希腊学生的网络使用、孤独感与心理健康

Internet use, loneliness, and mental health in Greek students.

作者信息

Tsiridis A F, Tsapakis E M, Gazi A, Tsiarea K, Fountoulakis K N

机构信息

St Leonards, St Andrews, Fife, UK.

3 Department of Academic Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.

出版信息

Hippokratia. 2023 Apr-Jun;27(2):31-36.

DOI:

PMID:39056100

原文链接:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11268318/

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Problematic internet use among university students is a rising phenomenon with repercussions worldwide. We aimed to determine the association between time spent online, loneliness, and mental health.

METHODS

We conducted an online cross-sectional study using self-administered questionnaires on demographics, frequency of internet use as assessed by the Internet Addiction Inventory (IAT), depressive symptoms as reported by answering the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), loneliness as depicted by the UCLA Loneliness scale, and general psychopathology on the self-reported General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28) scale. We performed statistical analysis using the IBM SPSS for Windows, Version 25.0.

RESULTS

The mean age (n =294, 62.9 % female) was 23.19 ± 6.454 years. One-third (33.3 %) and 8.2 % were mildly and moderately addicted to the Internet, respectively. There was no participant with severe dependence. Nearly one-quarter (24.5 %) of participants reported mild, 10.6 % moderate, and 3.3 % severe depression and 44.8 % reported moderate and 11.9 % a moderately high degree of loneliness. Four in ten (41.8 %) of participants self-reported mental health problems. Mean IAT, BDI, UCLA Loneliness, and GHQ-28 score differences were statistically significant between IAT categories across all questionnaires. Correlations between the scales were statistically significant, and a binary logistic regression model revealed that the level of self-reported depressive symptoms, loneliness, and general psychopathology scores could predict internet use.

CONCLUSIONS

In our student sample, mental health problems were present in approximately 40 % of participants. They were significantly correlated with problematic internet use, thus complicating the development of essential communication skills in young adults. The higher the internet use, the greater the loneliness felt. Future studies should be more extensive, focusing on the relation of internet use with the type of use, family history of psychopathology, use of substances, and impulsivity. HIPPOKRATIA 2023, 27 (2):31-36.

摘要

背景

大学生网络使用问题日益普遍，在全球范围内产生了影响。我们旨在确定上网时间、孤独感和心理健康之间的关联。

方法

我们通过在线横断面研究，使用自行填写的问卷收集人口统计学信息、通过互联网成瘾量表（IAT）评估的上网频率、通过回答贝克抑郁量表（BDI）报告的抑郁症状、通过加州大学洛杉矶分校孤独量表描述的孤独感，以及通过自我报告的一般健康问卷-28（GHQ-28）量表评估的一般精神病理学情况。我们使用IBM SPSS for Windows 25.0版进行统计分析。

结果

平均年龄（n = 294，62.9%为女性）为23.19 ± 6.454岁。分别有三分之一（33.3%）和8.2%的人轻度和中度沉迷于网络。没有参与者存在重度依赖。近四分之一（24.5%）的参与者报告有轻度抑郁，10.6%为中度抑郁，3.3%为重度抑郁；44.8%的参与者报告有中度孤独感，11.9%为中度高度孤独感。十分之四（41.8%）的参与者自我报告有心理健康问题。在所有问卷中，IAT类别之间的IAT、BDI、加州大学洛杉矶分校孤独量表和GHQ-28得分的平均差异具有统计学意义。各量表之间的相关性具有统计学意义，二元逻辑回归模型显示，自我报告的抑郁症状水平、孤独感和一般精神病理学得分可以预测网络使用情况。

结论

在我们的学生样本中，约40% 的参与者存在心理健康问题。这些问题与网络使用问题显著相关，从而使年轻人基本沟通技能的发展变得复杂。上网时间越长，孤独感越强。未来的研究应该更广泛，关注网络使用与使用类型、精神病理学家族史、物质使用和冲动性之间的关系。《希波克拉底》2023年，第27卷（2）：31 - 36页