The relationship between internet addiction and stress, anxiety, and depression in adolescents in Saudi Arabia.
There is an increasing rate of Internet addiction among adolescents that may lead to many negative psychological outcomes. This study assessed the relationship between Internet addiction and stress, anxiety, and depression in adolescents in Saudi Arabia. A correlational online survey captured data o...
| Published in: | Journal of Pediatric Nursing Vol. 77; pp. 111 - 117 |
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W B Saunders
Jul2024
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=178210334&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 178210334 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 08825963 4CE jtl: Journal of Pediatric Nursing issn: 08825963 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jul2024 vid: 77 pid: 1351 pub: W B Saunders place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 178210334 178210334 178210334 10.1016/j.pedn.2024.03.007 178210334 ppf: 111 ppct: 6 formats: tig: atl: The relationship between internet addiction and stress, anxiety, and depression in adolescents in Saudi Arabia. aug: au: Ismail, Ahmad affil: Nursing Program, Fakeeh College for Medical Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia sug: subj: Internet Addiction In Adolescence Stress, Psychological Anxiety In Adolescence Depression In Adolescence Saudi Arabia Human Correlational Studies Internet Utilization Scales Psychological Tests Bivariate Statistics Multivariate Analysis Multidisciplinary Care Team School Nurses Adolescence Adolescent: 13-18 years ab: There is an increasing rate of Internet addiction among adolescents that may lead to many negative psychological outcomes. This study assessed the relationship between Internet addiction and stress, anxiety, and depression in adolescents in Saudi Arabia. A correlational online survey captured data on Internet use and psychological outcomes from 462 adolescents between March and May 2022. Young's Internet Addiction Scale assessed the degree of Internet addiction. The Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS21) assessed the perceived level of stress, anxiety, and depression. Bivariate and multivariate analyses determined the relationship between Internet addiction and depression, anxiety, and stress. Sixty-eight percent of adolescents had mild to severe Internet addiction. Sixty percent of the adolescents perceived mild to extremely severe depression, 58% perceived mild to extremely severe anxiety, and 44% perceived mild to extremely severe stress. Adolescents with more Internet addiction scores perceived more stress, anxiety, and depression (p ≤ 0.05). The Internet addiction rate is high among adolescents in Saudi Arabia. Adolescents with more Internet addiction scores are prone to perceive higher levels of stress, anxiety, and depression. Interventional multidisciplinary programs are needed to make adolescents, parents, schoolteachers, and school nurses in Saudi Arabia aware of Internet addiction and methods to reduce the dependence of those adolescents on the Internet. School nurses should provide adolescents and parents with means to reduce their Internet dependence. • The Internet addiction rate is increasing among adolescents in Saudi Arabia. • Internet addiction leads to poor psychological outcomes (stress, anxiety, and depression) among adolescents in Saudi Arabia. • Interventional programs are needed to control the Internet addiction impact on adolescents. • School nurse plays an important role in helping adolescents decrease their dependence on the Internet. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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