ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Prevalence and Factors Associated with Problematic Internet Use in a Population of Spanish University Students.
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- Assessing the Association Between Internet Addiction Disorder and Health Risk Behaviors Among Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
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- Forms of interventions for problematic usage of the internet: A scoping review.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2025Article
- Examining the Link Between Problematic Smartphone Use and Substance Use Disorders Among College Students: Association Patterns Using Network Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Exploring digital interaction and positive youth development in a sample of Spanish undergraduates.AIMS public health · 2025Article
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- Psychological distress in nursing students: relationship with screen time, diet and physical activity.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2023Article
- Health-related behaviors and symptoms of anxiety and depression in Spanish nursing students: an observational study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Observational
- Internet Addiction and Its Associated Factors among Undergraduate Students in Kathmandu, Nepal.Journal of addiction · 2023Article
- Internet Addiction in Socio-Demographic, Academic, and Psychological Profile of College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Impulsivity, inhibition, and internet addiction in medical students of North of Iran.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
(1) Background: To examine the prevalence, and associated factors of, problematic Internet use in a sample of Spanish university students. (2) Methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study of a convenience sample of 698 university students. Self-esteem, alcohol consumption, perceived social support, depression, anxiety, stress and problematic Internet use were evaluated using the Rosenberg, CAGE, DUKE-UNC-11, DASS-21 and Young's Internet Addiction Test, respectively. (3) Results: Problematic internet use was reported by 21% of respondents. Risk of problematic Internet use was independently associated with the preferred use of the smartphone, time of exposure to the Internet, less perceived social support, problematic alcohol consumption and symptoms of stress and anxiety. We found significant association between problematic internet use and time of exposure to the Internet, residential status, alcohol consumption, self-esteem, perceived social support and psychological distress, after bivariate analysis. (4) Conclusions: A considerable prevalence of problematic Internet use was found; in our sample problematic Internet use was associated with stress, alcohol consumption, anxiety and perceived social support. Strategies aimed at the early identification of problematic Internet use may lead to an improvement in the psychosocial health of the university student population.
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