Adolescents' Compulsive Internet Use and Depression: A Longitudinal Study

Title
Adolescents' Compulsive Internet Use and Depression: A Longitudinal Study
Publication Date
2014
Author(s)
Thorsteinsson, Einar B
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2065-1989
Email: ethorste@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:ethorste
Davey, Lucy
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Scientific Research Publishing, Inc
Place of publication
United States of America
DOI
10.4236/ojd.2014.31005
UNE publication id
une:15017
Abstract
'Background': The present longitudinal study examined predictors of compulsive internet use and depression. 'Method': Adolescents, 21 males and 20 females, completed online questionnaires with a 12-month interval. 'Results': Social internet use (i.e., using instant messaging and social networks) was associated with decreased levels of depression. High support satisfaction, use of social networking, and instant messaging contributed to lower changes in compulsive Internet use. 'Conclusion': The effects of social internet use in combination with different psychosocial factors seem to have more positive effects than negative ones on change in depression and the development of compulsive internet use.
Link
Citation
Open Journal of Depression, 3(1), p. 13-17
ISSN
2169-9674
2169-9658
Start page
13
End page
17

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