Internet addiction in Korean adolescents and its relation to depression and suicidal ideation: A questionnaire survey
- Authors
- Kim, Kyunghee; Ryu, Eun Jung; Chon, Mi-Young; Yeun, Eun-Ja; Choi, So-Young; Seo, Jeong-Seok; Nam, Bum-Woo
- Issue Date
- Feb-2006
- Publisher
- PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
- Keywords
- Internet addiction; depression; suicidal ideation; adolescents
- Citation
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES, v.43, no.2, pp 185 - 192
- Pages
- 8
- Journal Title
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
- Volume
- 43
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 185
- End Page
- 192
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/24422
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2005.02.005
- ISSN
- 0020-7489
1873-491X
- Abstract
- This study examined the relationship of Internet addiction to depression and suicidal ideation in Korean adolescents. The participants were 1573 high-school students living in a city who completed the self-reported measures of the Internet Addiction Scale, the Korean version of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children-Major Depression Disorder-Simple Questionnaire, and the Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire-Junior. A correlational survey design was employed. Among the samples, 1.6% was diagnosed as Internet addicts, while 38.0% was classified as possible Internet addicts. The prevalence of Internet addiction did not vary with gender. The levels of depression and suicide ideation were highest in the Internet-addicts group. Future studies should investigate the direct relationship between psychological health problems and Internet dependency. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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