Faculty of Psychology, University of Santiago de Compostela , Santiago de Compostela, Spain .
Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw. 2017 Apr;20(4):259-267. doi: 10.1089/cyber.2016.0262. Epub 2017 Feb 24.
The opportunities and challenges related to Internet use continue to grow, as well as the social concern around problematic Internet use (PIU), online risky behaviors, and the intensive use of Internet, mainly among adolescents. The aim of this study was to conduct a general screening of PIU in a large sample of school-based adolescents in Spain (n = 40,955), providing updated prevalence data of PIU and different online risky practices, as well as rates of Internet and social network use. Differences between problematic and nonproblematic users were explored in terms of demographics, parental control, and motivations for using. The association between PIU and the involvement in other online risky behaviors was also analyzed, as well as the role of intensive use. The findings show that the global prevalence of PIU among Spanish adolescents is 16.3 percent although this is higher among females, those in their late teens, intensive users, and those without parental control. Logistic regression confirmed that both PIU and intensive use are risk factors for being involved in any online risky behavior. A tentative explanation could be that there is a common deficit of personal and social skills underlying PIU, intensive use, and most online risky practices. From our perspective, value-based education and life skills training are the best way to reach responsible and sensible use of Internet among adolescents. Parents, schools, institutions, and adolescents themselves are called upon to actively engage in facing this problem.
互联网使用带来的机遇和挑战不断增加,同时,人们也越来越关注互联网使用问题(PIU)、在线风险行为以及互联网和社交网络的过度使用,这些主要发生在青少年群体中。本研究旨在对西班牙一个较大的基于学校的青少年样本(n=40955)进行 PIU 的一般筛查,提供 PIU 和不同在线风险行为的最新流行率数据,以及互联网和社交网络使用情况。在人口统计学、父母控制和使用动机方面,探讨了有问题和无问题用户之间的差异。还分析了 PIU 与其他在线风险行为的参与之间的关联,以及过度使用的作用。研究结果表明,西班牙青少年中 PIU 的总体流行率为 16.3%,但女性、青少年晚期、重度用户和缺乏父母控制的青少年中这一比例更高。逻辑回归证实,PIU 和过度使用都是参与任何在线风险行为的危险因素。一个试探性的解释可能是,PIU、过度使用和大多数在线风险行为都存在个人和社交技能不足的共同缺陷。从我们的角度来看,基于价值观的教育和生活技能培训是青少年负责任和明智地使用互联网的最佳途径。家长、学校、机构和青少年自身都需要积极参与解决这一问题。
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