Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
PLoS One. 2022 Jan 31;17(1):e0257831. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257831. eCollection 2022.
To establish the factorial structure and internal consistency of the Internet Addiction Test (IAT) in parents, the level and correlates of problematic internet use, and patterns and types of screen use.
Data were collected through an online questionnaire about preconception health among Canadian women and men with ≥1 child. The questionnaire included the IAT and questions about time spent on screens by device type, use of screens during meals and in the bedroom, and perceptions of overuse. Factor analysis was completed to determine the factorial structure of the IAT, with multivariable linear regression used to determine correlates of the IAT.
The sample included 1,156 respondents (mean age: 34.3 years; 83.1% female). The IAT had two factors: "impairment in time management" and "impairment in socio-emotional functioning" of which respondents had more impairment in time management than socio-emotional functioning. Based on the original IAT, 19.4% of respondents would be classified as having a mild internet use problem with 3.0% having a moderate or severe issue. In the multivariable model, perceived stress (b = .28, SE = .05, p < .001) and depressive symptoms (b = .24, SE = .10, p = .017) were associated with higher IAT scores. Handheld mobile devices were the most common type of screen used (mean = 3 hours/day) followed by watching television (mean = 2 hours/day).
Parents spent a significant portion of their time each day using screens, particularly handheld mobile devices. The disruption caused by mobile devices may hinder opportunities for positive parent-child interactions, demonstrating the need for resources to support parents ever-growing use of technologies.
确定父母互联网成瘾测试（IAT）的因子结构和内部一致性、问题互联网使用的水平和相关性，以及屏幕使用的模式和类型。
数据通过一项关于加拿大有≥1 个孩子的女性和男性孕前健康的在线问卷收集。问卷包括 IAT 以及关于设备类型的屏幕使用时间、用餐和卧室中使用屏幕以及过度使用感知的问题。进行因子分析以确定 IAT 的因子结构，使用多变量线性回归确定 IAT 的相关性。
样本包括 1156 名受访者（平均年龄：34.3 岁；83.1%为女性）。IAT 有两个因素：“时间管理受损”和“社会情感功能受损”，其中受访者在时间管理方面的受损程度高于社会情感功能。根据原始 IAT，19.4%的受访者被归类为轻度互联网使用问题，3.0%有中度或严重问题。在多变量模型中，感知压力（b =.28，SE =.05，p <.001）和抑郁症状（b =.24，SE =.10，p =.017）与较高的 IAT 分数相关。手持移动设备是最常见的屏幕类型（平均每天 3 小时），其次是看电视（平均每天 2 小时）。
父母每天花大量时间使用屏幕，特别是手持移动设备。移动设备造成的干扰可能会阻碍积极的亲子互动机会，这表明需要支持父母日益增长的技术使用的资源。
