Elevated social Internet use and schizotypal personality disorder in adolescents
Elevated social Internet use and schizotypal personality disorder in adolescents
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DOI：
10.1016/j.schres.2007.04.009
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发表时间：
2007-08-01
影响因子：
4.5
通讯作者：
Walker, Elaine F.
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作者：
Mittal, Vijay A.;Tessner, Kevin D.;Walker, Elaine F.
在过去的十年中，使用互联网作为交流的论坛呈指数增长，研究表明，过度使用与精神症状有关。本研究调查了人格障碍青少年的互联网使用率，重点研究了以人际交往缺陷为特征的分裂型人格障碍（SPD）。由于互联网提供了一个易于访问的匿名社会互动论坛，并构成了一个沟通不太可能受到人际关系缺陷阻碍的环境，因此假设SPD青年将比对照组花费更多的时间参与互联网上的社会活动。方法：收集SPD青少年（n= 19）、其他人格障碍对照组（n=22）和非精神障碍对照组（n=28）的日常互联网使用自我报告。结果：分析显示，SPD参与者报告与“现实生活”朋友的社交互动明显减少，但使用互联网进行社交互动的频率明显高于对照组。聊天室参与、合作网络游戏，以及在较小程度上使用电子邮件，与SPD症状严重程度评分和贝克抑郁量表得分呈正相关。讨论：根据社会孤立的SPD青少年使用互联网的潜在益处和风险对研究结果进行了讨论。(C) 2007 Elsevier B.V.版权所有
Introduction: In the past decade, the use of the Internet as a forum for communication has exponentially increased, and research indicates that excessive use is associated with psychiatric symptoms. The present study examined the rate of Internet use in adolescents with personality disorders, with a focus on schizotypal personality disorder (SPD), which is characterized by marked interpersonal deficits. Because the Internet provides an easily accessible forum for anonymous social interaction and constitutes an environment where communication is less likely to be hampered by interpersonal deficits, it was hypothesized that SPD youth will spend significantly more time engaging in social activities on the Internet than controls.Methods: Self-reports of daily Internet use in adolescents with SPD (n = 19), a control group with other personality disorders (n=22) and a non-psychiatric control group (n=28) were collected.Results: Analyses revealed that the SPD participants reported significantly less social interaction with 'real-life' friends, but used the Internet for social interaction significantly more frequently than controls. Chat room participation, cooperative Internet gaming, and to a lesser degree, e-mail use, were positively correlated with ratings of SPD symptom severity and Beck Depression Inventory scores.Discussion: Findings are discussed in light of the potential benefits and risks associated with Internet use by socially isolated SPD youth. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.