Risk of Internet addiction among secondary school children
Journal Title: Current Problems of Psychiatry - Year 2013, Vol 14, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction. The increasingly universal access to computers and the Internet has numerous positive aspects. However, the fact that using the Internet may also create a threat to the correct physical, psychological, intellectual, social or moral development, must not be overlooked. Aim. To assess the risk of Internet addiction among secondary school children in Bialystok Material and methods. The study was conducted from December 2010 to March 2011 among the students of 8 gymnasia in Bialys-tok. A group of 320 students aged 13-15 years was investigated with a questionnaire survey designed by the authors. Results. Most respondents had a computer with the Internet access at home (97.5%) and used the Internet every day (69.1%). Every tenth respondent declared that he or she always used the Internet longer than planned. Almost 10% of the respondents continual-ly thought about what they would do after switching on the computer or logging in to the Internet. In the case of every eighth student, people from their immediate environment reproved them for spending too much time on the Internet. Internet-dependency was re-ported by 11.6% of the students , while 5.3 % devoted over 5 hours a day to using the Internet. Conclusion. To make it possible for computers and the Internet to play a useful role, education of children, youth, as well as their parents and guardians, in this field is necessary.
Authors and Affiliations
Grzegorz Kruk, Michalina Krzyżak, Dominik Maślach, Agnieszka Kowalewska, Andrzej Szpak, Jolanta Szymańska
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