Park Soo Kyung, Kim Jae Yop, Cho Choon Bum
Department of Social Welfare, Daejin University, San 11-1 Sundah-dong, Pocheon City, Kyunggi-Do, Rep of Korea.
Adolescence. 2008 Winter;43(172):895-909.
This study investigated the prevalence of Internet addiction among South Korean adolescents and explored family factors associated with such addiction. The study participants were middle and high school students residing in Seoul. One-tenth (10.7%) of the 903 adolescents surveyed scored at least 70 on the Internet Addiction Scale. These youths were considered at high risk for Internet addiction and in need of further assessment and intervention. Results show that parenting attitudes, family communication, family cohesion, and family violence exposure (e.g., conjugal violence and parent-to-child violence) were associated with Internet addiction. These findings indicate that families play an important role in preventing Internet addiction and must be considered when programs are developed to minimize excessive Internet usage by high-risk adolescents.
本研究调查了韩国青少年网络成瘾的患病率，并探讨了与此类成瘾相关的家庭因素。研究参与者为居住在首尔的初中生和高中生。在接受调查的903名青少年中，十分之一（10.7%）在网络成瘾量表上的得分至少为70分。这些青少年被认为有很高的网络成瘾风险，需要进一步评估和干预。结果表明，养育态度、家庭沟通、家庭凝聚力以及接触家庭暴力（如夫妻暴力和亲子暴力）与网络成瘾有关。这些发现表明，家庭在预防网络成瘾方面起着重要作用，在制定旨在减少高危青少年过度使用互联网的项目时必须予以考虑。
