Prevalence of pathological internet use in a representative German sample of adolescents: results of a latent profile analysis.
Psychopathology
; 48(1): 25-30, 2015.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Pathological internet use is of increasing significance in several industrial nations. SAMPLING ANDMETHODS:
We surveyed a representative German quota sample of 1,723 adolescents (aged 14-17 years) and 1 caregiver each. We conducted a latent profile analysis to identify a high-risk group for pathological internet use.RESULTS:
Overall, 3.2% of the sample formed a profile group with pathological internet use. In contrast to other published studies, the results of the latent profile analysis were verified not only by self-assessments of the youth's but also by external ratings of the caregivers. In addition to the pathological internet use, the high-risk group showed lower levels of family functioning and life satisfaction as well as more problems in family interactions.CONCLUSIONS:
The results showed a considerable prevalence of pathological internet use in adolescents and emphasized the need for preventive and therapeutic approaches.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Comportamento Aditivo
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Internet
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Psychopathology
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Alemanha