Toselli Stefania, Grigoletto Alessia, Zaccagni Luciana, Gualdi-Russo Emanuela, Rinaldo Natascia
Department for Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, 47921 Rimini, Italy.
Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Nov 30;11(23):3075. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11233075.
The use of the Internet has several positive functions, but at the same time it also represents a health risk, especially for adolescents. The increased use of the Internet in recent decades has also been linked to an increase in problematic Internet use, which has now become a global social issue. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Internet use increased even more and influenced adolescents' habits, leading to an increase in sedentary behaviors. The aim of this study was to understand whether Internet addiction differed between sportive and nonsportive adolescents and between males and females. We analyzed two samples of adolescents, with different behaviors regarding sports practice. Internet addiction was assessed by the administration of a validated questionnaire (UADI) via an online survey. Although all the mean values of both the subgroups fell into the "non-pathological" category, differences between sports groups and sexes were found, with different trends for each one of the five dimensions of Internet use. In conclusion, sportive adolescents generally showed less severe Internet addiction; therefore, encouraging sports practice can help to fight wrong habits related to a sedentary lifestyle. The promotion of sports practice in these ages is therefore a priority aspect, especially in females, who showed a general predisposition to escape from reality in comparison to males.
互联网的使用有几个积极作用，但与此同时它也带来健康风险，尤其是对青少年而言。近几十年来互联网使用的增加也与问题性互联网使用的增多有关，如今这已成为一个全球性社会问题。在新冠疫情期间，互联网使用进一步增加并影响了青少年的习惯，导致久坐行为增多。本研究的目的是了解运动型和非运动型青少年以及男性和女性之间的网络成瘾情况是否存在差异。我们分析了两组青少年样本，他们在体育锻炼方面有不同行为。通过在线调查使用经过验证的问卷（UADI）来评估网络成瘾情况。尽管两个亚组的所有均值都属于“非病理性”类别，但发现了运动组和性别之间的差异，在互联网使用的五个维度中每个维度都有不同趋势。总之，运动型青少年通常表现出不太严重的网络成瘾；因此，鼓励体育锻炼有助于对抗与久坐生活方式相关的不良习惯。因此，在这些年龄段推广体育锻炼是一个优先事项，尤其是在女性中，与男性相比，她们总体上有逃避现实的倾向。
