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KMID : 0869120130150040173
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기초간호자연과학회지
2013 Volume.15 No. 4 p.173 ~ p.183
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Comparison of Stress Level and HPA axis Activity of Internet Game Addiction vs. Non-addiction in Adolescents
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Kim Eun-Hwa
Kim Na-Hyun
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the stress level and HPA axis activity of an internet game addiction group and non-addiction group in adolescents.
Methods: A cross-sectional comparative study was performed with 140 male high school students from 9 vocational high schools at W city. Data were collected from July to September, 2012, using a questionnaire for measuring internet game addiction and stress level, blood samples for serum ACTH, and cortisol level for HPA axis activity. Data were analyzed using descriptive analysis, -test, t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson correlation coefficient with SPSS/WIN 15.0.
Results: The stress level of the internet game addicted group was significantly higher than that of the non-addicted group (p<.001). The serum cortisol level was also significantly higher in the internet game addicted group than in the non-addicted group (p<.026). The serum ACTH level was higher in the internet game addicted group more than in the non-addicted group (p<.072).
Conclusion:: These results showed that internet game addiction could increase stress level and HPA axis activity in high school adolescents. Thus, a nursing approach to prevent and relieve internet game addiction should be initiated to stabilize the HPA axis of internet game addicted adolescents.
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KEYWORD
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Internet, Game addiction, Stress, HPA axis
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