Basem Salama1. 1. Community Medicine Department, Damietta Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, New Damietta, Damietta Governorate, 34511, Egypt. drbasemsalama@yahoo.com.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The study aimed to identify the prevalence and risk factors associated with Internet addiction (IA) among undergraduate students. METHODS: In total, 608 undergraduate students aged 18-24 years were randomly included in a population-based cross-sectional study conducted during June-August 2018. RESULTS: The prevalence rate of IA was (47.5%) with moderate and severe IA (35.5% and 12.0%, respectively). In multivariate logistic regression analysis, sociodemographic variables (age, gender, and residence) Internet use pattern factors (Internet use for entertainment, games, and communication purposes, spending more than 4 h per day using the Internet, Internet access at home, and smartphone use), lifestyle variables (lack of physical activity and sleeping less than 6 h daily) were found to be independently associated with Internet addiction. CONCLUSIONS: According to the results of this the study around 50% of undergraduate students are at risk for developing addiction to the Internet. Internet addiction was found to be associated with lifestyle and behavior factors.
OBJECTIVES: The study aimed to identify the prevalence and risk factors associated with Internet addiction (IA) among undergraduate students. METHODS: In total, 608 undergraduate students aged 18-24 years were randomly included in a population-based cross-sectional study conducted during June-August 2018. RESULTS: The prevalence rate of IA was (47.5%) with moderate and severe IA (35.5% and 12.0%, respectively). In multivariate logistic regression analysis, sociodemographic variables (age, gender, and residence) Internet use pattern factors (Internet use for entertainment, games, and communication purposes, spending more than 4 h per day using the Internet, Internet access at home, and smartphone use), lifestyle variables (lack of physical activity and sleeping less than 6 h daily) were found to be independently associated with Internet addiction. CONCLUSIONS: According to the results of this the study around 50% of undergraduate students are at risk for developing addiction to the Internet. Internet addiction was found to be associated with lifestyle and behavior factors.
Authors: Biljana Gjoneska; Marc N Potenza; Julia Jones; Célia M D Sales; Georgi Hranov; Zsolt Demetrovics Journal: Curr Opin Behav Sci Date: 2022-07-29