Prevalence of problematic Internet use among Spanish adolescents

  1. Julia Pérez-Sáenz
  2. Javier Ortuño-Sierra
  3. Alicia Pérez-Albéniz
  4. Oliver Mason
  5. Eduardo Fonseca-Pedrero
Revista:
Clínica y salud: Investigación Empírica en Psicología

ISSN: 1130-5274

Ano de publicación: 2023

Volume: 34

Número: 3

Páxinas: 139-144

Tipo: Artigo

DOI: 10.5093/CLYSA2023A14 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Outras publicacións en: Clínica y salud: Investigación Empírica en Psicología

Resumo

ABSTRACT Background: The present study aims to analyze the prevalence of the problematic Internet use (PIU) among Spanish adolescents using the Compulsive Internet Use Scale (CIUS) and provide normative data. Method: The final sample consisted of a total of 1,977 (M age = 15.70, SD = 1.26, 53.7% female). Results: PIU were relatively common with many items seeing endorsement for between 6.5% and 33.1%. There were statistically significant differences both by gender. Females scored significantly more highly on four CIUS dimensions as well as total scores. With regards to age, we found statistically significant differences in preoccupation. No differences were found for the total score by age. Conclusions: Early detection strategies should be implemented in order to prevent PIU during adolescence, a critical developmental stage.

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