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KMID : 0895020060090010039
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Chungnam Journal of Nursing Academy
2006 Volume.9 No. 1 p.39 ~ p.51
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A study on internet addiction, depression, and self control in a middle school students
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Lee Ji-Hye
Oh Kyong-Ok
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to contribute to affirmative internet use and mental health by finding out the relationship among internet addiction, depression and self control in a middle school students. The study subjects were 618 middle school students from 1st grade to 3rd grade in N city, Korea and collection time period was from March 3rd to 18th, 2003. Instruments were the Young(1988)’s internet addiction scale, Beck(1967)’s Depression Inventory, and Nam(1999)’s self control scale. The mean of internet addiction score was 24.94 and 69.9% were categorized as ’normal group’ according to the cut point of internet addiction scoring. Twenty-three percent belonged to ’mild addiction’, and 7.0% were ’severe addiction’. The mean of depression score was 11.83 and 50.97% showed ’mild to severe level of depression’. The mean score of self control score was 64.57 and 32.52% belonged to ’low level’. By the level of internet addiction, depression and self control scores were significantly different. The severer internet addiction was, the higher depression score was and the lower self control score was. There were significant relationships between level of internet addiction and depression (r=.32), between internet addiction and self control(r=-.32)and between depression and self control(r=-.35). Therefore, society, school teachers, and parents need to develop and participate in resolution program for internet addicted students systematically to have them get out of the internet addiction and better provide alternative ways to enhance their self control and mental health in their school.
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KEYWORD
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internet addiction, depression, and self control
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