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KMID : 0367320060170010010
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Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
2006 Volume.17 No. 1 p.10 ~ p.18
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ADOLESCENT INTERNET ADDICTION AND DEPRESSION, IMPULSIVITY, AND OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVITY
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Lee Dae-Hwan
Choi Young-Min
Cho Soo-Churl
Lee Jung-Ho
Shin Min-Sup
Lee Dong-Woo
Kim Bong-Seog
Kim Bung-Nyun
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Abstract
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Objective: The aims of this study were to explore the relations of internet addiction to depression, impulsivity, and obsessive-compulsivity in adolescents.
Methods: 1410 high school students (male=611, female=799 : mean age=$16.2{\pm}0.7$) were included in this study. The questionnaire consisted of items on demographic characteristics and internet use pattern. We assessed the level of internet addiction using Young’’s internet addiction scale (IAS) Barratt impulsiveness scale (BIS) and Maudsley obsessive compulsive inventory (MOCI) were also self-rated. In this study, We defined upper 25% of IAS as ’’addiction group’’ and lower 25% as ’’non-addiction group’’.
Results: The results were as follows ; 1) Male students had significantly higher mean scores on Internet addiction scale than females and there was significantly higher rate of male students in addiction group. 2) The addiction group spent more time for internet use, especially for games than non-addiction group. 3) The addiction group showed significantly higher total scores on BDI, BIS, and MOCI than non-addiction group. 4) Significant associations have been found between the level of internet addiction and depression, impulsivity, and obsessive-compulsivity, respectively.
Conclusion: Depression, impulsivity, and obsessive-compulsivity could be significant factors predicting internet addiction. Especially, direct effect of impulsivity could be the most significant to explain internet addiction. Adolescents with high impulsivity may be vulnerable to internet addiction.
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KEYWORD
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Internet addiction, Depression, Impulsivity, Obsessive-compulsivity, Adolescents
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