School of Psychology, Bond University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia.
Int J Psychol. 2024 Dec;59(6):983-993. doi: 10.1002/ijop.13220. Epub 2024 Jul 15.
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have been reportedly associated with excessive internet use, also known as internet addiction. As ADHD is the most common comorbidity in ASD, the present study examined the possibility that ADHD symptoms, and/or trait and mood factors linked to ASD, ADHD and internet addiction, could account for the association of ASD with internet addiction symptoms. A nonclinical young adult sample of 248 internet using men and women completed self-report measures of ASD and ADHD symptoms, alexithymia, impulsivity, negative moods and internet addiction symptoms. Scores on the ASD and ADHD symptom measures were normally distributed, consistent with the notion that the corresponding disorders represent extreme, impairing ends of population distributions of their symptoms. Hierarchical regression followed by path analysis indicated that the relationship between ASD and internet addiction symptoms was fully mediated by ADHD symptoms and negative moods. Further, the relationship between ADHD and internet addiction symptoms was partially mediated by impulsivity and negative moods. Present findings point to the mediating roles of ADHD symptoms and negative moods in the association of ASD with internet addiction symptoms.
自闭症谱系障碍 (ASD) 和注意缺陷多动障碍 (ADHD) 据称与过度使用互联网有关，也称为网瘾。由于 ADHD 是 ASD 最常见的合并症，本研究探讨了 ADHD 症状，以及与 ASD、ADHD 和网瘾相关的特质和情绪因素，是否可以解释 ASD 与网瘾症状之间的关联。本研究对 248 名使用互联网的非临床年轻成年男性和女性进行了 ASD 和 ADHD 症状、述情障碍、冲动性、负面情绪和网瘾症状的自我报告测量。ASD 和 ADHD 症状测量的分数呈正态分布，这与以下观点一致，即相应的障碍代表其症状的人群分布的极端、损害的极端。层次回归和路径分析表明，ASD 和网瘾症状之间的关系完全由 ADHD 症状和负面情绪介导。此外，ADHD 和网瘾症状之间的关系部分由冲动性和负面情绪介导。目前的研究结果表明，ADHD 症状和负面情绪在 ASD 与网瘾症状的关联中起着中介作用。
