| Autor: |
Francesco Di Carlo, Mauro Pettorruso, Maria Chiara Alessi, Elena Picutti, Rebecca Collevecchio, Giuseppe Migliara, Gaia Baroni, Francesco Gambi, Eduardo Cinosi, Giovanni Martinotti, Jon E. Grant, Massimo di Giannantonio |
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angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
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Comprehensive Psychiatry, Vol 106, Iss , Pp 152225- (2021) |
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article |
| ISSN: |
0010-440X |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.comppsych.2021.152225 |
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Background: Problematic Use of the Internet (PUI) is a considerable issue of the modern era, but its risk factors are still poorly understood. Impulsivity and obsessive-compulsive symptoms have been associated with PUI, but this relationship is still debated. In this article we focus on the relationships of PUI with obsessive-compulsive and impulsive symptoms in a cohort of Italian young adults, in order to identify possible vulnerability factors for PUI. Methods: A sample of 772 Italian individuals aged 18–30 (mean age 23.3 ± 3.3 years old; 38% males and 62% females) was assessed via online survey using the Internet Addiction Test (IAT), the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) Screen, the Padua Inventory-Washington State University Revision (PI-WSUR) and the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11). Results: Ninety-seven subjects (12.6% of the sample) reported IAT scores at risk for PUI. PUI participants reported higher levels of impulsivity, obsessive-compulsive symptoms and a higher burden of co-occurrent psychiatric symptoms. In a logistic regression model, obsessional impulses to harm (OR = 1.108, p |
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