Association of Internet Addiction with Family Functionality, Depression, Self-Efficacy and Self-Esteem among Early Adolescents

Autor: Jiun-Yi Wang, Hsiao-Ching Chen, Ying-Lien Lin, Shang-Yu Yang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Health
Toxicology and Mutagenesis
media_common.quotation_subject
education
Taiwan
lcsh:Medicine
050109 social psychology
Article
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Surveys and Questionnaires
Epidemiology
medicine
gender
Humans
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Time management
030212 general & internal medicine
Depression (differential diagnoses)
media_common
self-esteem
Self-efficacy
business.industry
Addiction
05 social sciences
lcsh:R
Public Health
Environmental and Occupational Health
Self-esteem
money allowance
Mental health
Self Efficacy
internet addiction
Behavior
Addictive
family functionality
early adolescent
Cross-Sectional Studies
depression
The Internet
business
Psychology
self-efficacy
Internet Addiction Disorder
Clinical psychology
Zdroj: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 8820, p 8820 (2020)
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume 17
Issue 23
ISSN: 1661-7827
1660-4601
Popis: Early adolescents usually have worse self-control and poor time management abilities. They are a higher-risk group for Internet addiction than older adolescents or adults. This study aims to explore the prevalence of Internet addiction and associated factors in early adolescents. Participants included 451 fifth and sixth-grade students in Central Taiwan. This study adopted a cross-sectional design and a structured questionnaire that consisted of demographics, Young&rsquo
s Internet Addiction Test, the Centre for Epidemiological Studies-Depression scale, the General Self-Efficacy Scale and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. The participants were 50.8% male, and the mean age was 11.35, with a range of 10.33&ndash
12.92 years. A total of 33.7% of all participants were prone to Internet addiction. The results showed that participants who were male and had high money allowance, poor family atmosphere, parents who did not limit Internet usage time, high depression, low self-efficacy and low self-esteem were more prone to Internet addiction. A multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that being male, having parents who did not limit Internet usage time and higher degrees of depression were the associated factors of Internet addiction in early adolescents. The phenomenon of Internet addiction among early adolescents seems to be increasing. Improving family functionality and individual mental health may be effective ways to reduce Internet addiction.
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