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RESEARCH ARTICLES USED FOR REVIEW

1.      The association between suicidality and Internet addiction and activities in Taiwanese adolescents

2.      The association between Internet addiction and dissociation among Turkish college students

3.      Depression and Internet Addiction in Adolescents

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Topic 1

Article abstracts and references:

Title:   The association between suicidality and Internet addiction and activities in Taiwanese adolescents

The abstract:

This study examined drug use patterns and perceptions of drug intervention programs among adolescent interscholastic athletes and nonathletes. In particular, it explored the issue of whether participation in high school athletics is related to a healthier lifestyle and decreased use of recreational drugs and ergogenic aids. One thousand five hundred fifteen Massachusetts high school students completed a 150-item survey that assessed illicit and nonillicit substance use. Chi-square analyses revealed that athletes were significantly less likely to use cocaine and psychedelics, and were less likely to smoke cigarettes, compared with nonathletes. Conversely, nonathletes were less likely to use creatine than were athletes. There was no difference in the use of anabolic steroids and androstenedione between athletes and nonathletes. Descriptive analyses appear to indicate that drug interventions for athletes are falling short of their objectives. This study suggests that athletes have a healthier lifestyle and that the efficacy of intervention programs must be further examined.

Search Application Used:     ProQuest Education Journals from HCT Online Library

APA Reference:                   

Lin, I. H., Ko, C. H., Chang, Y. P., Liu, T. L., Wang, P. W., Lin, H. C., ... & Yen, C. F. (2014). The association between suicidality and internet addiction and activities in Taiwanese adolescents. Comprehensive psychiatry, 55(3), 504-510.

Search term used:     Internet addiction

Article research descriptions:

Article Title:   The association between suicidality and Internet addiction and activities in Taiwanese adolescents

The population of the research to examine the internet addiction and its psychological effects were Taiwanese adolescents. Sample of 9510 students with age group of 12-18 years were selected using the stratified random strategy of sampling in South Taiwan.

The approach used for the collection of data was questionnaire and it was a quantitative research for which the results were in numerical form.

The main results included the following:

·         Internet addiction was highly associated with the idea of suicide and suicide attempts

·         Online social networking tools and gaming websites etc. increase the chances for ideas and thoughts relating to suicide

·         Those adolescent students who are addicted to internet are more have more chances of suicide than those who are not addicted to internet

·         News reading online had positive effects and could reduce the risk and danger of suicidal attempts.

 

Article evaluation:

Ranking: Best

Important information:

Internet addiction was highly linked with suicidal idea and suicide attempts. Online web surfing, online gaming, online searching for information, online studying and MSN were associated with more risk of suicide.

            Although online video watching chatting, gaming and gambling were highly associated with high risk of suicide attempt, news reading online had positive effects and could reduce the risk and danger of suicidal attempts.

Importance of findings to the topic area:

The findings are highly linked and important to the topic that the research has indicated dangerous consequences of the internet addiction among which the most significant is suicide. As from many researches, depression, dis-associative behaviors and social separateness has been discussed, but this research has put on front another dangerous issue raised by the wrong and over use of technology. 

Importance of information to professional practice or public use:

There is significant importance of the information provided in the study for general public and policy makers. The research should be used as a sound step to make people aware of the wrong consequences of internet and its effects especially in youth. The educationists and the academia should also make effort to design policies which should promote such things which promote physical and mental health.

What more information I would like to know about the topic:

I would like to know more about the internet addiction and its link with suicide in different countries and especially in the context of UAE. I would also like to do a research myself about the topic and could present my findings to the government authorities and concerned departments, so that they could take positive action for the benefit of society.

 

 

 

Topic 2

Article abstracts and references:

Title:   Depression and Internet Addiction in Adolescents

The abstract:

Background: The aim of the study was to evaluate the relationship between depression and Internet addiction among adolescents. Sampling and Method: A total of 452 Korean adolescents were studied. First, they were evaluated for their severity of Internet addiction with consideration of their behavioral characteristics and their primary purpose for computer use. Second, we investigated correlations between Internet addiction and depression, alcohol dependence and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Third, the relationship between Internet addiction and biogenetic temperament as assessed by the Temperament and Character Inventory was evaluated. Results: Internet addiction was significantly associated with depressive symptoms and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Regarding biogenetic temperament and character patterns, high harm avoidance, low self-directedness, low cooperativeness and high self-transcendence were correlated with Internet addiction. In multivariate analysis, among clinical symptoms depression was most closely related to Internet addiction, even after controlling for differences in biogenetic temperament. Conclusions: This study reveals a significant association between Internet addiction and depressive symptoms in adolescents. This association is supported by temperament profiles of the Internet addiction group. The data suggest the necessity of the evaluation of the potential underlying depression in the treatment of Internet-addicted adolescents.

 

Reference

Ha, J. H., Kim, S. Y., Bae, S. C., Bae, S., Kim, H., Sim, M., . . . Cho, S. C. (2007). Depression and internet addiction in adolescents. Psychopathology, 40(6), 424-30.

 

Search Application Used:     ProQuest Education Journals from the HCT Online Library

Search term used:                 Internet addiction

Research Population and Approach Used:

The target population of this research were internet addicted people of a high school in Seoul city of South Korea.

The article have used a quantitative method and self-reported questionnaire were distributed to collect data containing the age group, internet usage per week, purpose of use and awareness about cyber space.

Sampling/Participant selection:       

The data used in the study was from a high school in Seoul, South Korea.  It involves a self-reported questionnaire from a sample size involved of 452 students, among which 259 were boys and 193 were girls. Technique used for the selection of the participants was based on the approval and consent of their parents.    

Main results of the research:

The result of the research shows that 1.8% of the population were addicted, 30.8% with mild addiction and 69.2% were not addicted to internet. The authors could not find any important difference between those who were internet addicted and those who were not internet addicted. Among the youths, depression was a major effect of internet addiction and with the more use of internet it also increased significantly.

There is a limitation in the result that it could be improved much more if the data would have been collected from many sources which are many schools and age groups.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Topic 3

Article abstracts and references:

Title:   The association between Internet addiction and dissociation among Turkish college students

The abstract:

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate Internet use patterns and Internet addiction among young adult university students and to examine the correlation between excessive Internet use and dissociative symptoms.

Methods: The study was conducted among 1034 students, aged between 18 and 27 years. Internet Addiction Scale, Dissociative Experiences

Scale, and a socio-demographic query form were used in the collection of data. Pearson correlation analysis, the t test, and χ2 test were used for data analysis.

Results: According to the Internet Addiction Scale, 9.7% of the study sample was addicted to the Internet. The Pearson correlation analysis results revealed a significant positive correlation between dissociative experiences and Internet addiction (r = 0.220; P b .001) and weekly

Internet use (r = 0.227; P b .001). Levels of Internet addiction were significantly higher among male students than female students (P b .001). The Internet use pattern also differed significantly between sexes.

Conclusions: According to the results of this study, Internet addiction is a relatively frequent phenomenon among young adult college students in Turkey. Excessive Internet use is associated with higher levels of dissociative symptoms.

 

APA Reference:                   

Canan, F., Ataoglu, A., Ozcetin, A., & Icmeli, C. (2012). The association between Internet addiction and dissociation among Turkish college students. Comprehensive psychiatry, 53(5), 422-426.

 

Search Application:   HCT Online Library > Science Direct

Search term used:     Internet addiction

Article research descriptions:

Article Title:   The association between Internet addiction and dissociation among Turkish college students

 

Research Population and Approach Used:

The target population of this research 3456 students of Duzce University and the research was conducted between March and July 2007.

The strategy used for the research was quantitative method for data collection and analysis of the results.

Sampling/Participant selection:       

Students with age group of 18 to 27 were selected from Duzee University with a sample size of 1123 students. As a result the sample consisted of 418 female students and 616 male students. The selection process used was the voluntary consent of the students to participate.

Main results:

• 9.7% of the sample was addicted to internet of which 101 had an average age of 20 years and who used 19 hours of internet per week, and score nearly 30 in dissociative behavior which means they are less social and more 
• Among the sample students, 927 were not addicted to internet and who were in age group 20-22 years. These students used internet on average of 6.7 hours per week. The average dissociative behaviors were 18 which is less than 30 and means they were more social.