The links between healthy, problematic, and addicted Internet use regarding comorbidities and self-concept-related characteristics

Autor: Iris Reinhard, Sabine Hoffmann, Falk Kiefer, Tagrid Leménager, Julia Dieter, Karl Mann
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
Předmět:
Adult
Male
Full-Length Report
media_common.quotation_subject
Self-concept
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Comorbidity
comorbidities
ADHD symptoms
Personality Disorders
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Surveys and Questionnaires
mental disorders
Interview
Psychological
medicine
Prevalence
Humans
Association (psychology)
media_common
Emotional Intelligence
Internet
Internet use
Social network
business.industry
Addiction
problematic and addicted Internet use
General Medicine
self-concept
Self Concept
030227 psychiatry
Behavior
Addictive
Psychiatry and Mental health
Clinical Psychology
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Disease Progression
Anxiety
The Internet
Female
medicine.symptom
Internet users
business
Psychology
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Stress
Psychological
Clinical psychology
Zdroj: Journal of Behavioral Addictions
ISSN: 2063-5303
2062-5871
Popis: Background Addicted Internet users present with higher rates of comorbidities, e.g., attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), depressive, and anxiety disorders. In addition, deficits in self-concept-related characteristics were found in addicted Internet gamers and social network users. The aim of this study was to examine the links between healthy, problematic, and addicted Internet use regarding comorbidities and self-concept-related characteristics. The association between recently developed ADHD-like symptoms without an underlying diagnosis and addictive Internet use was also examined. Methods n = 79 healthy controls, n = 35 problematic, and n = 93 addicted Internet users were assessed for comorbidities, social and emotional competencies, body image, self-esteem, and perceived stress. Apart from an ADHD-diagnosis, recently developed ADHD-like symptoms were also assessed. Results Addicted users showed more self-concept-related deficits and higher rates of comorbidities with ADHD, depressive, and anxiety disorders. Addicted and problematic users showed similarities in the prevalence of cluster B personality disorders and decreased levels of characteristics related to emotional intelligence. Participants with recently developed ADHD-like symptoms scored higher in lifetime and current severity of Internet use compared with those without ADHD symptoms. Addicted participants with recently developed ADHD symptoms showed higher lifetime Internet use severity compared with those without any symptoms. Conclusions Our findings indicate that cluster B personality disorders and premorbid problems in emotional intelligence might present a link between problematic and addictive Internet use. Furthermore, the findings provide a first indication that addictive Internet use is related to ADHD-like symptoms. Symptoms of ADHD should therefore be assessed against the background of possible addicted Internet use.
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