The associations of cognitive distortions with internet addiction and internet activities in adolescents: A cross-sectional study.

IF 1.6 Q2 NURSING

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing Pub Date : 2022-05-30 DOI:10.1111/jcap.12385

Arif Özparlak, Dudu Karakaya

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PURPOSE This study examined difference in the levels of internet addiction across internet activities, and the associations of cognitive distortions with internet addiction and internet activities. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study involving 638 adolescents. Data were collected using a personal information form, the Internet Addiction Scale and The Children's Negative Cognitive Error Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSSv23 and descriptive methods, independent samples t-test, linear regression, logistic regression were performed. FINDINGS The prevalence of internet addiction in adolescents was found to be 16.9%. The internet addiction scores of adolescents who use the internet for online gaming, visiting pornographic sites, using and chatting on social media, and aimless browsing are higher. Catastrophizing, personalization, and selective abstraction cognitive distortions explain internet addiction variance at a level of 17.5%. Selective abstraction predicts online gaming and aimless browsing, personalization predicts pornographic site visiting, and catastrophization predicts doing homework on the internet. CONCLUSION Online gaming, visiting pornographic sites, using and chatting on social media and internet aimless browsing are distinctive of internet addiction. Internet addiction and various internet activities are associated with cognitive distortions. Mental health nurses should help adolescents to become aware of their cognitive distortions and to produce more functional thoughts.

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青少年网络成瘾和网络活动对认知扭曲的影响:一项横断面研究。

目的:研究网络成瘾水平在网络活动中的差异，以及认知扭曲与网络成瘾和网络活动的关系。方法对638名青少年进行横断面研究。数据收集采用个人信息表、网络成瘾量表和儿童消极认知错误问卷。采用SPSSv23和描述性方法对数据进行分析，并进行独立样本t检验、线性回归、logistic回归。发现青少年网瘾患病率为16.9%。上网玩网络游戏、浏览色情网站、在社交媒体上使用和聊天以及漫无目的浏览的青少年的网络成瘾分数更高。灾变、个性化和选择性抽象的认知扭曲在17.5%的水平上解释了网络成瘾的差异。选择性抽象预测在线游戏和漫无目的的浏览，个性化预测访问色情网站，灾难化预测在互联网上做作业。结论网络游戏、浏览色情网站、使用社交媒体聊天、无目的浏览是网络成瘾的特征。网络成瘾和各种网络活动与认知扭曲有关。心理健康护士应该帮助青少年意识到他们的认知扭曲，并产生更多的功能思想。

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Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing NURSING-

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2.90

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6.70%

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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.