Problematic Internet Use and Associated High-Risk Behavior in an Adolescent Clinical Sample: Results from a Survey of Psychiatrically Hospitalized Youth.
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
/ psychology
Adolescent, Institutionalized
/ psychology
Child
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depressive Disorder
/ psychology
Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)
/ psychology
Female
Humans
Internet
/ statistics & numerical data
Male
Risk-Taking
Suicide
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult
Internet
addiction
adolescent
suicide
Journal
Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking
ISSN: 2152-2723
Titre abrégé: Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101528721
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2019
May 2019
Historique:
pubmed:
22
3
2019
medline:
6
8
2019
entrez:
22
3
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Problematic Internet use (PIU) is a growing clinical concern to clinicians working in adolescent mental health, with significant potential comorbidities like depression and substance use. No prior study has examined associations between PIU, high-risk behavior, and psychiatric diagnoses specifically in psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents. Here, we analyzed how PIU severity correlated with preadmission Internet habits, psychiatric symptoms, and high-risk behavior in this unique population. We hypothesized that as the severity of PIU increased, so would endorsement of mood symptoms, engagement in risky behaviors, and chances of having comorbid mood and aggression-related diagnoses. We performed a cross-sectional survey on an adolescent psychiatric inpatient unit in an urban community hospital in Massachusetts. Participants were 12-20 years old (
Identifiants
pubmed: 30896977
doi: 10.1089/cyber.2018.0329
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng