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KMID : 1118520210180070636
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Psychiatry Investigation
2021 Volume.18 No. 7 p.636 ~ p.644
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The Gender-Sensitive Social Risk Factors for Internet Addiction in College Undergraduate Students
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Lin Xia
Gu Jing-Yan
Guo Wan-Jun
Meng Ya-Jing
Wang Hui-Yao
Li Xiao-Jing
Deng Wei
Zhao Lian-Sheng
Ma Xiao-Hong
Li Tao
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Abstract
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Objective: The current study aims to explore precipitating and social risk factors for internet addiction (IA) in university undergraduate students, and to provide evidence for interventions and the early prevention of IA in different genders.
Methods: Four thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight college sophomores completed an online survey on their internet use-related behaviours and social risk factors.
Results: We found that more male (8.3%) than female students (5.4%) had moderate and severe IA. The main online activity in the moderate and severe IA groups was online gaming in males and online streaming in females. Roommates engaging in similar internet-based entertainment was a risk factor of IA only for males, while not being in a romantic relationship was a risk factor of IA for females only. Infatuation with the internet before college and adjustment problems for college life were shared risk factors for both genders in the mild and moderate IA groups.
Conclusion: IA was a common phenomenon in college students with shared and unique precipitating and social risk factors in males and females. The gender-sensitive risk factors for IA warranted earlier and individualized intervention and prevention strategies for IA in this population.
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KEYWORD
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College students, Internet addiction, Risk factors, Cross-sectional survey, Gender
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