Temporal directional relationship between problematic internet use and depressive symptoms among japanese adolescents: A random intercept, cross-lagged panel model

2021 ◽  
pp. 106989
Author(s):  
Reiji Kojima ◽  
Ryoji Shinohara ◽  
Yuka Akiyama ◽  
Hiroshi Yokomichi ◽  
Zentaro Yamagata
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Problematic Internet Use ◽  
Panel Model ◽  
Japanese Adolescents ◽  
Random Intercept

Perceived school climate and problematic internet use among adolescents: Mediating roles of school belonging and depressive symptoms

2020 ◽  
Vol 110 ◽  
pp. 106501 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boyu Zhai ◽  
Dongping Li ◽  
Xian Li ◽  
Yuxiao Liu ◽  
Jingyi Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
School Climate ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
School Belonging ◽  
Problematic Internet Use

scholarly journals Problematic Internet Use, Non-Medical Use of Prescription Drugs, and Depressive Symptoms among Adolescents: A Large-Scale Study in China

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 774
Author(s):  
Beifang Fan ◽  
Wanxing Wang ◽  
Tian Wang ◽  
Bo Xie ◽  
Huimin Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Prescription Drugs ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Chinese Adolescents ◽  
Problematic Internet Use ◽  
Large Scale Study ◽  
Frequent Use ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Path Models

This large-scale study aimed to test, among Chinese adolescents, the association between problematic Internet use (PIU), non-medical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD), and depressive symptoms, as well as the mediating effects of NMUPD on the associations above. This study used the data from the 2017 National School-based Chinese Adolescents Health Survey, and 24,345 students’ questionnaires qualified for the analyses. Generalized linear mixed models and path models were performed. In the models without mediation, PIU was associated with depressive symptoms (unstandardized β estimate = 0.26, 95% CI = 0.25–0.27); frequent use of opioid or sedative was also related to depressive symptoms (unstandardized β estimate for opioid = 2.77, 95% CI = 1.90–3.63; unstandardized β estimate for sedative = 4.45, 95% CI = 3.02–5.88). Additionally, the results of the path models indicated that opioid misuse partially mediated the association between PIU and depressive symptoms. PIU and opioid/sedative misuse were related to the increased risk of depressive symptoms, respectively. The association above might be complicated, and PIU may elevate the risk of opioid or sedative misuse and depressive symptoms, which in turn could worsen the situation of PIU and vice versa. Multidisciplinary health intervention programs to prevent adolescents involving in PIU, as well as NMPUD, are recommended to be provided.

scholarly journals The Longitudinal Relationship between Internet Addiction and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents: A Random-Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (24) ◽  
pp. 12869
Author(s):  
Xiaoyan Yi ◽  
Guangming Li
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
School Students ◽  
Positive Coping ◽  
Panel Model ◽  
Random Intercept ◽  
Predictive Effect

Internet addiction and depressive symptoms are extremely common problems among teenagers, and the coping strategy has been proved to be closely related to internet addiction and depressive symptoms. Based on three waves of data from a sample of Chinese middle-school students (N = 1545, Mage = 14.88 years old, SD = 1.81; 55.00% females), this study examines the longitudinal relationship between internet addiction and depressive symptoms among adolescents ultilizing the random-intercept cross-lagged panel model. Results revealed a unidirectional predictive effect of depressive symptoms at T2 on internet addiction at T3, but not vice versa, the effect was more significant in the male group. Positive coping strategies had a significant negative predictive effect on the random intercept of internet addiction and depressive symptoms, while negative coping style had a significant positive predictive effect on the random intercept of internet addiction and depressive symptoms. Effective identification and intervention of depressive symptoms may be beneficial to the intervention and prevention for internet addiction, and we should pay attention to the cultivation of middle school students’ positive coping strategies.

scholarly journals Problematic Internet use and its associations with health‐related symptoms and lifestyle habits among rural Japanese adolescents

2018 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reiji Kojima ◽  
Miri Sato ◽  
Yuka Akiyama ◽  
Ryoji Shinohara ◽  
Sonoko Mizorogi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internet Use ◽  
Problematic Internet Use ◽  
Lifestyle Habits ◽  
Japanese Adolescents ◽  
Health Related

Association Between Smoking and Problematic Internet Use Among Japanese Adolescents: Large-Scale Nationwide Epidemiological Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (9) ◽  
pp. 557-561 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hisayoshi Morioka ◽  
Osamu Itani ◽  
Yoneatsu Osaki ◽  
Susumu Higuchi ◽  
Maki Jike ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Epidemiological Study ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Problematic Internet Use ◽  
Japanese Adolescents

scholarly journals Impulsivity Mediates Associations Between Problematic Internet Use, Anxiety, and Depressive Symptoms in Students: A Cross-Sectional COVID-19 Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julija Gecaite-Stonciene ◽  
Ausra Saudargiene ◽  
Aiste Pranckeviciene ◽  
Vilma Liaugaudaite ◽  
Inga Griskova-Bulanova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
University Students ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Mental Distress ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Problematic Internet Use ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Moderate Increase ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background: Problematic internet use (PIU) is a serious global mental health issue that especially manifested during the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Engagement in PIU as an impulsive coping with mental distress may pose a long-lasting threat to develop anxiety and depressive disorders. The first aim of our study was to investigate the prevalence of PIU and mental distress symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic among university students in Lithuania. The second aim was to test the hypothesis that PIU affects anxiety and depressive symptoms through the mediating role of impulsivity.Methods: The cross-sectional study was comprised of 619 university students (92.9% females and 7.1% males) with a mean age of 22 ± 3 years who participated in an online survey from May to November, 2020. Participants completed the following scales: the Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire-9, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire-7, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, and the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-11. K-means cluster analysis and one-way multivariate analysis of variance were used for group comparison in terms of internet use time and habit change during COVID-19 pandemic. Structural equation modeling was applied to examine the mediating effect of impulsivity in association between PIU and mental distress, while controlling for age.Results: In sum, 45.1% of the participants reported PIU and 38.1% had markedly expressed symptoms of anxiety while 43.6% of the students reported moderate to severe depressive symptoms. During the COVID-19 pandemic 76% of the students reported at least moderate increase in their internet use time. Anxiety and depressive symptoms were significantly higher in the group of frequent internet users. The results of the structural equational modeling analysis showed a statistically significant effect of PIU on subjective anxiety symptoms and the statistically significant effect of PIU on subjective depression symptoms, both mediated via impulsivity.Conclusions: During COVID-19 pandemic, PIU, anxiety and depression symptoms are highly prevalent among students. Findings also suggest that relationships between PIU, anxiety and depressive symptoms are mediated via impulsivity. These results underscore the importance of the inclusion of impulsivity factor in the studies analyzing longitudinal effects of PIU on mental distress during COVID-19 pandemic.

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