Intensive and excessive Internet use: Different predictors operating among adolescents

Psihologija

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Dragan Popadić¹  Zoran Pavlović¹  Dobrinka Kuzmanović¹ 

[1] Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade

关键词: screen time;    adolescents;    excessive Internet use;   

DOI  :  10.2298/PSI190805003P

学科分类：内科医学

来源: Drustvo Psihologa Srbije

【 摘 要 】

The aim of this study was to determine the factors which have a predictive value when it comes to the intensive and excessive use of the Internet among adolescents. Predictors tested included different psychological, behavioural, and socio-demographic variables. The data were collected at the end of 2018 within the framework of the international survey EU Kids Online, on a sample of 863 adolescents from Serbia (434 [50%] males) aged 11 to 17 years. It was shown that the intensive use of the Internet was more characteristic among girls, adolescents with a tendency towards antisocial behaviours, those who think to have advanced digital skills and those whose parents did not apply restrictive forms of mediation. On the other hand, the excessive use of the Internet was related to certain psychological variables, like anxiety, impulsivity, and perceived discrimination on various grounds, but also to the absence of active parental mediation and support in the use of digital technologies.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-SA