scholarly journals The role of personality traits in the formation of problematic Internet use in high school students

2021 ◽  
Vol 54 (6) ◽  
pp. 271-284
Author(s):  
Irina M. Bogdanovskaya ◽  
◽  
Natalya N. Koroleva ◽  
Anna B. Uglova ◽  
Yulia V. Petrova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Problematic Internet Use ◽  
The Internet ◽  
School Students ◽  
Internet Environment

Introduction. In the modern educational environment, the informatization of the learning process changes the process of development and socialization of schoolchildren. The widespread introduction of information technologies has both a constructive and destructive impact on the formation of young people. This actualizes the need to research the inner world of students who are affected by the negative consequences of excessive involvement in the Internet environment to create a modern system of psychological and pedagogical support. The purpose of the study: to study the influence of the characteristics of personal maturity on the formation of problematic Internet use of high school students. Materials and methods. The study of problematic Internet use was conducted using the CIAS test (Chen's Internet Addiction scale, adapted by V. L. Malygin, K. A. Feklisova). To study personal characteristics, such methods were used as: the scale of self-assessment of personal maturity (A.V. Miklyaeva.); the test of resilience (S. Muddy in the adaptation of D. Leontiev); the scale of socialization (California psychological Questionnaire); the modified method of "Who am I" by M. Kuhn, T. McPartland. The sample consisted of 1,031 people (669 girls and 362 boys), aged 14 to 18 years. Methods of mathematical statistics: methods of descriptive statistics, one-factor analysis of variance, regression analysis. The results of the study. Significant differences were revealed in a number of components of personal maturity in adolescents with different levels of involvement in the Internet environment. High school students with normative Internet use have significantly higher academic performance (H=12.35, p=0.0021), personal maturity (H=24.81, p=0.0001), reflexive maturity (H=76.26, p=0.0001), socialization (H=138.43, p=0.0001), self-esteem of the desire to grow up (H=7.25, p=0.0266). Students with problematic Internet use significantly more often have high indicators of resilience (N=225.5, p=0.0001), engagement (N=181.11, p=0.0001), control (N=172.38, p=0.0001), risk taking (N=199.62, p=0.0001). Predictors of the formation of problematic Internet use in high school students were identified: reflexive maturity (b=-0.573, p=0.000008), regulatory maturity (b=0.387, p=0.0059), level of socialization (b=-0.407, p=0.000006) and resilience (b=0.821, p=0.000001). Using regression analysis, the role of the characteristics of personal maturity and resilience in the actual determination of the CIAS Internet addiction index was determined. Conclusion. A number of new data have been obtained that reveal the personal characteristics of adolescents with different levels of involvement in the Internet environment. The role of the features of personal maturity and resilience in the actual determination of the CIAS Internet addiction index is determined. The data obtained can be used in psychological support of modern high school students in order to diagnose and prevent problematic Internet use.

scholarly journals Effect of internet use for health information and internet addiction on adolescents female high school’ health lifestyle

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amany A. Abdrbo ◽  
Salwa Hassanein
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Adolescent Female ◽  
School Students ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Female High School

Background and objective: There is not enough evidence linking attitudes toward using the Internet to gather health information and adolescents’ lifestyles. The objective of this study is to assess the effect of Internet use for gathering health information and Internet addiction on adolescents’ health lifestyles in Saudi Arabia.Methods: A descriptive correlational cross-sectional design was utilized to collect data from a convenience sample of 456 high-school-aged female adolescents, who completed self-administered questionnaires consisting of demographic data, attitudes toward Internet use, Internet use for seeking health information, Internet use to communicate about health, Internet addiction, and adolescent health lifestyles.Results: The adolescent female high school students’ average age was 16.88 years (SD = 1.05); Regression analyses revealed that the main effects of students’ attitudes toward the Internet, along with how using the Internet to seek health information and to communicate about health, and Internet addiction significantly (p < .001) affected these female high school students’ lifestyles subscales. However, some predictors had varied effects on lifestyle subscales.Conclusions: The general consensus of the research about Internet use among young people to date shows that adolescents use the Internet to communicate about their own health problems, but they do not address all of the dimensions of healthy lifestyle. This study will help identify lifestyle risk factors among adolescent female high school students, such as malnutrition, physical inactivity, not taking full responsibility for one’s health and not communicating enough about one’s health. 

scholarly journals Prevalence and Risk Factors of Internet Addiction among Hungarian High School Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (13) ◽  
pp. 6989
Author(s):  
Krisztian Kapus ◽  
Rita Nyulas ◽  
Zsolt Nemeskeri ◽  
Ivan Zadori ◽  
Gyorgy Muity ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
High School ◽  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Problematic Internet Use ◽  
Time Interval ◽  
School Students

Introduction: The extensive availability of the internet has led to the recognition of problematic internet use (so-called internet addiction—IA) mostly concerning adolescents. Aim: Here, we present a study focusing on the prevalence and risk factors of internet addiction in Hungarian high school students, using a questionnaire-based survey. Results: Overall, 3000 paper-based questionnaires were successfully delivered and 2540 responses were received (response rate of 84.6%). A total of 1309 males (mean age 17.6 ± 1.43 years) (51.5%) and 1231 females (mean age 17.5 ± 1.4 years) (48.5%) took part in our study. Internet addiction was detected in 486 (19.1%) students (232 males, mean age 17.6 ± 1.35 years, and 254 females, mean age 17.34 ± 1.37 years) based on the Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire. In a multivariate analysis, age (age of 17, OR = 3.688, p < 0.001), family status (living without parents) (OR = 2.091, p = 0.034), the size of the household (more than five people per household) (OR = 2.546, p = 0.026), spending more than 6 h online (OR = 5.457, p < 0.001), and daily time interval (OR = 84.316, p < 0.001) were significantly associated with internet addiction. Alcohol use (OR = 10.341, p = 0.001), drug intake (OR = 6.689, p = 0.001) and musculoskeletal disorders (OR = 3.966, p = 0.047) were also strongly associated with IA. Conclusion: A significant proportion of our students suffered from IA, which is associated with substance intake (possible abuse) and musculoskeletal pain in the multivariate analysis. Our study also draws attention to the preventable risk factors of IA, such as working hours or nighttime internet use, number of hours spent online and family surroundings.

scholarly journals SCL-90-R and 16PF Profiles of Senior High School Students with Excessive Internet Use

2005 ◽  
Vol 50 (7) ◽  
pp. 407-414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang-Kook Yang ◽  
Byeong-Moo Choe ◽  
Matthew Baity ◽  
Jeong-Hyeong Lee ◽  
Jin-Seok Cho
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Psychiatric Symptoms ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Personality Factor ◽  
School Students ◽  
Sixteen Personality Factor ◽  
Senior High School Students

Objective: To investigate the psychiatric symptomatology and personality characteristics of Korean senior high school students considered to use the Internet to excess. Method: We administered a questionnaire packet to students that included 4 measures. These measures included a questionnaire on Internet use patterns during the previous month, the Internet Addiction Test (IAT), the Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R), and the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF). A total of 328 students, aged 15 to 19 years, participated in the study. Results: Students were divided into 4 Internet user groups according to their IAT total scores: nonusers ( n = 59, 18.0%), minimal users ( n = 155, 47.3%), moderate users ( n = 98, 29.9%), and excessive users ( n = 16, 4.9%). The SCL-90-R showed that the excessive users group, when compared with the other groups in this study, reported the highest levels of symptomatology. The 16PF also revealed that excessive users were easily affected by feeling, emotionally less stable, imaginative, absorbed in thought, self-sufficient, experimenting, and preferred their own decisions. Conclusions: This study suggests that senior high school students who use the Internet to excess report and subsequently exhibit significantly more psychiatric symptoms than students who use the Internet less frequently. In addition, excessive users appear to have a distinctive personality profile when compared with nonusers, minimal, and moderate users.

Problematic Internet Use in Turkish High School Students: Prevalence and Related Factors

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-43
Author(s):  
Uğurcan Sayılı ◽  
Suphi Vehid ◽  
Ethem Erginöz
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Problematic Internet Use ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
School Type ◽  
School Students ◽  
High Household Income

Objectives: In this study, we sought to determine the prevalence of problematic Internet use (PIU) among high school students and identify demographic and socioeconomic factors related to PIU. Methods: Using a cross-sectional design, we conducted this study between November 2017 and January 2018 of 1412 students attending high schools in the Silivri District of Istanbul in Turkey. We administered a questionnaire inquiring about sociodemographic information, Internet use, and Young's Internet Addiction Test to participating students. Results: Among participants, 18.5% (male = 17.2%; females = 19.8%) were found to show PIU. PIU rates were higher among those with a high household income and lower among those who studied in science high schools, performed physical activities at least 2 days a week, and read at least one book a month. PIU rates were also higher among those who had their own bedrooms, phones, smartphones, Internet connections at home, and social networking accounts. Conclusion: The prevalence of PIU among the participants was 18.5%. Female sex, high household income, low physical activity, grade level, school type, reading fewer than one book per month, and Internet use experience were risk factors for PIU. PIU is considered a significant public health concern across the world, including in Turkey.

scholarly journals Problematic Internet Use in High School Students in Guangdong Province, China

PLoS ONE ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. e19660 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Wang ◽  
Xiaolan Zhou ◽  
Ciyong Lu ◽  
Jie Wu ◽  
Xueqing Deng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Guangdong Province ◽  
Problematic Internet Use ◽  
School Students

scholarly journals INVESTIGATION OF PROBLEMATIC INTERNET USE AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE BEHAVIORS AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Levent Yaycı
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Grade Level ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Problematic Internet Use ◽  
School Type ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
School Students ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors

<p>This study aimed to determine whether problematic internet use and healthy lifestyle behaviors among high school students varied by gender, grade level, academic average, and school type variables and to investigate the relationship between problematic internet use and healthy lifestyle behaviors. The sample of the study consisted of a total of 310 students enrolled in three different high schools in Giresun province in Turkey, including 159 females and 151 males. The study employed the relational screening model. The data collection tools used in the study were the Problematic Internet Use Scale (PIUS), the Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale (HLBS) and a Personal Information Form. Independent group t-test, one-way variance analysis, and Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient were utilized in the analysis of the data. The results of the study indicated that problematic internet use varied by grade level, academic average, and school type variable, it did not show a difference according to gender and whether parents live together or apart variables, and that healthy lifestyle behaviors did not show any difference according to any variables at all. In the study, a low negative correlation was found between problematic internet use and healthy lifestyle behaviors. The findings of the study were interpreted and discussed in light of related literature.</p><p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0806/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

scholarly journals Investigation of the relationship between problematic internet use and psychological symptoms of science high school studentsFen lisesi öğrencilerinin problemli internet kullanımı ile psikolojik semptomları arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 451
Author(s):  
Zöhre Kaya ◽  
Fatma Ebru İkiz ◽  
Esra Asıcı
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Brief Symptom Inventory ◽  
Problematic Internet Use ◽  
School Students ◽  
Science High School ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Anxiety Depression

<p>In this study, investigation of level of problematic internet use and psychological symptoms of 538 science high school students reciving education in Van and Izmir cities was aimed. At the same time, it was examined that according to being day or boarding student and gender whether the level of problematic internet use and psychological symptoms of students differ or not. The data collected eith Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) and Problematic Internet Use Adolscent Form (PIU-A). Data analysis was carried out through SPSS 15.00 statistical package programme. In analysis Spearman Brown correlation coefficient and Mann Whitney U test were used. According to obtained findings, there was stastistically significant and positive relationship between problematic internet use and psychological symptoms of science high school students. Negative self and somatization socres of day students were higher than broading students. It was found that the level of problematic internet use of boarding students were higher than boarding students. According to gender, it was found that females had higher score than males on four subscale of BSI (anxiety, depression, negative self and somatization) and males had higher score than females on social benefits subscale of PIU-A. Obtained results were discussed in the light of related literature and suggestions were offered.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Özet</strong></p><p>Bu çalışmada, Van ve İzmir illerinde öğrenim gören 538 fen lisesi öğrencisinin problemli internet kullanım düzeyleri ile psikolojik semptomları arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Aynı zamanda problemli internet kullanımının ve psikolojik semptomların öğrencilerin yatılı, gündüzlü olma durumu ile cinsiyet değişkenine göre farklılaşıp farklılaşmadığı da incelenmiştir. Araştırmanın verileri Kısa Semptom Envanteri (KSE) ve Problemli İnternet Kullanımı Ölçeği-Ergen (PİKÖ-E) formu ile toplanmıştır. Veri analizi SPSS 15.00 istatistik paket programı aracılığıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Analizlerde non-parametrik yöntemlerden Spearman Brown Korelasyon Katsayısı ve Mann Whitney U testi kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda elde edilen bulgulara göre, fen lisesi öğrencilerinin problemli internet kullanım düzeyleri ile psikolojik semptomları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı düzeyde pozitif yönde ilişki olduğu, yatılı öğrencilerin olumsuz benlik ve somatizasyon puanlarının gündüzlü öğrencilerden, gündüzlü öğrencilerin problemli internet kullanım düzeylerinin yatılı öğrencilerden daha yüksek olduğu bulunmuştur. Cinsiyete göre ise, KSE’nin dört alt boyutunda (anksiyete, depresyon, olumsuz benlik ve somatizasyon) kız öğrencilerin puanlarının erkek öğrencilerden, erkek öğrencilerin PİKÖ-E’nin sosyal fayda alt boyutundan aldığı puanların kız öğrencilerden daha yüksek olduğu bulunmuştur. Elde edilen sonuçlar ilgili literatür ışığında tartışılarak öneriler sunulmuştur.</p>

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