Symptom relationships between internet addiction and anxiety across primary and middle school students during the Omicron lockdown

Liu, Yimeng; Yuan, Hao; Ci, Song; Li, Luanyuan; Zhou, Wenying; Wang, Qianqian

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2023.02.074

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“…Apart from its adverse effects on physical health, Internet addiction also threatens the mental health of teenagers. A wealth of evidences have suggested that Internet addiction can increase the risk of psychological distress, negative emotions, body dissatisfaction, alexithymia, and less subjective well-being ( 19 , 20 ).…”

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Investigating links between Internet literacy, Internet use, and Internet addiction among Chinese youth and adolescents in the digital age

Jiang,

Chen,

Zhang

et al. 2023

Front. Psychiatry

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IntroductionIn current digital era, adolescents’ Internet use has increased exponentially, with the Internet playing a more and more important role in their education and entertainment. However, due to the ongoing cognitive, emotion, and social development processes, youth and adolescents are more vulnerable to Internet addiction. Attention has been paid to the increased use of Internet during the COVID-19 pandemic and the influence of Internet literacy in prevention and intervention of Internet addiction.MethodsThe present study proposes a conceptual model to investigate the links between Internet literacy, Internet use of different purpose and duration, and Internet addiction among Chinese youth and adolescents. In this study, N = 2,276 adolescents studying in primary and secondary schools in East China were recruited, and they completed self-reports on sociodemographic characteristics, Internet literacy scale, Internet use, and Internet addiction scale.ResultsThe results showed a significant relationship between Internet use and Internet addiction. To be specific, the duration of Internet use significantly and positively affected Internet addiction. With different dimensions of Internet literacy required, entertainment-oriented Internet use had positive impact on Internet addiction, while education-oriented Internet use exerted negative effects on Internet addiction. As for Internet literacy, knowledge and skills for Internet (positively) and Internet self-management (negatively) significantly influenced the likelihood of Internet addiction.DiscussionThe findings suggest that Internet overuse increases the risk of Internet addiction in youth and adolescents, while entertainment-oriented rather than education-oriented Internet use is addictive. The role of Internet literacy is complicated, with critical Internet literacy preventing the development of Internet addiction among youth and adolescents, while functional Internet literacy increasing the risk.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Investigating links between Internet literacy, Internet use, and Internet addiction among Chinese youth and adolescents in the digital age

Jiang,

Chen,

Zhang

et al. 2023

Front. Psychiatry

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“…For example, when calculating the BEI for a particular PTSS symptom, the weights of all edges between that node and the 10 elements of the PTG are summed (regardless of the directionality), and the edges between that symptom and the remaining 16 PTSSs are not considered. An absolute value of normalized BEI greater than 1.5 was used as a criterion for the bridge nodes selection between PTSS and PTG (Liu et al, 2023).…”

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Interaction between posttraumatic stress symptoms and posttraumatic growth among adolescents who experience an earthquake: A repeated longitudinal study

Wang,

Li,

Yuan

et al. 2023

Applied Psych Health & Well

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For adolescents who experience an earthquake, posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSSs) and posttraumatic growth (PTG) often co‐occur. However, no study has yet examined how the interaction between them changes from the short term to the long term after an earthquake. This study conducted six surveys among local adolescents across three waves after the Wenchuan earthquake, and a directed network of PTSS and PTG co‐occurrence was constructed for each wave. It was found that the bridge nodes between PTSSs and PTG were different for each wave. The connection between PTSSs and PTG became loose over time. The incubation effect of PTSSs on PTG was sustained until the middle term but was not observed in the long term. The suppression effect of PTSSs on PTG was only observed in the short term. PTG not only alleviated PTSSs but also exacerbated PTSSs. Finally, the effect of PTSSs on PTG was much stronger than that of PTG on PTSSs. This study suggests that efforts should be made to alleviate specific PTSSs or facilitate specific PTG elements among adolescents for different terms after an earthquake, and PTG is more likely to be an outcome of trauma rather than a strategy for coping with trauma.

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“…Estudos recentes indicam que o uso excessivo da Internet afeta 6,2% da população em geral e 41,6% dos estudantes universitários em todo o mundo, resultando em um declínio na saúde mental devido ao aumento dos níveis de estresse, ansiedade e esgotamento emocional 8 . O uso excessivo da internet em estudantes universitários pode ter várias consequências negativas, afetando relacionamentos familiares, interações acadêmicas e amizades, uma vez que os estudantes tendem a estar menos presentes no mundo real e mais focados em seus dispositivos 9 . Além disso, passar muito tempo online ameaça as interações pessoais, o que pode levar ao isolamento social e sentimentos de solidão que afetam a saúde mental do usuário da Internet 10 .…”

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O uso excessivo da Internet na saúde mental de estudantes universitários de enfermagem

Nehemias Chui Betancur,

Valdivia Arias

2023

Mundo Saúde

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O uso da internet cresce em 4% até 2023 e tornou-se uma ferramenta fundamental em nossa vida cotidiana, no entanto, seu uso excessivo pode contribuir para problemas de saúde mental, como ansiedade, depressão e esgotamento, especialmente em estudantes universitários de saúde. Este estudo teve como objetivo determinar o risco de ansiedade e esgotamento devido ao uso excessivo da internet em estudantes universitários do curso de enfermagem. A pesquisa teve uma abordagem quantitativa não experimental, com um design explicativo. O estudo contou com a participação de 337 estudantes de enfermagem da Universidad Privada San Carlos SAC de Puno, com uma idade média de 30,35 ± 9,274 anos; 15,70% (n=53) eram homens e 84,30% (n=284) eram mulheres. Os estudantes que usaram a Internet excessivamente por mais de quatro horas por dia tiveram um risco 3,160 vezes maior de desenvolver ansiedade (IC 95%: 1,519-6,577); 1,704 vezes maior de desenvolver esgotamento emocional (IC 95%: 0,925-3,215); 1,786 vezes maior de desenvolver distúrbios de despersonalização (IC 95%: 0,931-3,413) e 2,101 vezes maior de desenvolver a falta de realização pessoal em comparação com os estudantes que usam a internet por menos de três horas diárias. Os níveis de ansiedade estão positivamente associados ao esgotamento emocional (rho=0,765; p<0.001); despersonalização (rho=0,744; p<0.001); falta de realização pessoal (rho=0,631; p<0.001), o que indica que o uso excessivo da internet por estudantes universitários teve efeitos negativos prejudiciais para a saúde mental.

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Symptom relationships between internet addiction and anxiety across primary and middle school students during the Omicron lockdown

Cited by 6 publications

References 40 publications

Investigating links between Internet literacy, Internet use, and Internet addiction among Chinese youth and adolescents in the digital age

Investigating links between Internet literacy, Internet use, and Internet addiction among Chinese youth and adolescents in the digital age

Interaction between posttraumatic stress symptoms and posttraumatic growth among adolescents who experience an earthquake: A repeated longitudinal study

O uso excessivo da Internet na saúde mental de estudantes universitários de enfermagem

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