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- Title
The Association Between Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Pathological Internet Use Among Adolescents.
- Authors
ÜNAL, Özge; DERİN, Songül
- Abstract
Objective: Internet usage among adolescents has increased considerably over the last two decades. The unpredictable diffusion of the Internet has led to pathological internet use (or termed as internet addiction). Internet addiction is characterized by impulsive behaviors without establishing a cause-effect relationship. Additionally, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common childhood neurodevelopment diseases with increasing prevalence rates. The principal characteristics of ADHD are inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. Starting from the fact that both disorders characterize by impulsivity, we investigated the relationship between Internet addiction and ADHD symptoms. Method: The study was conducted with adolescents between the ages of 11-18; the patient group consisted of 40 adolescents first-time diagnosed with ADHD and the control group consisted of 40 adolescents without a psychiatric diagnosis. A total of 80 adolescents completed the Young Internet Addiction Scale (YIAS) for assessing the presence or severity of Internet addiction and their parents completed the Conners' Parents Rating Scale-Short Form (Conners3-P[S]) for assessing ADHD symptoms of the children. A sociodemographic form was used to obtain personal information. Results: There was no statistically significant difference between the groups in terms of YIAS scores (p=0.279). However, Conners3-P(S) scores of the patient group was significantly higher than the control group (p<0.001) and significant associations have been found between the level of ADHD symptoms and the severity of pathological Internet use in adolescents (p=0.002). Conclusion: There is a positive correlation between the severity of ADHD symptoms and predisposition to Internet overuse, however there is no significant change between the patient group and the control group in terms of internet usage despite the remarkable differences in ADHD levels of the groups.
- Subjects
ATTENTION-deficit hyperactivity disorder; INTERNET addiction; TIC disorders; JUVENILE diseases; TEENAGERS; PSYCHIATRIC diagnosis
- Publication
Bezmialem Science, 2022, Vol 10, pS41
- ISSN
2148-2373
- Publication type
Article