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- Title
Urban upbringing and Internet addiction in Japan: A cross-sectional, multilevel study with retrospective recall.
- Authors
NAONORI YASUMA; DAISUKE NISHI; KAZUHIRO WATANABE; HANAKO ISHIKAWA; HISATERU TACHIMORI; TADASHI TAKESHIMA; MAKI UMEDA; NORITO KAWAKAMI
- Abstract
Background: The purpose of this study was to show the association between urban upbringing and Internet addiction (IA). Method: The interview data of the sample (N = 2431) was obtained from the World Mental Health Japan Second Survey, and a multilevel model was used to investigate the association. Multiple imputations were also conducted in this study. Result: Growing up in a large city was significantly associated with higher Compulsive Internet Use Scale (CIUS) scores (γ = 1.65, Standard Error (SE) = 0.45) and Mild IA + Severe IA (Exp(γ) = 1.44; 95% Confidence Interval (CI) (1.04-2.00)) compared to growing up in a small municipality, after adjusting for both sociodemographic characteristics and psychopathology. Conclusion: This study showed a possible association between urban upbringing and IA. Future studies with longitudinal design are needed to better understand this association.
- Subjects
JAPAN; INTERNET addiction; MULTILEVEL models; RETROSPECTIVE studies; MENTAL health
- Publication
Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 2023, Vol 12, p277
- ISSN
2062-5871
- Publication type
Article