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The risk factors of Internet addiction—A survey of university freshmen

Tsai, Hsing Fang, Cheng, Shu Hui, Yeh, Tzung Lieh, Shih, Chi-Chen, Chen, Kao Ching, Yang, Yi Ching, Yang, Yen Kuang·2009·Psychiatry Research
DOI 10.1016/j.psychres.2008.01.015
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Abstract

This study was designed to explore the risk factors of Internet addiction in 1360 freshmen of the National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan in 2003. The test battery included a self-administrated structured questionnaire, the Chinese Internet Addiction Scale-Revision (CIAS-R), the 12-item Chinese Health Questionnaire (CHQ-12), the Measurement of Support Functions (MSF), and the neuroticism subscale of the Maudsley Personality Inventory (MPI). Of the total study population, there were 680 college freshmen (17.9%) in the Internet addiction group, as defined by high CIAS-R scores. Using logistic regression analyses, we found positive relationships between Internet addiction and male gender, neuroticism scores and the CHQ score. In addition, the freshmen who skipped breakfast and those who had poorer social support also had a higher probability of Internet addiction. Internet addiction is prevalent among university freshmen in Taiwan. Risk factors included male gender, habit of skipping breakfast, mental health morbidity, deficient social support; and neurotic personality characteristics.

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  1. Scherer, 1997, College life online: healthy and unhealthy Internet use, Journal of College Student Development, 38, 655

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Authors
Tsai, H. F., Cheng, S. H., Yeh, T. L., Shih, C.-C., Chen, K. C., Yang, Y. C., & Yang, Y. K.
Affiliations
  • National Cheng Kung University Hospital (TW)
  • National Cheng Kung University (TW)
Corresponding author
Yang, Yi Ching
ORCID
Yang, Yi Ching
Venue
Psychiatry Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009-05
Volume
167
Issue
3
Pages
294-299
ISSN
0165-1781 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.psychres.2008.01.015
OpenAlex
W2134599820
Cited by
368
References
40
Citations by year
2025: 9 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 25 · 2021: 26 · 2020: 33 · 2019: 36 · 2018: 41 · 2017: 29 · 2016: 28 · 2015: 25 · 2014: 30 · 2013: 30 · 2012: 17
FWCI
30.19
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Psychiatry Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Cheng Kung University
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Gambling Behavior and Treatments
Keywords
internet addiction, risk factors, first-year students, neuroticism, social support, breakfast skipping, mental health, gender differences
MeSH terms
Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Life Style, Male, Neurotic Disorders, Personality Inventory, Surveys and Questionnaires, Risk Factors, Social Support, Students, Taiwan, Universities, Prevalence, Behavior, Addictive, Video Games, Internet, Asian People

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