescents.Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study design was applied among a random sample (n=805) of Cypriot adolescents (mean age: 14.7 years). Self-completed questionnaires, including Internet use characteristics, Young Internet Addiction Test, and Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, were utilized.Results: Among the study population, the prevalence rates of borderline addictive Internet use (BIU) and addictive Internet use (AIU) were 18.4% and 2%, respectively. Adolescents with BIU had an increased likelihood of concomitantly presenting with abnormal peer relations (AOR: 5.28; 95% confidence interval, CI: 3.37-23.38), conduct problems (AOR: 4.77; 95% CI: 2.82-8.08), hyperactivity (AOR: 5.58; 95% CI: 2.58-12.10) and emotional symptoms (AOR: 2.85; 95% CI: 1.53-5.32). Adolescent AIU was significantly associated with abnormal conduct (AOR: 22.31; 95% CI: 6.90-72.19), peer problems (AOR: 7.14; 95% CI: 1.36-37.50), emotional symptoms (AOR: 19.06; 95% 6.06-60.61), and hyperactivity (AOR: 9.49, 95% CI: 1.87-48.19). The determinants of BIU and AIU included accessing the Internet for the purposes of retrieving sexual information (AOR: 1.17; 95% CI: 1.17-3.23) and participating in games with monetary awards (AOR: 1.90; 95% CI: 1.15-3.14).Conclusions: Both BIU and AIU were adversely associated with notable behavioral and social maladjustment among adolescents. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/9866 | ISSN: | 21910278 | DOI: | 10.1515/ijamh-2013-0313 | Rights: | © Walter de Gruyter | Type: | Article | Affiliation : | Cyprus University of Technology National and Kapodistrian University of Athens P&A Kyriakou Children's Hospital Pediatric Society of Cyprus |
Publication Type: | Peer Reviewed |
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