Efrati Yaniv, Spada Marcantonio M
Bar-Ilan University, Faculty of Education, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Division of Psychology, School of Applied Sciences, London South Bank University, London, UK.
Addict Behav Rep. 2022 May 11;15:100431. doi: 10.1016/j.abrep.2022.100431. eCollection 2022 Jun.
This study examined self-perceived substance and behavioral addictions among Israeli adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic across different sociodemographic categories. The sample comprised 2,074 adolescents (40% males, 60% females) aged 12-19 years who completed the survey anonymously and with parental consent. We examined what is the prevalence of self-perceived substance and behavioral addictions in this population in the COVID-19 pandemic context. Participants reported self-perceived addictions to social networks (70%), shopping (46%), binge eating (34%), gaming (30%), sex-related behavior (15%), psychoactive substance (31%, including alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, and/or cocaine), and gambling (3%). Moreover, differences were found to be directly related to age, biological sex, religiosity, socioeconomic status, and immigration status. From a lay epidemiological perspective, the current research expands our knowledge about self-perceived addiction among adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic, offering better understanding of the likelihood probability factors for self-perceived addiction among adolescents and its related negative outcomes, including increased risk factors for later adult life.
本研究调查了新冠疫情期间以色列不同社会人口学类别的青少年自我认知的物质成瘾和行为成瘾情况。样本包括2074名12至19岁的青少年（40%为男性，60%为女性），他们在获得父母同意后匿名完成了调查。我们研究了在新冠疫情背景下，该人群中自我认知的物质成瘾和行为成瘾的患病率是多少。参与者报告了自我认知的社交网络成瘾（70%）、购物成瘾（46%）、暴饮暴食成瘾（34%）、游戏成瘾（30%）、性相关行为成瘾（15%））、精神活性物质成瘾（31%，包括酒精、烟草、大麻和/或可卡因）以及赌博成瘾（3%）。此外，还发现差异与年龄、生理性别、宗教信仰、社会经济地位和移民身份直接相关。从外行流行病学的角度来看，当前的研究扩展了我们对新冠疫情期间青少年自我认知成瘾的了解，有助于更好地理解青少年自我认知成瘾的可能因素及其相关负面结果，包括成年后更高的风险因素。
