Internet Addiction and Its Relationship to Gender, Depression and Anxiety Among Medical Students in Anbar Governorate-West of Iraq.

IF 1.3 Q2 Social Sciences
Ameel F Al Shawi, Aseel K Hameed, Aatika I Shalal, Sara S Abd Kareem, Mujtabaa A Majeed, Sara T Humidy
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Introduction: The rapid increase of internet using was associated with a rise in internet addiction (IA) especially among adolescent and young adults that may associated with underlying psychological disorders. The aims of the study: a) to estimate the prevalence of internet addiction among medical students in Anbar governorate, b) to assess the effect of internet addiction on mental health by measuring the association of IA with depression and anxiety among the students.

Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out during the period from February to April 2019. A self-administered questionnaire was used which consisted from demographic questions, the Young Internet Addiction test to evaluate the internet addiction among the subjects and the Depression Anxiety stress scales (DASS) for assessing the depression and anxiety symptoms among the medical students.

Results: 47.5% of the subjects had mild internet addiction, proportion of moderate addiction among the participants was 23%. There was a significant association between internet addiction with depression and anxiety. The subjects with internet addiction had OR = 2.302 for depression development (P < 0.001), also the students with internet addiction had OR= 3.088 for anxiety development (p < 0.001).

Conclusion: High rate of internet addiction among medical students in Anbar city- west of Iraq and there was significant association between internet addition and mental disorders of the subjects.

伊拉克西部安巴尔省医学生的网瘾及其与性别、抑郁和焦虑的关系。
简介互联网使用的快速增长与网络成瘾(IA)的增加有关,尤其是在青少年和年轻成年人中,这可能与潜在的心理障碍有关。本研究的目的是:a) 估算安巴尔省医学生中网络成瘾的流行率;b) 通过测量网络成瘾与学生抑郁和焦虑的关联,评估网络成瘾对心理健康的影响:在 2019 年 2 月至 4 月期间开展了一项横断面研究。研究采用自填式问卷,其中包括人口统计学问题、用于评估受试者网络成瘾程度的青年网络成瘾测试,以及用于评估医学生抑郁和焦虑症状的抑郁焦虑压力量表(DASS):47.5%的受试者有轻度网瘾,中度网瘾的比例为23%。网络成瘾与抑郁和焦虑之间存在明显关联。有网络成瘾的受试者患抑郁症的OR=2.302(P 结论:医学生中网络成瘾的比例很高:伊拉克西部安巴尔市医科学生的网络成瘾率很高,网络成瘾与受试者的精神障碍之间存在显著关联。
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International Quarterly of Community Health Education
International Quarterly of Community Health Education PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-
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期刊介绍: The International Quarterly of Community Health Education is committed to publishing applied research, policy and case studies dealing with community health education and its relationship to social change. Since 1981, this rigorously peer-referred Journal has contained a wide selection of material in readable style and format by contributors who are not only authorities in their field, but can also write with vigor, clarity, and occasionally with humor. Since its introduction the Journal has considered all manuscripts, especially encouraging stimulating articles which manage to combine maximum readability with scholarly standards.
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