Assessment of Internet and Social Media Addiction Levels in Adolescents Aged 12−18 Years by Nurses: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study

IF 1.6 Q2 NURSING

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing Pub Date : 2024-11-26 DOI:10.1111/jcap.70004

Aydın Avcı, Ayşe Sevim Ünal

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Abstract

Objective

This was a cross-sectional and descriptive study to determine the social media and Internet addiction levels of adolescents.

Design and Methods

The data were collected between September and December 2023. A sociodemographic data collection form, The Social Media Addiction Scale for Adolescents, and The Internet Addiction Scale for Adolescents were used to collect data. An independent sample t-test was used to compare the mean differences between the two groups. A one-way ANOVA test was used to compare mean differences between multiple groups, and Pearson's correlation analysis was used to examine the relationships between quantitative variables and scale scores.

Results

No significant relationship was found between adolescents' gender and age and addiction levels (p > 0.05). On the other hand, addiction levels differed significantly by school type and district (p < 0.05). Students in selective schools and secondary schools had lower addiction levels, and those in open-admission high schools had higher addiction levels (p < 0.05). The highest level of addiction was found in Çankaya district and the lowest in Altındağ district. Daily online time and social media time increased addiction (p < 0.05). Safe Internet use and receiving support from nurses affected addiction levels (p < 0.05).

Conclusion

The results show that adolescents aged 12−18 years are at significant risk of social media and Internet addiction. Therefore, it is recommended that nurses support these young people, assess their risks, and identify specific tasks.

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护士对 12-18 岁青少年网络和社交媒体成瘾程度的评估：一项多中心横断面研究。

目的：这是一项横断面描述性研究：这是一项横断面描述性研究，旨在确定青少年的社交媒体和网络成瘾水平：数据收集时间为 2023 年 9 月至 12 月。收集数据时使用了社会人口学数据收集表、青少年社交媒体成瘾量表和青少年网络成瘾量表。采用独立样本 t 检验来比较两组之间的平均差异。采用单因素方差分析来比较多组间的平均差异，并采用皮尔逊相关分析来检验定量变量与量表得分之间的关系：结果：青少年的性别和年龄与成瘾程度之间没有明显的关系（P>0.05）。另一方面，不同学校类型和地区的成瘾程度有显著差异（P 结论：青少年的成瘾程度与学校类型和地区有关：结果表明，12-18 岁的青少年有很大的社交媒体和网络成瘾风险。因此，建议护士为这些青少年提供支持，评估他们的风险，并确定具体任务。

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Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing NURSING-

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期刊介绍： Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing (JCAPN) is the only nursing journal to focus exclusively on issues of child and adolescent mental health around the world. As a primary resource for nurses and other healthcare professionals in clinical practice, educator roles, and those conducting research in mental health and psychiatric care, the journal includes peer-reviewed, original articles from a wide range of contributors in a broad variety of settings.