The influence of adolescents essential and non-essential use of technology and Internet addiction on their physical and mental fatigues.
Sci Rep
; 14(1): 1745, 2024 01 19.
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em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38242916
ABSTRACT
This study explores the impact of Internet addiction (IA), age, and essential and non-essential technology usage time on the physical and mental fatigue of adolescents. The research surveyed 477 adolescents from Qatar and employed the Internet Addiction Diagnostic Questionnaire (IADQ) and Chalder's Fatigue Scale for data collection. Multiple linear regression and Mann-Whitney U tests were utilized for analysis. The findings indicate that IA, non-essential usage time, and age are positively associated with overall fatigue among adolescents. IA and non-essential usage time are positively linked to physical fatigue, while IA, non-essential usage time, and age are positive predictors of mental fatigue. However, essential usage time is negatively associated with mental fatigue. These results highlight the importance of distinguishing technology usage based on intent and necessity, as well as differentiating between physical and mental fatigue when examining problematic technology usage. This study is among the few conducted in the Middle Eastern context.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Comportamento Aditivo
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Transtorno de Adição à Internet
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article