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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

DOI 10.1016/j.adolescence.2013.03.008

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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)
ORCID: Motti‐Stefanidi, Frosso
Venue: Journal of Adolescence
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2013-04-19
Volume: 36
Issue: 3
Pages: 565-576
ISSN: 0140-1971 (ISSN-L)
1095-9254
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2013.03.008
OpenAlex: W2073568122
Cited by: 213
References: 61
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FWCI: 42.19
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
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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