Internet Addiction Disorder: Personality characteristics and risk of pathological overuse in adolescents

Munno, Donato; Cappellin, Flora; Saroldi, Marta; Bechon, Elisa; Guglielmucci, Fanny; Passera, Roberto; Zullo, Giuseppina

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2016.11.008

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“…In the current study, 86% of the female students were normal Internet users that is consistent with the results of Seyrek et al (2017); Munno et al (2017); Hamidi, Mahdiyeh Najafabadi & Namazian Najafabadi (2015); and Rouhani & Tari (2011). However, it is contrary to the findings of Chen et al (2016) who reported an Internet addiction of 8.7% among Chinese adolescents, and Li et al (2014) who found that middle school students' Internet addiction in China was 21.13%.…”

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Relationship Between Girls’ Internet Addiction and Their Mothers’ Psychological and Spiritual Health

Ahmadi

Jafarizadeh

Haghani

2019

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Background:Although the internet has prevailed in every aspect of our life, it can be addictive, especially for the adolescents. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between internet addiction in female school students and their mothers' mental health and spiritual wellbeing.Methods: This is a descriptive correlational study conducted on 400 senior high school female students and their mothers. The study sample was selected using a multi-stage cluster sampling method. Data was collected by a demographic survey form, Persian version of Internet Addiction Test (IAT), General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), and Spiritual Well Being Questionnaire (SWBQ) and was analyzed by descriptive and inferential (ANOVA, t-test, and linear regression analysis) statistics using SPSS-PC V. 20.Results: About 86% of the students were normal internet users. Around 36.8% of the mothers had mild mental health problems, and 94.3% had high spiritual wellbeing. There was a significant negative relationship between internet addiction and spiritual wellbeing and its two dimensions (religious and existential wellbeing) (r=-0.454, P<0.001). The internet addiction had a significant positive relationship with the mothers' mental health (r=0.341, P<0.001). Conclusion:Studying the problem of internet addiction among female students and paying attention to the mental health and spiritual wellbeing of families, especially mothers, in order to improve their health status seems necessary. Hence, authorities should develop appropriate strategies in this area.

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Relationship Between Girls’ Internet Addiction and Their Mothers’ Psychological and Spiritual Health

Ahmadi

Jafarizadeh

Haghani

2019

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“…It has been postulated that addiction in general is caused by the psychological nature of the individuals, which predisposes them to develop addictive behaviors (Lu et al, 2017;Munno et al, 2017). Another hypothesis is the environmental cues from their surrounding and the rewards and gratification that the individuals get by their repetitive addictive behaviors, which reinforces their need to seek the addictive object that they crave (Sundar & Limperos, 2013).…”

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Assessment of Problematic Facebook Use Among Undergraduate Students in Upm Correlated With Depression, Anxiety and Stress

Nasser¹,

Rashid²,

Hamid³

et al. 2019

IJPHCS

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Introduction: Facebook has emerged as one of the top social networking sites (SNSs) among university students but at the cost of leading to negative implications on psychosocial wellbeing. Psychological factors such as depression, anxiety and stress have been implicated in the development of addictions; however studies that evaluate this are scarce among the Malaysian population. Our objective was to identify problematic Facebook use among undergraduate students in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and to correlate the psychological factors that influence problematic Facebook use. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among 1060 students from various faculties in UPM. Validated Facebook Addiction Test (FAT) and DASS-21 questionnaires were used to collect data. Descriptive analysis was done for demographic data. Pearson correlation and regression analysis were used in the analytical part. Results: Problematic Facebook use was detected among 16.6% of the undergraduate students. Problematic Facebook use was significantly related to the level of depression, anxiety and stress (p<0.05). Multiple regression analysis indicated that younger age, male gender and depression were significant predictors of problematic Facebook use (p<0.05).

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“…However, social networking-related risks and opportunities remain a matter of scientific debate (Livingstone, 2008;Munno et al, 2017). On the one hand, SNS use could be considered as a "way of being" (Kuss and Griffiths, 2017), supporting adolescents' need to belong and representing ideal places for their identity construction processes via a digital screen (Zhao et al, 2008;Riva, 2010;Pelosi et al, 2014;Manago et al, 2015;Boursier and Manna, 2019).…”

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Objectified Body Consciousness, Body Image Control in Photos, and Problematic Social Networking: The Role of Appearance Control Beliefs

2020

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At present, adolescents' photo-taking and photo-sharing on social media represent ubiquitous practices and objectified body consciousness (OBC) might offer a useful framework to explore online self-presentation and social networking site (SNS) use. Indeed, SNS might represent a highly accessible medium for socializing with selfobjectification. However, the relationship between OBC components and problematic SNS use is still understudied. The present study evaluated the previously unexplored predictive role of appearance control beliefs on problematic SNS use, testing the mediating effect of body image control in photos (BICP) across male and female groups. A total of 693 adolescents (55% females; mean age 16 years) participated in the study. Results showed the negatively predictive role of appearance control beliefs on control over body image in photos. Moreover, BICP mediated the appearance control beliefs' negative effect on problematic SNS use in girls. The present study tested the unexplored effect of appearance control beliefs upon problematic SNS use, contributing to the OBC research field and the ongoing debate concerning predictive and protective factors in problematic SNS use.

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Internet Addiction Disorder: Personality characteristics and risk of pathological overuse in adolescents

Cited by 60 publications

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Relationship Between Girls’ Internet Addiction and Their Mothers’ Psychological and Spiritual Health

Relationship Between Girls’ Internet Addiction and Their Mothers’ Psychological and Spiritual Health

Assessment of Problematic Facebook Use Among Undergraduate Students in Upm Correlated With Depression, Anxiety and Stress

Objectified Body Consciousness, Body Image Control in Photos, and Problematic Social Networking: The Role of Appearance Control Beliefs

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