Internet addiction in college students and its relationship with cigarette smoking and alcohol use in Northeast China.
Internet addiction in college students and its relationship with cigarette smoking and alcohol use in Northeast China.
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东北地区大学生网络成瘾及其与吸烟、饮酒的关系.
DOI:
10.1111/appy.12281
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发表时间:
2017
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Zhang,Huiping
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作者:
Mei,Songli;Gao,Tingting;Li,Jiaomeng;Zhang,Ying;Chai,Jingxin;Wang,Lingyan;Zhang,Zhao;Zhang,Huiping
Internet addiction is an impulse control disorder impairing real life relationships, particularly in young people. Internet addiction and substance abuse may share common features (Black & Monrouxe, 2014; Dietz et al., 2013; Machowicz, Ciechanska, Zycinska, et al., 2013). Substance abuse means excessive use of cigarette, alcohol, or other drugs of abuse, resulting in negative effects on both physical and mental health (Mitrovic, Hadzi-Pesic, Stojanovic, & Milicevic, 2014). This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of Internet addiction in college students and the association of Internet addiction with cigarette smoking or alcohol use.In a cross-sectional study, 1,092 college students from Northeast of China were assessed for Internet addiction. The proportions of cigarette (or alcohol) users with and without internet addiction were compared using chi-square (χ2) tests. Among the above students, 91 (8.3%) were Internet addicts, 376 (34.2%) were alcohol users (36 or 9.6% of them were Internet addicts), and 112 (10.3%) were cigarette smokers (21 or 18.8% of them were Internet addicts). A significantly higher proportion of Internet-addicted students were cigarette smokers (χ2= 17.73, P<. 010) but not alcohol users (χ2= 1.24, P>. 050). Multivariate regression analysis was performed with individual and family characteristics as covariates. Table 1 summarizes logistic regression analysis results regarding the influence of gender, cigarette smoking, alcohol use, family location, or other covariates (eg, degree of education and self-esteem) on Internet addiction. Three models showed positive results (model 1, P<. 001; model 2, P<. 001; model 3, P<. 001). Our findings suggest that the risk for Internet addiction in Chinese college students could be influenced by cigarette smoking,