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Distinct patterns of Internet and smartphone-related problems among adolescents by gender: Latent class analysis

  • 주제(키워드) Internet , smartphone , addiction , latent class analysis , gender , game
  • 주제(기타) Psychiatry
  • 설명문(일반) [Lee, Seung-Yup; Kweon, Yong-Sil] Catholic Univ Korea, Uijeongbu St Marys Hosp, Coll Med, Dept Psychiat, 222 Banpo Daero, Seoul 06591, South Korea; [Lee, Donghwan; Kim, Da Yea] Ewha Womans Univ, Dept Stat, Seoul, South Korea; [Nam, Cho Rong; Choi, Jung-Seok] SMG SNU Boramae Med Ctr, Dept Psychiat, 20,Boramae Ro 5 Gil, Seoul 07061, South Korea; [Park, Sera; Kwon, Jun-Gun] Seoul Metropolitan Boramae Youth Ctr, I Will Ctr, Seoul, South Korea; [Lee, Youngjo] Seoul Natl Univ, Dept Stat, Seoul, South Korea; [Kim, Dai Jin] Catholic Univ Korea, Dept Psychiat, Coll Med, Seoul St Marys Hosp, Seoul, South Korea; [Choi, Jung-Seok] Seoul Natl Univ, Dept Psychiat & Behav Sci, Coll Med, Seoul, South Korea
  • 등재 SCIE, SSCI, SCOPUS
  • 발행기관 AKADEMIAI KIADO ZRT
  • 발행년도 2018
  • URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000151801
  • 본문언어 영어
  • Published As http://dx.doi.org/10.1556/2006.7.2018.28

초록/요약

Background and objectives: The ubiquitous Internet connections by smartphones weakened the traditional boundaries between computers and mobile phones. We sought to explore whether smartphone-related problems differ from those of computer use according to gender using latent class analysis (LCA). Methods: After informed consents, 555 Korean middle-school students completed surveys on gaming, Internet use, and smartphone usage patterns. They also completed various psychosocial instruments. LCA was performed for the whole group and by gender. In addition to ANOVA and. 2 tests, post-hoc tests were conducted to examine differences among the LCA subgroups. Results: In the whole group (n = 555), four subtypes were identified: dual-problem users (49.5%), problematic Internet users (7.7%), problematic smartphone users (32.1%), and "healthy" users (10.6%). Dual-problem users scored highest for addictive behaviors and other psychopathologies. The gender-stratified LCA revealed three subtypes for each gender. With dual-problem and healthy subgroup as common, problematic Internet subgroup was classified in the males, whereas problematic smartphone subgroup was classified in the females in the gender-stratified LCA. Thus, distinct patterns were observed according to gender with higher proportion of dual-problem present in males. While gaming was associated with problematic Internet use in males, aggression and impulsivity demonstrated associations with problematic smartphone use in females. Conclusions: An increase in the number of digital media-related problems was associated with worse outcomes in various psychosocial scales. Gaming may play a crucial role in males solely displaying Internet-related problems. The heightened impulsivity and aggression seen in our female problematic smartphone users requires further research.

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