The Internet Addiction Test in a Young Adult U.S. Population
The Internet Addiction Test in a Young Adult U.S. Population
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美国年轻人的网络成瘾测试
DOI：
10.1089/cyber.2018.0143
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发表时间：
2018
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通讯作者：
M. Clark
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作者：
S. Rosenthal;Yoojin Cha;M. Clark
过去 20 年来，互联网的使用迅速增加，同时也有越来越多的人因互联网的使用而对其生活产生了不利影响。然而，迄今为止还没有在美国进行杨氏网络成瘾测试（IAT）的研究，也没有在美国人群中评估其可靠性。因此，我们的目标是：(a) 评估该工具的可靠性；(b) 检查与网络成瘾评分相关的社会人口特征。参与者包括 21-28 岁的年轻人，他们是新英格兰家庭研究 50 年纵向队列的第三代。该工具所有 20 个项目的平均加权 kappa 为 0.45，中位数为 0.46。为了检查成瘾评分的相关性，我们检查了年龄、性别、种族/民族、教育程度、伴侣关系状况、就业、社会支持和抑郁症诊断。在完全调整的模型中，与没有社会支持的人相比，有社会支持的人的平均网络成瘾得分低-3.96（95% CI：-6.52至-1.41）。此外，与没有抑郁症诊断的人相比，诊断为抑郁症的人的网络成瘾得分平均高出 3.28（95% 置信区间 [CI]：1.03-5.84）。研究结果表明，杨氏 IAT 在美国年轻人中具有良好的可靠性。因此，该指标可以成为衡量美国年轻人网络成瘾情况的有用工具。未来的研究应该探讨社会支持和抑郁症治疗对美国年轻人网络成瘾的潜在益处。
Internet use has increased rapidly over the past 20 years, accompanied by a growing number of individuals whose Internet use has adverse effects on their lives. Yet no study to date has administered the Young's Internet Addiction Test (IAT) in the United States, nor has the reliability been assessed in a U.S. population. Thus, we aimed to: (a) assess the reliability of the instrument and (b) examine sociodemographic characteristics associated with the Internet addiction score. Participants included young adults 21-28 years of age, the third generation of a 50-year longitudinal cohort, the New England Family Study. The mean weighted kappa across all 20 items of the instrument was 0.45 and the median was 0.46. To examine correlates of the addiction score, we examined age, gender, race/ethnicity, education, partnership status, employment, social support, and depression diagnosis. In the fully adjusted model, those with social support had -3.96 (95% CI: -6.52 to -1.41) lower Internet addiction scores on average compared to those without social support. Also, those with a depression diagnosis had 3.28 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.03-5.84) higher Internet addiction scores on average compared to those without a depression diagnosis. Study findings suggest that Young's IAT had good reliability in a U.S. young adult population. Therefore, this measure can be a useful tool to measure Internet addiction in young adult populations in the United States. Future studies should examine the potential benefits of social support and depression treatment in Internet addiction among young adults in the United States.
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7.3
作者：
Brière FN;Rohde P;Seeley JR;Klein D;Lewinsohn PM
通讯作者：
Lewinsohn PM