Bianchini Valeria, Cecilia Maria Rosita, Roncone Rita, Cofini Vincenza
Department of Mental Health, ASL Roma 5, Rome, Italy.
Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences (Mesva), University of L'Aquila, Italy.
Riv Psichiatr. 2017 Mar-Apr;52(2):90-93. doi: 10.1708/2679.27445.
In this study we examined the prevalence of internet addiction (IA) and its associated factors in a sample of Italian students.
This is an observational study that involved 1403 students aged 15-24 and conducted in L’Aquila, Italy. 1129 students accepted to participate in our study and completed the Internet Addiction Test: 41% were male and the mean age of total sample was 19±2.8 years.
The prevalence of “average user” was 51% (95% CI: 48-54). The prevalence of “problematic user” was 23% (95% CI: 21-26). Among the students with a problematic use, 8 were addicted, the 0.7% in the whole sample. There was a significant age difference (p=0.029), but no gender difference (p=0.311) between “average users” and “problematic users”. The association of internet use and educational level (School or University) was not significant (p=0.704).
Our results showed that about one student out of 100 had an IA. Gender and educational level were not significantly associated with IA. Instead, we found a strong association with age: there was not a decrease of internet use during a lifetime, with negative consequences on quality of life.
Our study reported a percentage of 30% of problematic internet use among students. These findings suggest the importance of early detection among youth and of structured interventions that should be carried out to prevent abnormal global life functioning.
在本研究中，我们调查了意大利学生样本中网络成瘾（IA）的患病率及其相关因素。
这是一项观察性研究，涉及意大利拉奎拉市1403名15 - 24岁的学生。1129名学生同意参与我们的研究并完成了网络成瘾测试：41%为男性，总样本的平均年龄为19±2.8岁。
“普通用户”的患病率为51%（95%置信区间：48 - 54）。“问题用户”的患病率为23%（95%置信区间：21 - 26）。在有问题使用行为的学生中，8人成瘾，占整个样本的0.7%。“普通用户”和“问题用户”之间存在显著的年龄差异（p = 0.029），但无性别差异（p = 0.311）。网络使用与教育水平（中学或大学）之间的关联不显著（p = 0.704）。
我们的结果表明，每100名学生中约有1人患有网络成瘾。性别和教育水平与网络成瘾无显著关联。相反，我们发现与年龄有很强的关联：一生中网络使用没有减少，对生活质量产生负面影响。
我们的研究报告了学生中有问题的网络使用比例为30%。这些发现表明在青少年中进行早期检测以及开展结构化干预以防止整体生活功能异常的重要性。
