Das Aswathy, Sharma Manoj Kumar, Thamilselvan P, Marimuthu P
Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Department of Biostatistics, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Indian J Psychol Med. 2017 Jan-Feb;39(1):21-27. doi: 10.4103/0253-7176.198939.
Technology usage has seen an increase among users. The usage varies from social, personal, and psychological reasons. Users are frequently using to overcome mood states as well as to manage the other psychological states. This work is going to explore the information technology use among subjects with a psychiatric disorder.
A total of 75 subjects were assessed using background data sheet, internet addiction impairment index, video game use pattern, pornography addiction screening tool and screening for mobile phone use, from in-patient and out-patient setting of tertiary mental health setting.
It showed the presence of addiction to mobile, internet, video game, and pornography. Age was found to be negatively correlated with this addiction. Average usage time had been associated with management of mood states. The addiction to information technology had been associated with a delay in initiation of sleep.
This work has implication for screening technology addiction among subjects seeking treatment for psychological problems and motivate them to develop the healthy use of technology.
技术使用在用户中呈上升趋势。其使用因社会、个人和心理原因而有所不同。用户经常通过使用技术来克服情绪状态以及管理其他心理状态。这项工作将探讨患有精神疾病的受试者对信息技术的使用情况。
从三级心理健康机构的住院部和门诊部,使用背景数据表、网络成瘾损害指数、视频游戏使用模式、色情成瘾筛查工具以及手机使用筛查,对总共75名受试者进行评估。
结果显示存在对手机、网络、视频游戏和色情内容的成瘾现象。发现年龄与这种成瘾呈负相关。平均使用时间与情绪状态的管理有关。对信息技术的成瘾与入睡延迟有关。
这项工作对于筛查寻求心理问题治疗的受试者中的技术成瘾情况具有启示意义,并促使他们养成健康使用技术的习惯。