Problematic Internet Use and Substance Use in Adolescence

Autor: Claire Piguet, Anne-Emmanuelle Ambresin, André Berchtold, Joan-Carles Suris, Christina Akre, Grégoire Zimmermann
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Journal of Adolescent Health. 54(2)
ISSN: 1054-139X
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.10.032
Popis: Purpose: To assess whether problematic Internet use is associated to substance use among adolescents. Methods: Survey among 3067 8th graders in Switzerland (mean age 14 years, 50.3% females). Using the Internet Addiction Test (IAT), we divided the sample into non problematic (NPU: IAT 49; N = 360). Groups were compared regarding age, gender, family structure, emotional wellbeing, academic performance, main Internet use purpose, self-reported current smoking, alcohol misuse (drunkenness), cannabis use, and use of other illegal drugs. A logistic regression for each substance was performed including demographic variables significant at the bivariate level using STATA 12. Results are given as adjusted Odds Ratios (aOR) with 95% confidence intervals.
Databáze: OpenAIRE