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Recognizing internet addiction: prevalence and relationship to academic achievement in adolescents enrolled in urban and rural Greek high schools

Stavropoulos, Vasilis, Alexandraki, Kiriaki, Motti‐Stefanidi, Frosso·2013·Journal of Adolescence

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This study aims: a) to estimate the prevalence of internet addiction among adolescents of urban and rural areas in Greece, b) to examine whether the Internet Addiction Test cut-off point is applicable to them and c) to investigate the phenomenon's association with academic achievement. Participants were 2090 adolescents (mean age 16, 1036 males, 1050 females). Young's (1998) Internet Addiction Test and her Diagnostic Questionnaire were applied. School records' grades were retrieved. A 3.1% prevalence revealed, while boys {F (1, 1642) = 6.207, p < .05}, urban residents {F (1, 1642) = 5.53, p > .05} and academic track high school students {F (1, 1642) = 5.30, p < .05} were at higher risk. An Internet Addiction Test score of 51 points (sample's mean = 27.69, SD = 17.38) was proposed as the optimal cut-off point combining high sensitivity (98%) and specificity (91%). Finally, findings illustrated the syndrome's relation to worse academic achievement {F (1, 1725) = 0.93, p > .05}.

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Authors
Stavropoulos, V., Alexandraki, K., & Motti‐Stefanidi, F.
Affiliations
  • University of Athens Greece
  • National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
Venue
Journal of Adolescence
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2013-04-19
Volume
36
Issue
3
Pages
565-576
ISSN
  • 0140-1971 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9254
OpenAlex
W2073568122
Cited by
213
References
61
Citations by year
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FWCI
42.19
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Adolescence (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Victoria University Research Repository (Victoria University) (submittedVersion)
  • FedUni ResearchOnline (Federation University Australia) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
  • Social Sciences › Education › Child Development and Digital Technology
Keywords
internet addiction, adolescents, prevalence, academic performance, Internet Addiction Test, cut-off values, urban-rural differences, gender differences, high school students, Greece
MeSH terms
Achievement, Adolescent, Female, Greece, Humans, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, ROC Curve, Rural Population, Sex Factors, Students, Urban Population, Prevalence, Linear Models, Behavior, Addictive, Internet

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