Is Internet addiction transitory or persistent? Incidence and prospective predictors of remission of Internet addiction among Chinese secondary school students

Lau, Joseph; Wu, Anise M. S.; Gross, Danielle L.; Cheng, Kit-man; Lau, Mason M. C.

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.05.034

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“…Another indication for the meaningfulness of a differentiation between negative consequences and cognitive-behavioral gaming symptoms comes from the high rate of spontaneous remission of media-addiction symptoms-up to 76% within one year [60][61][62]. Spontaneous remission will be more likely when impairments due to gaming are not present or not severe.…”

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Assessing ICD-11 Gaming Disorder in Adolescent Gamers: Development and Validation of the Gaming Disorder Scale for Adolescents (GADIS-A)

Paschke

Austermann

Thomasius

2020

JCM

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Background: Adolescents affected by Gaming Disorder (GD) show substantial impairments in daily functioning. GD was included in the 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) as a new diagnosis coming into effect in January 2022. An instrument to screen for GD in adolescents has not yet been published and is urgently needed for scientific research and clinical practice. Methods: In the present study, the ICD-11-based Gaming Disorder Scale for Adolescents (GADIS-A) was developed by clinical experts and scientists. It was validated with 819 frequent gamers of 10 to 17 years and a respective caregiver in an online survey. Criterion validity was examined by assessing gaming behavior, emotional dysregulation, and academic performance. Item structure was investigated by factorial analyses. ROC- and Latent Profile Analyses were computed for differentiation between GD and Non-GD. Results: In line with the ICD-11 approach and accounting for cognitive-behavioral symptoms and negative consequences equally, GADIS-A items were best described by two factors. The new instrument showed excellent internal consistency, good criterion validity, and excellent discriminatory power. Conclusions: GADIS-A is the first successfully validated questionnaire to assess ICD-11 GD in adolescents. Thus, it can significantly contribute to reliably identify affected adolescents in clinical and research settings.

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Assessing ICD-11 Gaming Disorder in Adolescent Gamers: Development and Validation of the Gaming Disorder Scale for Adolescents (GADIS-A)

Paschke

Austermann

Thomasius

2020

JCM

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“…Participants completed the Rosenberg self-esteem scale that has been frequently used in Internet addiction studies. 15,26,28,34 It consists of 10 items using a 4-point Likert scale ranging from ''strongly disagree'' to ''strongly agree.'' The scale measures both positive and negative feelings about the self, for example, ''I am inclined to feel that I am a failure,'' ''On the whole I am satisfied with my self,'' and ''I am able to do things as well as most other people.''…”

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Likes and Problematic Instagram Use: The Moderating Role of Self-Esteem

Martínez-Pecino

Garcia-Gavilán

2019

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

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Mobile devices have contributed to fuel Internet use and in particular social network sites. Instagram has now become one of the most popular social network sites. Along with this growth, concerns arise about problematic use. ''Likes'' are one of the main factors catching people's attention due to their rewarding power. Particularly, during adolescence, likes are considered a sign of social approval. Surprisingly, the study of likes relationship to problematic use is scarce. In contrast, the direct effect of variables such as self-esteem on problematic use has been widely analyzed, but moderation studies to underscore the dynamics with other variables are scarce. The aim of this study is to expand current literature by analyzing the influence of likes and self-esteem on Instagram problematic use and the moderating role of self-esteem in the relationship between likes and problematic use. Participants were 244 teenagers. Regression analysis with Process macro for SPSS evidence the impact of likes on problematic use and the moderating role of self-esteem, serving as a protective factor, so that the impact of likes increase on problematic use is lower in participants with higher self-esteem compared to those with lower self-esteem. Results open the door for future research as well as for intervention efforts to benefit from social network use, while reducing teen's problematic use.

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“…Research activities and the number of scientific publications on problematic Internet use have grown rapidly over the last few years [3]. However, the emergence of problematic Internet use in youth has not yet been clearly clarified, and there are also very few empirical findings on the stability or spontaneous remission of this behavior pattern over time (e.g., Lau et al [4]).…”

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“…In another survey, Ko et al [27] examined adolescents in Taiwan over a period of one year and reported that "depression, hostility, and social anxiety decreased in the process of remission" (p. 1377). In a sample of Chinese secondary school students, Lau et al [4] observed various different predictors for a remission of problematic Internet use over a period of one year. Concerning psychosocial characteristics at the time of the first measurement, they obtained as predictors higher self-esteem, lower social anxiety, and lower severe depression, whereas over time changes in depression, anxiety, loneliness, self-esteem, positive affect, and family support were identified [4].…”

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“…In a sample of Chinese secondary school students, Lau et al [4] observed various different predictors for a remission of problematic Internet use over a period of one year. Concerning psychosocial characteristics at the time of the first measurement, they obtained as predictors higher self-esteem, lower social anxiety, and lower severe depression, whereas over time changes in depression, anxiety, loneliness, self-esteem, positive affect, and family support were identified [4]. In summary, the findings regarding the remission of problematic Internet use in adolescence are currently still very limited.…”

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Predictors of Spontaneous Remission of Problematic Internet Use in Adolescence: A One-Year Follow-Up Study

Wartberg

Lindenberg

2020

IJERPH

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Problematic use of the Internet is becoming increasingly important and especially for adolescents, high prevalence rates are reported in many countries. Despite the growing international research activities and the reported prevalence estimates, comparatively very few studies have focused on spontaneous remission and its possible causes. In a risk population of 272 adolescents, we used standardized diagnostic instruments to investigate which socio-demographic and psychosocial characteristics at baseline (at t1) predicted spontaneous remission of problematic Internet use one year later (at t2). The predictors were determined by bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses. In the bivariate regressions, we found male gender, higher self-efficacy (t1), a lower level of maladaptive emotion regulation strategies (t1), lower depression (t1), lower performance and school anxiety (t1), lower social-interaction anxiety (t1), and lower procrastination (t1) to predict spontaneous remission of problematic Internet use at t2. In the multivariable analysis, a lower level of maladaptive emotion regulation strategies (t1) was the sole statistically significant predictor for the remission one year later (t2). For the first time, the high relevance of emotion regulation for spontaneous remission of adolescent problematic Internet use was observed. Based on these findings, emotion regulation could be specifically trained and promoted in future prevention measures.

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Is Internet addiction transitory or persistent? Incidence and prospective predictors of remission of Internet addiction among Chinese secondary school students

Cited by 36 publications

References 51 publications

Assessing ICD-11 Gaming Disorder in Adolescent Gamers: Development and Validation of the Gaming Disorder Scale for Adolescents (GADIS-A)

Assessing ICD-11 Gaming Disorder in Adolescent Gamers: Development and Validation of the Gaming Disorder Scale for Adolescents (GADIS-A)

Likes and Problematic Instagram Use: The Moderating Role of Self-Esteem

Predictors of Spontaneous Remission of Problematic Internet Use in Adolescence: A One-Year Follow-Up Study

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