The Relationship of Affective Temperament and Emotional-Behavioral Difficulties to Internet Addiction in Turkish Teenagers

The purpose of this study was to investigate the association of affective temperament profiles and emotional and behavioural characteristics with Internet addiction among high school students. The study sample included 303 high school students. A sociodemographic characteristics data form, internet addiction scale (IAS), the strengths and difficulties questionnaire, and the temperament evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris, and San Diego autoquestionnaire were used to collect data. Of the sample, 6.6% were found to be addicted to Internet. Having a computer in the home (P<0.001) and using the Internet for more than two years (P<0.001) were found to be related to higher scores on the IAS. The prevalence rate of anxious temperament for Internet addicts was more than that for nonaddicts (P<0.001). Dysthymic (r=0.199; P<0.01), cyclothymic (r=0.249; P<0.01), hyperthymic (r=0.156; P<0.01), irritable (r=0.254; P<0.01), and anxious (r=0.205; P<0.01) temperaments; conduct problems (r=0.146; P<0.05), hyperactivity-inattention (r=0.133; P<0.05), emotional symptoms (r=0.138; P<0.05), and total difficulties (r=0.160; P<0.01) were found to be correlated with IAS scores. According to these findings, there is a relation between the Internet addiction and affective temperament profiles, especially with anxious temperament. Furthermore, emotional and behavioural problems are more frequent in adolescents who have problematic Internet use.

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The Relationship of Family Function with Internet Addiction among Girl High School Students in Malard

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences ◽

10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n4s3p215 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

Azam Habibi ◽

Parvaneh Danesh ◽

Mohammad Javad Zahedi Mazandarani

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Internet Addiction ◽

School Students ◽

Family Function ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

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2684 – The relationship of affective temeperament and emotional-behavioral difficulties to internet addiction in high school students

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/s0924-9338(13)77302-4 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 28 ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

F.O. Ozturk ◽

E. Ekinci ◽

O. Ozturk ◽

F. Canan

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Internet Addiction ◽

Behavioral Difficulties ◽

School Students ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

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Internet Addiction and Its Relationship with Family Functioning in High School Students

Journal of Holistic Nursing and Midwifery ◽

10.32598/jhnm.31.1.2025 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

pp. 44-52

Author(s):

Zahra Harsej ◽

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Nasrin Mokhtari Lakeh ◽

Farzaneh Sheikholeslami ◽

Ehsan KazemnezhadLeili ◽

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Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Family Functioning ◽

Internet Addiction ◽

Internet Usage ◽

The Internet ◽

Statistical Relationship ◽

School Students ◽

The Family ◽

The Relationship

Introduction: Family-related factors play an important role in adolescent’s addiction to the Internet. Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between Internet addiction and family functioning in high school students. Materials and Methods: This is an analytical study with a cross-sectional design conducted on 796 high school students in Rasht city, Iran who were selected using multi-stage cluster random sampling method. Data collection tools were a demographic form, the Young’s Internet Addiction Test, and the Family Assessment Device. Chi-Square test and rank-ordered logistic regression analysis were used for data analysis. Results:The response rate of of students was 86.81%; 85.7% had at least two family members who were using the Internet; 71.2% of students had no addiction, 27.5% were exposed to Internet addiction and 1.3% had Internet addiction. The majority (65.0%) of studnets had unhealthy family functioning. The relationship between Internet addiction and family functioning was statistically significant (P=0,001). There was a significant statistical relationship between Internet addiction and family income (P= 0.003), fatherchr('39')s job (P=0.001), and duartion of internet usage per day (P=0.001). Logistic regression model showed that the family functioning score (OR=1.02, 95% CI;1.01-1.04, P=0.001), duration of Internet usage per day (OR=1.02, 95% CI;1.11-1.20, P=0.0001), and gender (male) (OR=1.02, 95% CI;1.26-2.58, P=0.001) significantly affected Internet addiction. Conclusion:Due to the direct statistical relationship between Internet addiction and family functioning, it is necessary to pay serious attention to the phenomenon of Internet addiction and make appropriate plans for adolescents and their families to use the Internet properly.

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The relationship between social phobia and internet addiction in adolescents (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.26962 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Ramazan Saglan ◽

Tulin Fidan ◽

Muhammed Fatih Onsuz ◽

Selma Metintas

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Logistic Regression ◽

Regression Analysis ◽

High School Students ◽

Social Phobia ◽

Logistic Regression Analysis ◽

Internet Addiction ◽

The Internet ◽

School Students ◽

The Relationship

BACKGROUND Adolescence is a risky stage for internet addiction and social phobia. Internet addiction is a major public health problem, especially among adolescents. OBJECTIVE The study was conducted to determine the frequency of internet addiction and social phobia, to evaluate the relationship between them among high school students in Eskişehir. METHODS The study is a cross-sectional study conducted on high school students studying in Eskişehir during the 2017-2018 academic year. In the study, two stage cluster sampling method was used according to settlement units and school types. The study group consisted of 3353 students who are found in selected schools for sampling and agreed to participate in the study. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to determine the independent variables associated with social phobia and internet addiction. RESULTS In the study, the prevalence rates of internet addiction, social phobia, internet addiction and social phobia among the students was 13.8%, 8.7% and 2.7% respectively. Logistic regression analysis shows that internet addiction can be predicted by family type, tool for connecting to internet, age of first internet use, time to access the internet after waking up in the morning, total duration of internet use, self-limitation on the use of the internet and social phobia. CONCLUSIONS Internet addiction and social phobia are important health problems which are found to be related to each other in adolescents. Prevention and intervention studies should be planned about social phobia and internet addiction. CLINICALTRIAL 80558721/G-312

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Relationship Between Different Types of Violence and Mental Health in High School Students From Northern Mexico

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/08862605211021964 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 088626052110219

Author(s):

Oscar Armando Esparza-Del Villar ◽

Sarah Margarita Chavez-Valdez ◽

Priscila Montañez-Alvarado ◽

Marisela Gutiérrez-Vega ◽

Teresa Gutiérrez-Rosado

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Health Indicators ◽

School Students ◽

Social Violence ◽

Different Types ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

Different types of violence have been present in Mexico but there have been few studies that have analyzed their relationship with mental health in adolescents, especially in cities with high rates of social violence. It is important to compare different violence types and their relationship with mental health since not all relationships are the same. It appears that social violence has a stronger relationship with mental health, and for this reason it receives more attention, but other types of violence have a stronger relationship and do not receive as much attention. Chihuahua has been one of the most violent states in Mexico, and Juarez has been the most violent city in the world in 2009 and 2010. The purpose of the study is to compare the relationship of different types of violence (social, cyberbullying, partner violence, and child abuse and neglect) with mental health indicators (depression, anxiety, stress, self-esteem, and paranoid thoughts). There were 526 high school students, from the cities of Juarez ( n = 282) and Chihuahua ( n = 244). The mean age was 16.5 ( SD = 1.4) years and 50.6% reported being males. The relationships among the variables were analyzed using Pearson’s correlations and multiple linear regressions. Both cities that have experienced social violence like carjacking, kidnapping, and sexual assault, but they have very small or no relationships with mental health indicators. Other types of violence have stronger correlations. Our findings suggest that interventions should not focus only in preventing and dealing with social violence, but that other types of violence must also be addressed in adolescents.

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