Student Counseling Unit for Internet and PC addiction, 2nd Department of Psychiatry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; Hellenic Association for the Study of Internet Addiction Disorder, Larissa, Greece.
Psychiatry Res. 2013 Oct 30;209(3):529-34. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2013.01.010. Epub 2013 Feb 13.
This paper presents a cross-sectional study of a large, high-school Greek student sample (N=1971) with the aim to examine adolescent motives for participating in social networking (SN) for a possible link with parenting style and cognitions related to Internet addiction disorder (IAD). Exploratory statistics demonstrate a shift from the prominence of online gaming to social networking for this age group. A regression model provides with the best linear combination of independent variables useful in predicting participation in SN. Results also include a validated model of negative correlation between optimal parenting on the one hand and motives for SN participation and IAD on the other. Examining cognitions linked to SN may assist in a better understanding of underlying adolescent wishes and problems. Future research may focus in the patterns unveiled among those adolescents turning to SN for the gratification of basic unmet psychological needs. The debate on the exact nature of IAD would benefit from the inclusion of SN as a possible online activity where addictive phenomena may occur.
本文对希腊高中生的一个大样本(N=1971)进行了横断面研究,旨在探讨青少年参与社交网络的动机,以寻找与父母教养方式和与网络成瘾障碍(IAD)相关认知之间的可能联系。探索性统计数据表明,该年龄段的在线游戏的重要性已经让位于社交网络。回归模型提供了预测参与社交网络的最佳线性组合的独立变量。结果还包括一个验证的模型,表明最佳的父母教养方式与参与社交网络的动机和 IAD 呈负相关。研究与社交网络相关的认知可以帮助更好地理解青少年的潜在愿望和问题。未来的研究可以集中在那些为了满足基本未满足的心理需求而转向社交网络的青少年中揭示的模式上。将社交网络作为可能发生成瘾现象的在线活动之一纳入其中,将有助于进一步探讨 IAD 的确切性质。