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The influence of adolescents essential and non-essential use of technology and Internet addiction on their physical and mental fatigues.
Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06704984 (The Effectiveness of WeChat Public Account Intervention Based on the IMB Model Among College Students With Internet Addiction), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers.
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The Effectiveness of WeChat Public Account Intervention Based on the IMB Model Among College Students With Internet Addiction: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of WeChat Public Account Intervention Based on the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model Among College Students With Internet Addiction: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Trial
- The effect of motivational interviewing on internet addiction and digital game addiction in adolescents: a randomized controlled trial.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Trial
- Assessing the Relationship Between the Type of Internet Use and Internet Addiction in Early and Middle Adolescents: Cross-Sectional Study From Qatar.JMIR human factors · 2025Article
- The prevalence of Internet addiction and its impact on undergraduates' mental health in Lagos state, Nigeria.Journal of public health in Africa · 2025Article
- Internet addiction - A silent scourge of public health concern.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
- Mindfulness as a Path to Freedom from Internet Addiction in Adolescents: A Narrative Review.Cureus · 2024Review
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Abstract
This study explores the impact of Internet addiction (IA), age, and essential and non-essential technology usage time on the physical and mental fatigue of adolescents. The research surveyed 477 adolescents from Qatar and employed the Internet Addiction Diagnostic Questionnaire (IADQ) and Chalder's Fatigue Scale for data collection. Multiple linear regression and Mann-Whitney U tests were utilized for analysis. The findings indicate that IA, non-essential usage time, and age are positively associated with overall fatigue among adolescents. IA and non-essential usage time are positively linked to physical fatigue, while IA, non-essential usage time, and age are positive predictors of mental fatigue. However, essential usage time is negatively associated with mental fatigue. These results highlight the importance of distinguishing technology usage based on intent and necessity, as well as differentiating between physical and mental fatigue when examining problematic technology usage. This study is among the few conducted in the Middle Eastern context.
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