The Association of Internet Addiction and Perceived Parental Protective Factors Among Malaysian Adolescents

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (8_suppl) ◽  
pp. 57S-64S ◽  
Author(s):  
S Maria Binti Awaluddin ◽  
Chan Ying Ying ◽  
Norzawati Yoep ◽  
Faizah Paiwai ◽  
Noor Aliza Lodz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protective Factors ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Parental Supervision ◽  
Parental Factors ◽  
Parental Connectedness ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Malaysian Adolescents

Parental protective factors do play an important role in preventing Internet addiction. A self-administered questionnaire was used to measure health risk behaviors among Malaysian adolescents. The prevalence of Internet addiction was significantly higher among adolescents with perceived lack of parental supervision (30.1% [95% confidence interval (CI) = 28.7-31.4]) and lack of parental connectedness (30.1% [95% CI = 28.5-31.7]), compared with their counterparts. Adolescents who perceived a lack of parental supervision, respect for privacy, connectedness, and bonding were more likely to have Internet addiction: (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1.39; 95% CI = 1.27-1.52), (aOR = 1.23; 95% CI = 1.16-1.31), (aOR = 1.09; 95% CI = 1.02-1.16), (aOR = 1.06; 95% CI = 1.00-1.12), respectively. Among girls, Internet addiction was associated with those who perceived lack in all 4 parental factors, while among boys, those who perceived lack of parental supervision and respect for privacy were more prone to Internet addiction.

Health‐Risk Behaviors and Protective Factors Among Adolescents in Rural British Columbia

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
István Géczy ◽  
Elizabeth M. Saewyc ◽  
Colleen S. Poon ◽  
Yuko Homma
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors

scholarly journals Internet Addiction and Its Associated Factors among School-going Adolescents in Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (02) ◽  
pp. 1466-1473
Author(s):  
Muhd Hafizuddin Taufik ◽  
◽  
Muhammad Solihin Rezali ◽  
Nik Adilah Shahein ◽  
Norhafizah Sahril ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Sampling Design ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Parental Supervision ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Keywords Internet ◽  
Chinese Ethnicity ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

Introduction: Internet usage has changed the way adolescents socialize. This study aims to determine the determinants of internet addiction among school-going adolescents in Malaysia. Methodology: This study was a cross-sectional study involving 27,455 school-going adolescents from 212 selected schools in Malaysia, as part of the 2017 National Health and Morbidity Survey that implemented a two-stage stratified cluster sampling design. Data collection via a self-administered questionnaire was conducted from March till May 2017. Results: Overall, 8,049 (29.0%) school-going adolescents had internet addiction. Internet addiction was positively associated with male (odds ratio, OR [95% confidence interval, CI] = 1.20 [1.08,1.34]) compared to female, Chinese ethnicity (1.67 [1.12,2.48]) compared to other ethnicity, feeling loneliness (1.37 [1.20,1.57]) compared to never feel lonely, unable to sleep due to worrying of something (1.40 [1.17,1.67]) compared to able to sleep, insufficient parental supervision (1.30 [1.14,1.48]) compared to sufficient parental supervision, depression (1.67 [1.48,1.89]) compared to no depression, anxiety (2.12 [1.95,2.30]) compared to no anxiety and stress (2.26 [1.96,2.61]) compared to no stress. The odds of having internet addiction increase from Form 2 (1.51 [1.28,1.78]), Form 3 (2.37 [2.01,2.80]), Form 4 (2.60 [1.76,3.85]) to Form 5 adolescents (2.96 [1.98,4.41]) compared to Form 1 adolescents. Conclusion: Our results suggest that being a male, of Chinese ethnicity, higher form level, feeling loneliness, unable to sleep due to worrying of something, insufficient parental supervision, depression, anxiety and stress were positively associated with internet addiction among school-going adolescents. Keywords: Internet addiction – public health – adolescents – NHMS - Malaysia

scholarly journals The relationships between sexual risk behaviors and general health risk behaviors among unmarried youth in Thailand

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 205031211881328
Author(s):  
Tawima Sirirassamee ◽  
Dusadee Yoelao ◽  
Kanu Priya Mohan ◽  
Supakorn Limkhunthummo
Keyword(s):  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Sexual Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Sexual Risk Behavior ◽  
General Health ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Sexual Risk Behaviors ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors

Objectives: The prevalence and correlates of sexual risk behaviors among unmarried youth in Thailand are poorly documented. The objectives of this study were to compare the differences in sexual behaviors across age groups and gender and to identify the relationships between sexual risk behaviors and general health risk behaviors among unmarried Thai youth. Methods: A population-based, nationally representative, cross-sectional survey was conducted between January and March 2013. The Thai version of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey questionnaire was used to collect data from 800 unmarried Thai youth. Results: Majority of the respondents (65.9%) had not engaged in any sexual risk behavior, 18.7% had engaged in 2–3 sexual risk behaviors, and only 5.5% had engaged in a single sexual risk behavior. Current sexually active youth had higher risk of participating in physical fights (odds ratio = 3.41, 95% confidence interval = 1.53–7.57), smoking cigarette (odds ratio = 4.05, 95% confidence interval = 1.89–8.67), and drinking alcohol (odds ratio = 2.17, 95% confidence interval = 1.08–4.36). Conclusion: Thai youth were more likely to be involved in multiple sexual risk behaviors than a single sexual risk behavior. Physical fighting was the strongest general health risk behavior associated with the sexual risk behaviors, followed by substance abuse.

Suicide and related health risk behaviors among school learners in South Africa

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. H. Shilubane ◽  
Rob Ruiter ◽  
B. H. W. van den Borne ◽  
P. S. Reddy
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors
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