Internet use, abuse, and dependence among students at a Southeastern Regional University
Internet use, abuse, and dependence among students at a Southeastern Regional University
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DOI：
10.3200/jach.56.2.137-146
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发表时间：
2007-09-01
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Del Ben, Kevin S.
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作者：
Fortson, Beverly L.;Scotti, Joseph R.;Del Ben, Kevin S.
目的：评估互联网使用，滥用和依赖。参与者：411名本科生。结果：90%的参与者报告每天使用互联网。大约一半的样本符合互联网滥用的标准，四分之一符合互联网依赖的标准。男性和女性每天上网的平均时间没有差异;然而，两组之间上网的原因不同。抑郁症与更频繁地使用互联网与人见面，社交实验和参与聊天室以及更少的面对面社交有关。此外，符合互联网滥用和依赖标准的人比不符合标准的人有更多的抑郁症状，更多的上网时间，更少的面对面社交。结论：心理健康和学生事务专业人员应该警惕与互联网过度使用相关的问题，特别是随着计算机成为大学生活中不可或缺的一部分。
Objective: To assess Internet use, abuse, and dependence. Participants: 411 undergraduate students. Results: Ninety percent of participants reported daily Internet use. Approximately half of the sample met criteria for Internet abuse, and one-quarter met criteria for Internet dependence. Men and women did not differ on the mean amount of time accessing the Internet each day; however, the reasons for accessing the Internet differed between the 2 groups. Depression was correlated with more frequent use of the Internet to meet people, socially experiment, and participate in chat rooms, and with less frequent face-to-face socialization. In addition, individuals meeting criteria for Internet abuse and dependence endorsed more depressive symptoms, more time online, and less face-to-face socialization than did those not meeting the criteria. Conclusions: Mental health and student affairs professionals should be alert to the problems associated with Internet overuse, especially as computers become an integral part of college life.