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: Received: 22 February 2024 / Approved: 22 February 2024 / Online: 23 February 2024 (09:10:09 CET)
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Pjevac, A.; Safiye, T.; Jovanovic, M. Factors Related to Internet Addiction in Serbian Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study. Preprints2024, 2024021337. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1337.v1
Pjevac, A.; Safiye, T.; Jovanovic, M. Factors Related to Internet Addiction in Serbian Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study. Preprints 2024, 2024021337. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1337.v1
Pjevac, A.; Safiye, T.; Jovanovic, M. Factors Related to Internet Addiction in Serbian Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study. Preprints2024, 2024021337. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1337.v1
APA Style
Pjevac, A., Safiye, T., & Jovanovic, M. (2024). Factors Related to Internet Addiction in Serbian Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1337.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Pjevac, A., Teodora Safiye and Mirjana Jovanovic. 2024 "Factors Related to Internet Addiction in Serbian Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1337.v1
Abstract
Exponential increase in the number of individuals using internet has been observed in last ten years. The term "internet addiction" (IA) describes a compulsive behavior associated with any online activity that disrupts everyday social interactions. Main aim of this research was to determine variables and development predictors of Internet addiction. A total of 1,669 respondents participated in this research; 1,040 of them (62.3%) were female, 590 (35.4%) were male, and 39 (2.3%) did not want to declare their gender. The average age of the respondents was 15.09±1.757. Data were collected using an online form consisted of demographic data, questions related to the use of the Internet, the Internet Addiction Scale, and the Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris, and San Diego-auto questionnaire version (TEMPS-A) for adolescents. According to the findings of the present study, the relationship between Internet addiction and age, addictive substance use frequency, purpose, time spent on the internet, and type of temperament has been proven. Analysis results indicate that the risk of developing internet addiction is higher if an adolescent spends 1-3 hours and more than 3 hours daily (2.8 and 8.2 times, respectively). Increasing age numbers for 1 unit (year), the risk of internet addiction developing is decreasing by 11.3%. Hyperthymic temperament type decreases the risk of 70.9% of internet addiction developing. It is important to highlight importance of our results since practitioners can utilize our findings to create targeted treatments and prevent internet addiction in adolescents.
Keywords
internet addiction, adolescents, temperament, online, IAT, TEMPS
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Psychiatry and Mental Health
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