Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, National Taiwan Normal University, No.162, Sec. 1, Heping E. Rd., Da-an District, Taipei City 106, Taiwan.
Department of Counseling and Guidance, National University of Tainan, No.33, Sec. 2, Shu-Lin St., Tainan 700, Taiwan.
J Adolesc. 2018 Jan;62:38-46. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2017.11.004.
The aim of this study investigated the prevalence of Internet addiction (IA) in a large representative sample of secondary school students and identified the risk and protective factors. Using a crosssectional design, 2170 participants were recruited from senior high schools throughout Taiwan using both stratified and cluster sampling. The prevalence of IA was 17.4% (95% confidence interval, 15.8%-19.0%). High impulsivity, low refusal self-efficacy of Internet use, high positive outcome expectancy of Internet use, high disapproving attitude of Internet use by others, depressive symptoms, low subjective well-being, high frequency of others' invitation to Internet use, and high virtual social support was all independently predictive in the logistic regression analysis. The prevalence of IA among secondary school students in Taiwan was high. Results from this study can be used to help educational agencies and mental health organizations create policies and design programs that will help in the prevention of IA in adolescents.
本研究旨在调查台湾地区中学生中互联网成瘾（IA）的流行率，并确定其风险和保护因素。研究采用横断面设计，通过分层和聚类抽样，从台湾各地的高中招募了 2170 名参与者。IA 的流行率为 17.4%（95%置信区间，15.8%-19.0%）。高冲动性、低互联网使用拒绝自我效能感、高互联网使用正性预期、高他人对互联网使用的不赞成态度、抑郁症状、低主观幸福感、高他人邀请上网的频率和高虚拟社会支持，这些因素在逻辑回归分析中均为独立预测因素。台湾地区中学生的 IA 流行率较高。本研究结果可用于帮助教育机构和心理健康组织制定政策和设计方案，以帮助预防青少年的 IA。
