Using machine learning algorithms and techniques for defining the impact of affective temperament types, content search and activities on the internet on the development of problematic internet use in adolescents' population.

Autor:	Jović J; Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Pristina in Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia., Ćorac A; Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Pristina in Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia., Stanimirović A; Computer Science, Faculty of Electronic Engineering, University of Niš, Niš, Serbia., Nikolić M; Computer Science, Faculty of Electronic Engineering, University of Niš, Niš, Serbia., Stojanović M; Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš, Niš, Serbia.; Center for Control and Prevention of Communicable Diseases, Institute of Public Health Niš, Niš, Serbia., Bukumirić Z; Institute of Medical Statistics and Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia., Ignjatović Ristić D; Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia.; Psychiatric Clinic, Clinical Centre 'Kragujevac', Kragujevac, Serbia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Frontiers in public health [Front Public Health] 2024 May 17; Vol. 12, pp. 1326178. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 17 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.3389/fpubh.2024.1326178
Abstrakt:	Background: By using algorithms and Machine Learning - ML techniques, the aim of this research was to determine the impact of the following factors on the development of Problematic Internet Use (PIU): sociodemographic factors, the intensity of using the Internet, different contents accessed on the Internet by adolescents, adolescents' online activities, life habits and different affective temperament types. Methods: Sample included 2,113 adolescents. The following instruments were used: questionnaire about: socio-demographic characteristics, intensity of the Internet use, content categories and online activities on the Internet; Facebook (FB) usage and life habits; The Internet Use Disorder Scale (IUDS). Based on their scores on the scale, subjects were divided into two groups - with or without PIU; Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris, and San Diego scale for adolescents (A-TEMPS-A). Results: Various ML classification models on our data set were trained. Binary classification models were created (class-label attribute was PIU value). Models hyperparameters were optimized using grid search method and models were validated using k-fold cross-validation technique. Random forest was the model with the best overall results and the time spent on FB and the cyclothymic temperament were variables of highest importance for these model. We also applied the ML techniques Lasso and ElasticNet. The three most important variables for the development of PIU with both techniques were: cyclothymic temperament, the longer use of the Internet and the desire to use the Internet more than at present time. Group of variables having a protective effect (regarding the prevention of the development of PIU) was found with both techniques. The three most important were: achievement, search for contents related to art and culture and hyperthymic temperament. Next, 34 important variables that explain 0.76% of variance were detected using the genetic algorithms. Finally, the binary classification model (with or without PIU) with the best characteristics was trained using artificial neural network. Conclusion: Variables related to the temporal determinants of Internet usage, cyclothymic temperament, the desire for increased Internet usage, anxious and irritable temperament, on line gaming, pornography, and some variables related to FB usage consistently appear as important variables for the development of PIU. Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. The reviewer SL declared a shared affiliation with the author(s) AS, MN, and MS to the handling editor at the time of review. (Copyright © 2024 Jović, Ćorac, Stanimirović, Nikolić, Stojanović, Bukumirić and Ignjatović Ristić.)
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