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Article de Périodique
Occurence of internet addiction in a general population sample: a latent class analysis (2014)
Auteur(s) :
RUMPF, H. J. ;
VERMULST, A. ;
BISCHOF, A. ;
KASTIRKE, N. ;
GURTLER, D. ;
BISCHOF, G. ;
MEERKERK, G. J. ;
JOHN, U. ;
MEYER, C.
Année
2014
Page(s) :
159-166
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
30
Domaine :
Addictions sans produit / Addictions without drug
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus géographique
ALLEMAGNE
Thésaurus mots-clés
INTERNET
;
POPULATION GENERALE
;
ADDICTION
;
ECHELLE D'EVALUATION
;
COMPULSION
;
PREVALENCE
;
MODELE
Résumé :
Background: Prevalence studies of Internet addiction in the general population are rare. In addition, a lack of approved criteria hampers estimation of its occurrence.
Aims: This study conducted a latent class analysis (LCA) in a large general population sample to estimate prevalence.
Methods: A telephone survey was conducted based on a random digit dialling procedure including landline telephone (n = 14,022) and cell phone numbers (n = 1,001) in participants aged 14-64. The Compulsive Internet Use Scale (CIUS) served as the basis for a LCA used to look for subgroups representing participants with Internet addiction or at-risk use. CIUS was given to participants reporting to use the Internet for private purposes at least 1 h on a typical weekday or at least 1 h on a day at the weekend (n = 8,130).
Results: A 6-class model showed best model fit and included two groups likely to represent Internet addiction and at-risk Internet use. Both groups showed less social participation and the Internet addiction group less general trust in other people. Proportions of probable Internet addiction were 1.0% (CI 0.9-1.2) among the entire sample, 2.4% (CI 1.9-3.1) in the age group 14-24, and 4.0% (CI 2.7-5.7) in the age group 14-16. No difference in estimated proportions between males and females was found. Unemployment (OR 3.13; CI 1.74-5.65) and migration background (OR 3.04; CI 2.12-4.36) were related to Internet addiction.
Conclusions: This LCA-based study differentiated groups likely to have Internet addiction and at-risk use in the general population and provides characteristics to further define this rather new disorder. (c) 2013 S. Karger AG, Basel.
Aims: This study conducted a latent class analysis (LCA) in a large general population sample to estimate prevalence.
Methods: A telephone survey was conducted based on a random digit dialling procedure including landline telephone (n = 14,022) and cell phone numbers (n = 1,001) in participants aged 14-64. The Compulsive Internet Use Scale (CIUS) served as the basis for a LCA used to look for subgroups representing participants with Internet addiction or at-risk use. CIUS was given to participants reporting to use the Internet for private purposes at least 1 h on a typical weekday or at least 1 h on a day at the weekend (n = 8,130).
Results: A 6-class model showed best model fit and included two groups likely to represent Internet addiction and at-risk Internet use. Both groups showed less social participation and the Internet addiction group less general trust in other people. Proportions of probable Internet addiction were 1.0% (CI 0.9-1.2) among the entire sample, 2.4% (CI 1.9-3.1) in the age group 14-24, and 4.0% (CI 2.7-5.7) in the age group 14-16. No difference in estimated proportions between males and females was found. Unemployment (OR 3.13; CI 1.74-5.65) and migration background (OR 3.04; CI 2.12-4.36) were related to Internet addiction.
Conclusions: This LCA-based study differentiated groups likely to have Internet addiction and at-risk use in the general population and provides characteristics to further define this rather new disorder. (c) 2013 S. Karger AG, Basel.
Affiliation :
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Lübeck, Research Group S:TEP, Lübeck, Germany
Cote :
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