Internet Addiction And Family Relationship In Adolescents: A Cross Sectional Study From Bangladesh

Journal of Preventive and Social Medicine Pub Date : 2024-01-08 DOI:10.3329/jopsom.v41i2.69542

Shamima Gulshan Ara Shampa, Farzana Arjumand, A. Mahjabin, Md Ziaul Islam

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Background: Internet Addiction (IA) undermine personal relationship when internet replace friends and family. But internet strengthen ties because it makes communication simpler. The aim of this study was to assess the association between IA and family relationship among adolescents. Methods: This cross sectional study was carried out among 203 adolescents (15-19 years) irrespective of their sex who used Internet. The study was conducted at two selected schools in Dhaka city over the period of one year from January to December 2017. Respondents were selected by systematic random sampling; data were collected by face-to-face interview with a semi-structured questionnaire to observe socio-demographic characteristics, scale of Young’s Diagnostic Questionnaire (YDQ) for Internet addiction and Index of family relations (IFR) for family relationship. Data were analyzed by IBM software- SPSS 23 version. Ethical issues were maintained strictly. Results: The study revealed that 34.5% participants were addicted to Internet. Association between sex and internet addiction was found statistically significant (p< 0.01). Restriction by family (p <0.01) and acceptance of physical or mental torture by family members due to internet use (p<0.01) was significantly associated with IA. Among the apps, Facebook (p<0.01) and Instagram (p<0.05) use was significantly associated with IA. Among the purposes, entertainment (p<0.05), making new friends (p<0.01), communication with friends (p<0.05), playing games (p<0.05) and use of Internet by the influence of other family members (p<0.01) were significantly associated with IA. Study revealed that, IA was significantly associated with family relationship. (p<0.01). Conclusion: Findings of this study revealed that IA was associated with family relationship. Effective measures such as: engaging adolescents in outdoor sports, book reading and encouraging them to flourish their hobby can solve the problem of internet addiction. JOPSOM 2021; 41(2):1-11

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青少年的网络成瘾与家庭关系：孟加拉国的一项横断面研究

背景网络成瘾（IA）会破坏人际关系，因为网络取代了朋友和家人。但互联网却能加强联系，因为它使沟通变得更简单。本研究旨在评估青少年网络成瘾与家庭关系之间的关系。研究方法这项横断面研究的对象是 203 名使用互联网的青少年（15-19 岁），不分性别。研究于 2017 年 1 月至 12 月在达卡市两所选定的学校进行，为期一年。受访者通过系统随机抽样的方式选出；数据收集采用面对面访谈的半结构化问卷，以观察社会人口学特征、针对网络成瘾的杨氏诊断问卷量表（YDQ）和针对家庭关系的家庭关系指数（IFR）。数据由 IBM 软件 SPSS 23 版本进行分析。严格遵守伦理问题。研究结果研究显示，34.5% 的参与者有网瘾。性别与网瘾之间的关系具有统计学意义（p< 0.01）。家人的限制（p<0.01）和家人因使用网络而接受身体或精神折磨（p<0.01）与网络成瘾有显著关联。在应用程序中，Facebook（p<0.01）和 Instagram（p<0.05）的使用与 IA 显著相关。在上网目的中，娱乐（p<0.05）、结交新朋友（p<0.01）、与朋友交流（p<0.05）、玩游戏（p<0.05）和受其他家庭成员影响上网（p<0.01）与 IA 有明显相关性。研究显示，IA 与家庭关系明显相关。(p<0.01).结论研究结果表明，IA 与家庭关系有关。采取有效措施，如让青少年参与户外运动、阅读书籍和鼓励他们发展自己的爱好，可以解决网瘾问题。JOPSOM 2021; 41(2):1-11

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