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Internet addiction in students from an educational institution in Southern Brazil: prevalence and associated factors
de Ávila, Gisele Bartz; dos Santos, Érico Nobre; Jansen, Karen; Barros, Fernando Celso.
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  • de Ávila, Gisele Bartz; Universidade Católica de Pelotas. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde e Comportamento. Pelotas. BR
  • dos Santos, Érico Nobre; Universidade Católica de Pelotas. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde e Comportamento. Pelotas. BR
  • Jansen, Karen; Universidade Católica de Pelotas. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde e Comportamento. Pelotas. BR
  • Barros, Fernando Celso; Universidade Católica de Pelotas. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde e Comportamento. Pelotas. BR
Trends psychiatry psychother. (Impr.) ; 42(4): 302-310, Oct.-Dec. 2020. tab
Article en En | LILACS | ID: biblio-1145184
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Abstract Objective To evaluate the prevalence of Internet addiction (IA) and its associated factors among students at an Educational Institution in Southern Brazil. Method This is a cross-sectional study, targeting a sample of students aged from 14 to 20 years. They were selected by random sampling to be representative of the 4038 students enrolled at the institute at the time. IA was assessed using the Internet Addiction Test (IAT). Screening for anxiety and/or depressive disorders was performed using the Well-Being Index (WHO-5). Results The prevalence of IA was 50.8% and the rate was higher among individuals who had screened positive for depressive or anxiety disorders than among those who had not (p = 0.003). There was an association between IA and access to certain types of content, such as gaming (p = 0.010), work and study related content (p = 0.030), and using the internet to access sexual content (p < 0.001). Conclusion Further studies are needed to confirm the high prevalence of IA and explore factors associated with it in samples with similar characteristics to ours. The associations between this dependency and positive screening for anxiety and/or depressive disorders and the types of content accessed are an alert to the existence of these important relationships and illustrate the importance of studying them further. Knowledge about these associations provides an opportunity to implement measures for prevention, such as psychoeducation, and to offer adequate treatment.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: LILACS Asunto principal: Trastornos de Ansiedad / Estudiantes / Trastorno Depresivo / Trastorno de Adicción a Internet Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Trends psychiatry psychother. (Impr.) Asunto de la revista: PSIQUIATRIA Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Brasil Pais de publicación: Brasil
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: LILACS Asunto principal: Trastornos de Ansiedad / Estudiantes / Trastorno Depresivo / Trastorno de Adicción a Internet Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Trends psychiatry psychother. (Impr.) Asunto de la revista: PSIQUIATRIA Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Brasil Pais de publicación: Brasil