Problem Gambling Research and Treatment Centre, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne, VIC, Australia 3010.
Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw. 2010 Aug;13(4):437-41. doi: 10.1089/cyber.2009.0317.
The most commonly applied conceptual approach for excessive Internet use has been as a behavioral addiction, similar to pathological or problem gambling. In order to contribute to the understanding of Internet dependence as a disorder resembling problem gambling, the current study aimed to examine the relationship between problem gambling and Internet dependence and the degree to which psychological factors associated with problem gambling are relevant to the study of Internet dependence. The factors of depression, anxiety, student stressors, loneliness, and social support were examined in a sample of university students from several Australian universities. The findings revealed that there is no overlap between the populations reporting problem gambling and Internet dependence, but that individuals with these disorders report similar psychological profiles. Although requiring replication with larger community samples and longitudinal designs, these preliminary findings suggest that problem gambling and Internet dependence may be separate disorders with common underlying etiologies or consequences. The implications of the findings in relation to the conceptualization and management of these disorders are briefly discussed.
最常用于过度使用互联网的概念方法是将其视为一种行为成瘾，类似于病态赌博或问题赌博。为了促进将互联网依赖理解为一种类似于问题赌博的障碍，本研究旨在研究问题赌博和互联网依赖之间的关系，以及与问题赌博相关的心理因素在多大程度上与互联网依赖的研究相关。该研究在来自澳大利亚几所大学的大学生样本中考察了抑郁、焦虑、学生压力、孤独和社会支持等因素。研究结果表明，报告问题赌博和互联网依赖的人群之间没有重叠，但患有这些障碍的个体报告了相似的心理特征。尽管需要使用更大的社区样本和纵向设计进行复制，但这些初步发现表明，问题赌博和互联网依赖可能是具有共同潜在病因或后果的两种不同障碍。研究结果简要讨论了与这些障碍的概念化和管理相关的意义。
