Problematic internet use in the psychiatric sample compared community sample

Conclusion: This study has supported the relationship between PIU and psychopathology among adolescents which is more pronounced in adolescents with ADHD.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the characteristics of internet use and Problematic Internet Use (PIU) in adolescents with and without psychiatric disorder.

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Key Findings & Data:Methods: The present study was performed on 884 adolescents, who were in the age group of 12 to 18 years.

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Conclusion & Impact:Conclusion: This study has supported the relationship between PIU and psychopathology among adolescents which is more pronounced in adolescents with ADHD.

🔬Design:Research Article

📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample

⚙️Variables:Domain Parameters

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the characteristics of internet use and Problematic Internet Use (PIU) in adolescents with and without psychiatric disorder. Methods: The present study was performed on 884 adolescents, who were in the age group of 12 to 18 years. Each o psychiatric sample (PS) and community sample (CS) included 442 age/gender matched adolescents. PS were patients at the child and adolescent psychiatry departments of Cukurova, Mersin and Akdeniz Universities. Online Cognition Scale (OCS) was used for PIU. Results: The most common diagnoses in PS were attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD; n: 260), followed by anxiety disorders (AD; n: 96), mood disorders (MD; n: 55), and other disorders (OD; n: 31, 7.0%). 23.3% of participants in PS and 10.6% in CS reported use of internet for more than 8 hours/week (p=0.0001). Additionally, mean OCS scores of participants in PS were significantly higher than those in CS (p=0.0001). The highest OCS score average was observed in the ADHD group and it was significantly higher than that in CS (p=0.0001). Conclusion: This study has supported the relationship between PIU and psychopathology among adolescents which is more pronounced in adolescents with ADHD.

Özet

Amaç: Çalışmanın amacı psikiyatrik bozukluğu olan ve olmayan ergenlerde internet kullanım özelliklerinin ve Problemli İnternet Kullanımının (PİK) araştırılmasıdır. Yöntemler: Çalışmaya 12-18 yaşında 884 ergen katılmıştır. Psikiyatrik örneklem (PÖ) ve Toplum örnekleminin (TÖ) her birinde yaş/cinsiyet eşlenmiş 442 ergen bulunmaktadır. PÖ’de yer alanlar Çukurova - Mersin - Akdeniz Üniversitesi Çocuk Psikiyatrisi Polikliniklerine başvuran hastaları içermektedir. PİK internette bilimsel durum ölçeği (İBDÖ) ile değerlendirilmiştir. Bulgular: PÖ’de en sık tanı dikkat eksikliği hiper aktivite bozukluğudur (DEHB; n:260); bunu kaygı bozuklukları (KB; n:96) duygudurum bozuklukları (DDB; n:55) ve diğer bozukluklar (DB; n:31) izlemektedir. PÖ’de yer alan ergenlerin %23.3’ü haftada 8 saatten fazla internet kullandığını bildirirken, TÖ’de bu oran %10.6’dır (p=0.0001). PÖ’de yer alan ergenlerin İBDÖ ortalaması TÖ’de yer alanlardan yüksektir (p=0.0001). En yüksek İBDÖ ortalamalarının DEHB grubunda gözlenmiştir ve TÖ’den anlamlı biçimde farklıdır (p=0.0001). Sonuç: Bu çalışma ergenlerde psikopatoloji ve PİK ilişkisini desteklemektedir ve bu ilişki DEHB’li ergenler için daha belirgindir.

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TAHİROĞLU, A. Y., ÇELİK, G. G., FETTAHOĞLU, Ç., YILDIRIM, V., TOROS, F., AVCI, A., ÖZATALAY, E., UZEL, M. (2010). Problematic internet use in the psychiatric sample compared community sample. Nöropsikiyatri Arşivi, Cilt: 47 - Sayı: 3, 241–246. https://ajindex.com/articles/292892

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