ArticleInternational journal of public health2020
Prevalence and associated factors of Internet addiction among undergraduate students at Al-Beheira Governorate, Egypt.
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- Internet Addiction and Its Associated Factors Among African High School and University Students: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Pooled it
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- The association between school bullying involvement and Internet addiction among Chinese Southeastern adolescents: a moderated mediation model with depression and smoking.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Problematic internet use among people with dentofacial deformity: a preliminary study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Problematic Internet use and attitudes towards persons with disabilities - cross-sectional research among Polish students.BMC medical education · 2023Article
- Problematic Internet Use among Polish Students: Prevalence, Relationship to Sociodemographic Data and Internet Usage Patterns.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Associations between 24-h Movement Behavior and Internet Addiction in Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Problematic use of the Internet in low- and middle-income countries before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review.Current opinion in behavioral sciences · 2022Article
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- Internet addiction and its association with quality of life in patients with major depressive disorder: a network perspective.Translational psychiatry · 2022Article
- The effect of internet addiction and smartphone addiction on sleep quality among Turkish adolescents.PeerJ · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe study aimed to identify the prevalence and risk factors associated with Internet addiction (IA) among undergraduate students.
methodsIn total, 608 undergraduate students aged 18-24 years were randomly included in a population-based cross-sectional study conducted during June-August 2018.
resultsThe prevalence rate of IA was (47.5%) with moderate and severe IA (35.5% and 12.0%, respectively). In multivariate logistic regression analysis, sociodemographic variables (age, gender, and residence) Internet use pattern factors (Internet use for entertainment, games, and communication purposes, spending more than 4 h per day using the Internet, Internet access at home, and smartphone use), lifestyle variables (lack of physical activity and sleeping less than 6 h daily) were found to be independently associated with Internet addiction.
conclusionsAccording to the results of this the study around 50% of undergraduate students are at risk for developing addiction to the Internet. Internet addiction was found to be associated with lifestyle and behavior factors.
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