Prevalence of internet addiction and associated factors in students

• Autor(a) principal: BRITO, Alexandre Botelho
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: LIMA, Cássio de Almeida, BRITO, Kewla Dias Pires, FREIRE , Rafael Silveira, MESSIAS, Romerson Brito, REZENDE, Luiz Fernando de, BRITO, Maria Fernanda Santos Figueiredo, PINHO, Lucinéia de, SILVEIRA, Marise Fagundes
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng; por
• Título da fonte: Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/estpsi/article/view/10056
• topic: Behavior, addictive; Epidemiologic studies; Internet; Student health; Comportamento aditivo; Estudos epidemiológicos; Internet; Saúde do estudante

ObjectiveA cross-sectional study that estimated the prevalence of Internet Addiction and associated factors among High School and College students in Montes Claros – Minas Gerais, Brazil.MethodsInternet Addiction was evaluated through the Internet Addiction Test, and demographic, socioeconomic, and lifestyle factors, as well as internet usage profile characteristics, were examined. Descriptive analysis and the Poisson regression model were applied.ResultsOf the 2,519 participants, 52.3% were considered with Internet Addiction Problems. In High School, the following factors were identified: are women and girls, age over >16, class C, alcohol consumption, impaired sleep, frequent use of social networks, and time spent connected. In Higher Education, the following factors: are women and girls, age over >23, paid activity,class C and D/E, alcohol consumption, impaired sleep, imbalanced diet, frequent use of social networks, and time spent connected.ConclusionThere was an expressive prevalence of Internet Addiction Problems, an outcome associated with the demographic, socioeconomic, lifestyle, and internet use characteristics.