Stress and Social Support According to Internet Addiction.
- Author:
Yeon Hee CHOI
1
;
Boo Deuk SUH
;
Eun Hee CHOI
Author Information
1. Nursing Department, Kyungpook National University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Stress;
Social Support;
Internet Addiction
- MeSH:
Daegu;
Humans;
Internet*;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
2007;18(3):452-459
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine stress and social support according to Internet addiction in juveniles. METHOD: Subjects were middle and high school students in Daegu (N=492). Data were collected using a self-rating questionnaire including demographic data, which was the Korean versions of an Internet addiction scale, a stress scale and a social support scale. RESULTS: Stress and social support were significantly different according to Internet addition. Significant correlations were observed between Internet addiction and stress and between Internet addiction and social support. CONCLUSION: These results indicate that the more addictive to the Internet a student is, the more stress and the less social support he/she has. Therefore, further studies are needed to generalize these results and examine widely the effects of Internet addiction.
