Internet addiction? Potentially problematic use of the Internet in a population of 12–18 year-old adolescents

Kaltiala-Heino, Riittakerttu; Lintonen, Tomi; Rimpelä, Arja

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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]. The reported prevalence rates in Asian adolescents have been found to be significantly higher in comparison to both, Western countries, as well as samples of children.…”

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“…The prevalence rates for adolescents ranged between 0.8% in Italy [62] and 13.8% in South Korea [67] assessed via the IAT, between 1.4% in Finnish girls [77] and 26.7% of adolescents in Hong Kong [73] using the IADQ, and between 10.8% in Southern Taiwan [79] and 22.5% of boys under 15 in Taiwan [81] assessed via the CIAS. Using miscellaneous criteria and instruments, the Internet addiction prevalence varied between 3.0% in South Korea [51] and 17.1% in Singapore [50].…”

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

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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

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“…[1][2][3][4] In particular, Internet overuse in adolescents has been a major research topic in various countries. [5][6][7][8] Adolescence is a period of rapid psychological maturation and of susceptibility to Internet attraction, 9 and adolescents were found to be particularly vulnerable to the negative health impacts of Internet overuse. [10][11][12] Among the negative health impacts, the relationship between Internet addiction and aggression has been addressed.…”

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Are Adolescents with Internet Addiction Prone to Aggressive Behavior? The Mediating Effect of Clinical Comorbidities on the Predictability of Aggression in Adolescents with Internet Addiction

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Park

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Previous studies have reported associations between aggression and Internet addiction disorder (IAD), which has also been linked with anxiety, depression, and impulsiveness. However, the causal relationship between aggression and IAD has thus far not been clearly demonstrated. This study was designed to (a) examine the association between aggression and IAD and (b) investigate the mediating effects of anxiety, depression, and impulsivity in cases in which IAD predicts aggression or aggression predicts IAD. A total of 714 middle school students in Seoul, South Korea, were asked to provide demographic information and complete the

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“…Using the Internet Addiction Diagnostic Questionnaire (Young, 1998), Internet addiction was assessed in 11 studies, with sample sizes ranging from 1,270 adolescents in Greece to 10,988 adolescents and young adults in China (Wang et al, 2013). The results indicated prevalence rates ranged from 1.6% of Finnish adolescents (Kaltiala-Heino, Lintonen, & Rimpela, 2004) to 26.6% of adolescents in Hong Kong (Shek & Yu, 2012). Nine studies used Chen's Internet Addiction Scale (Chen, Weng, Su, Wu, & Yang, 2003), with sample sizes ranging between 1,890 and 9,405 Taiwanese adolescents .…”

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Internet Addiction: The Problem and Treatment

Kuss¹

2016

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Internet Gaming Disorder has recently been included in the appendix of the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM-5) as a condition which requires further research in order to be incorporated in future iterations of the manual. This suggests the research and clinical communities are becoming increasingly aware of a potential mental health concern. This paper will provide brief insight into the issues of Internet and gaming addiction and will then present results of contemporary treatment research. The results indicate no gold standard exists to measure Internet addiction with high sensitivity and specificity, which is compounded by using dissimilar cut-offs across studies for the same assessment tool. To overcome this diagnostic issue, a diagnosis of Internet addiction would significantly benefit from the inclusion of a structured clinical interview administered by a trained professional, and this would help in the elimination of false positives and false negatives in the context of diagnosis.

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Internet addiction? Potentially problematic use of the Internet in a population of 12–18 year-old adolescents

Cited by 205 publications

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

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

Are Adolescents with Internet Addiction Prone to Aggressive Behavior? The Mediating Effect of Clinical Comorbidities on the Predictability of Aggression in Adolescents with Internet Addiction

Internet Addiction: The Problem and Treatment

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