Internet Addiction as an Important Predictor in Early Detection of Adolescent Drug Use Experience—Implications for Research and Practice

Fisoun, Virginia; Floros, Georgios; Siomos, Konstantinos; Geroukalis, Dimitrios; Navridis, Klimis

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“…The sample sizes ranged from 1,270 in Greece [71,72] to 10,988 adolescents and young adults in China, aged 13-23 years [78] The same cut-off, i.e., endorsing a minimum of five out of eight diagnostic items, has been applied to a majority of these studies. Internet addiction prevalence rates ranged from 1.7% of boys and 1.4% of girls in a representative sample of Finnish adolescents [77] to 26.4% and 26.7% at wave one and wave two in a longitudinal sample of adolescent students in Hong Kong, respectively [73].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In eleven studies, the IADQ [13] was used to assess Internet addiction in adolescents [68][69][70][71][72][73][74][75][76][77][78]. The sample sizes ranged from 1,270 in Greece [71,72] to 10,988 adolescents and young adults in China, aged 13-23 years [78] The same cut-off, i.e., endorsing a minimum of five out of eight diagnostic items, has been applied to a majority of these studies.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Comorbid symptoms have included alcohol and substance use [47,48,51,65,66,71,74,82,86], proneness for problem behaviours [82], depression [48,50,67,68,78,81,83,87,124], suicidal ideation [124][105], ADHD [67,79,157], social phobia and phobic anxiety [79,84,87], schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder [67], psychoticism [71], and antisocial/aggressive behaviours [48,72,79,80,87]. Finally, a number of psychosomatic problems have been linked to problematic Internet use, such as a poor health condition, excessive daytime sleepiness [66], lack of energy, physiological dysfunction, weakened immunity [63], obesity, and poor vision [49].…”

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Internet Addiction: A Systematic Review of Epidemiological Research for the Last Decade

Kuss¹,

Griffiths²,

Karila³

et al. 2014

CPD

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Abstract:In the last decade, Internet usage has grown tremendously on a global scale. The increasing popularity and frequency of Internet use has led to an increasing number of reports highlighting the potential negative consequences of overuse. Over the last decade, research into Internet addiction has proliferated. This paper reviews the existing 68 epidemiological studies of Internet addiction that (i) contain quantitative empirical data, (ii) have been published after 2000, (iii) include an analysis relating to Internet addiction, (iv) include a minimum of 1000 participants, and (v) provide a full-text article published in English using the database Web of Science. Assessment tools and conceptualisations, prevalence, and associated factors in adolescents and adults are scrutinised. The results reveal the following. First, no gold standard of Internet addiction classification exists as 21 different assessment instruments have been identified. They adopt official criteria for substance use disorders or pathological gambling, no or few criteria relevant for an addiction diagnosis, time spent online, or resulting problems. Second, reported prevalence rates differ as a consequence of different assessment tools and cut-offs, ranging from 0.8% in Italy to 26.7% in Hong Kong. Third, Internet addiction is associated with a number of sociodemographic, Internet use, and psychosocial factors, as well as comorbid symptoms and disorder in adolescents and adults. The results indicate that a number of core symptoms (i.e., compulsive use, negative outcomes and salience) appear relevant for diagnosis, which assimilates Internet addiction and other addictive disorders and also differentiates them, implying a conceptualisation as syndrome with similar etiology and components, but different expressions of addictions. Limitations include the exclusion of studies with smaller sample sizes and studies focusing on specific online behaviours. Conclusively, there is a need for nosological precision so that ultimately those in need can be helped by translating the scientific evidence established in the context of Internet addiction into actual clinical practice.

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Internet Addiction: A Systematic Review of Epidemiological Research for the Last Decade

Kuss¹,

Griffiths²,

Karila³

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“…The cognitive vulnerability coding approach or content analysis of verbatim explanations (CAVE) was developed in 1984 by Seligman and colleagues [32]. The coding approach assesses cognitive vulnerabilities which may be a precursor for depression symptoms [33]. In this coding approach, each text disclosure is examined for both an event and attribution, which are then categorized as internal versus external, global versus specific, and stable versus unstable.…”

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Evaluating Displayed Depression Symptoms on Social Media Sites

Moreno¹,

Kelleher²,

Pumper³

2013

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Social networking sites (SNSs) are immensely popular and allow for display of personal information, including references to depression. Evaluating displayed content on a SNS for research purposes requires a systematic approach and a precise data collection instrument. The purpose of this paper is to describe one approach to the development of a research codebook for depression so that others may develop and test their own codebooks for use in SNS research. The depression SNS research codebook was grounded in ethics, theory and clinical criteria. The key elements in the codebook developmental process included an iterative team approach to develop variables of interest and data collection sheet layout. Training protocols involve coding practice and reliability assessments. Interrater reliability remains a critical assessment tool. Codebook successes include consistently high interrater reliability. Challenges include time investment in coder training, SNS server changes, and social or cultural norms regarding public displays of mental health. We provide detailed information about a systematic approach to codebook development so that other researchers may use this structure to develop and test their own codebooks for use in SNS research. Future directions for the codebook include expanding areas of interest such as anxiety or other depression evaluation criteria, and expansion to other SNSs such as Twitter.

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“…Finally, based on many research works, it is observed that internet technology is more entertaining, interesting, interactive, pleasant experience, and enjoyable. This can be claimed in persons with CP who are addicted to the internet [33].…”

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Internet Dependence and Sensation Seeking in Youth With Moderate Cerebral Palsy

Rezayi

Massah

2017

IRJ

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Objectives: The present study examined excessive internet use of youths with moderate Cerebral Palsy (CP) and their psychological states in Sensation Seeking (SS). Methods:This study followed descriptive and correlation research design. Individuals aged 15 to 25 years with CP who were referred to Tehran rehabilitation centers were considered in the study. The study sample (n=150) was randomly divided into two groups of internet dependents (n=75; boys=45 and girls=30) and non-dependents (n=75; boys=45 and girls=30). Internet Addiction Test and Sensation Seeking Scale have been used for data gathering. Data were analyzed by using Pearson correlation coefficients, multivariable regression, x 2 and T tests. Results:Compared to non-dependents, the internet dependent group reported significantly more negative internet influences on daily routines such as clinical problems, poor school performance, regular nutrition, and relation with friends and family members. Both the groups pointed that internet use enhanced virtual peer relationships and provided up-to-date information. Internet dependents (both gender) scored significantly higher on disinhibition sensation seeking subscale than the internet non-dependents. However, these two groups (both gender) did not demonstrate significant differences in life experience seeking and thrill and adventure seeking subscales, but their differences were sizable.Discussion: It seems that internet applications direct or indirectly motive users to be online for more hours than necessary. This is true for CP patients given their motor impairment. Based on this research result, it seems that persons with CP because of lack of physical activities, motive by internal stimulus and seeking their sensation from external stimulus like internet application as well as for person with CP surfing in internet world and spent too much time on the internet is leisure time not activity time. A B S T R A C T

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Internet Addiction as an Important Predictor in Early Detection of Adolescent Drug Use Experience—Implications for Research and Practice

Cited by 72 publications

References 33 publications

Internet Addiction: A Systematic Review of Epidemiological Research for the Last Decade

Internet Addiction: A Systematic Review of Epidemiological Research for the Last Decade

Evaluating Displayed Depression Symptoms on Social Media Sites

Internet Dependence and Sensation Seeking in Youth With Moderate Cerebral Palsy

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