Relationships between depression, health‑related behaviors, and internet addiction in female junior college students
| Autor: | Kai-Li Chen, Pin-Hsuan Lin, Pei-Lun Hsieh, Shih-Hau Fu, Shang-Yu Yang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Cross-sectional study
Health Behavior Emotions Social Sciences Adolescents Families 0302 clinical medicine Medicine and Health Sciences Psychology Public and Occupational Health 030212 general & internal medicine Young adult Computer Networks Children Depression (differential diagnoses) media_common Multidisciplinary Depression 05 social sciences Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale Test (assessment) Internet Addiction Medicine Female Behavioral and Social Aspects of Health 050104 developmental & child psychology Clinical psychology Research Article Computer and Information Sciences Adolescent Universities media_common.quotation_subject Science education Addiction Affect (psychology) 03 medical and health sciences Interpersonal relationship Young Adult Mental Health and Psychiatry Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Students Internet Behavior Mood Disorders Biology and Life Sciences Behavior Addictive Cross-Sectional Studies Age Groups Behavioral Addiction People and Places Population Groupings |
| Zdroj: | PLoS ONE PLoS ONE, Vol 14, Iss 8, p e0220784 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
| Popis: | IntroductionDepressive emotions can lead to subsequent unhealthy behaviors such as Internet addiction, especially in female adolescents; therefore, studies that examine the relationships among depression, health‑related behaviors, and Internet addiction in female adolescents are warranted.PurposeTo examine (1) the relationship between depression and health-related behaviors and (2) the relationship between depression and Internet addiction.MethodA cross-sectional study design was adopted using a structured questionnaire to measure depression, health-related behaviors, and Internet addiction in female adolescents. The data were collected from students of a junior college in southern Taiwan using convenience sampling to select the participants. The questionnaire was divided into four sections: demographics, the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), the Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile (HPLP), and the Internet Addiction Test (IAT).ResultsThe final sample comprised 503 female junior college students, with the participants mainly aged between 15 to 22 years (mean age = 17.30 years, SD = 1.34). Regarding the HPLP scores, the overall score, nutrition subscale score, and self-actualization subscale score were significantly and negatively associated with the CES-D depression score (p < 0.05-0.01). In other words, depression level was lower in students who exhibited more healthy behaviors, put more emphasis on dietary health, and had higher levels of self-admiration and confidence toward life. Regarding the IAT scores, the overall score and six domain scores were all positively associated (p < 0.01) to the CES-D depression score. In other words, the higher an individual's Internet addiction score was, the higher her depression level was.ConclusionsThe results confirmed the relationship between depression, health-related behaviors, and Internet addiction. The cultivation of health-related behaviors may help in lowering depressive symptoms. Teenagers with depression have higher risks of developing Internet addiction, and such addiction is likely to affect their daily functioning. |
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