Kompulzivno korištenje interneta kao prediktor anksioznosti i depresivnosti u adolescenata

master's thesis

• Title (english): Compulsive Internet Use as a Predictor of Anxiety and Depression among Adolescents
• Author: Tena Erceg
• Mentor: Gordana Buljan-Flander (mentor)
• Committee member: Ljiljana Pačić Turk
• Committee member: Ljiljana Kaliterna-Lipovčan
• Committee member: Gordana Buljan-Flander
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Croatian Studies; (Department of Psychology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2014-09-26, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; Social Psychology

Abstract

Cilj istraživanja bio je ispitati raširenost pojedinih aspekata kompulzivnoga korištenja Interneta te njegovu povezanost s anksioznom i depresivnom simptomatologijom na populaciji hrvatskih adolescenata. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 1491 učenika osnovnih i srednjih škola iz cijele Hrvatske, 807 djevojka i 668 mladića u dobi od 11 do 18 godina. Kompulzivno korištenje Interneta mjereno je Skalom kompulzivnog korištenja Interneta (eng. The Compulsive Internet Use Scale; Meerkerk, van den Eijnden, Vermulst i Garretsen, 2009). Anksioznost i depresivnost adolesenata mjereni su Beckovim inventarima anksioznosti depresije za djecu i adolescente (Beck, Beck, Jolly i Steer, 2011). Rezultati ukazuju kako hrvatski adolescenti u najvećoj mjeri iskazuju kriterije kompulzivnoga korištenja Interenta koji se odnose na konflikte (interperosonalne i intrapersonalne), zatim kriterije koji se tiču gubitka kontrole, korištenja Interneta kao načina regulacije raspoloženja, kriterije povlačenja te kriterije preokupacije mislima o Internetu. Regresijskom je analizom utvrđeno da kompulzivno korištenje Interenta, spol dob i školski uspjeh značajno doprinose objašnjenju anksiozne i depresivne simptomatologije adolescenata što je u skladu s očekivanjima temeljenim na nalazima ranijih istraživanja. Veći broj simptoma anksioznosti i depresivnosti iskazuju ispitanici koji su mlađi, ženskog spola, nižeg školskog uspjeha te oni skloniji kompulzivnijem načinu korištenja Interneta. Kompulzivno korištenje Interneta u oba se modela pokazao najsnažnijim prediktorom. Ovim se istraživanjem pruža detaljniji pregled odnosa kompulzivnoga korištenja Interneta te anksioznosti i depresivnosti i time se upotpunjuje podloga za izradu preventivnih i intervencijskih mjera kako bi se odgovorilo na ovaj rastući problem. U budućnosti su potrebna dodatna istraživanja ove tematike, posebice ona koja će dodatno ispitati smjer povezanosti kompulzivne prirode korištenja Interneta i emocionalnih teškoća.
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Abstract (english)

The aim of this research was to examine the distribution of different aspects of compulsive Internet use and its relations to anxiety and depression simptoms in Croatian adolescents. The study was conducted upon 1,491 primary and secondary schools students from all across Croatia, that is 807 girls and 668 boys between the age 11 to 18. Compulsive Internet use was measured by The Compulsive Internet Use Scale (Meerkerk, van den Eijnden, Vermulst and Garretsen, 2009). Anxiety and depression in adolescents were measured by Beck's inventories of anxiety and depression in children and adolescents (Beck, Beck, Jolly and Steer, 2011). The results indicate that Croatian adolescents mainly manifest criteria of compulsive Interent use regarding conflicts (interpersonal and intrapersonal), followed by criteria related to loss of control, use of the Internet as a way to regulate moods, withdrawal criteria and mental preoccupation with the Internet. Regression analysis shows that compulsive use of the Internet, alongside with gender, age and school grades variables significantly contributes to the explanation of anxiety and depression symptoms in adolescents, which was expected and in line with previous research. Higher level of anxiety and depression symptoms will be expressed by younger adolescents, girls, students with lower grades and those you use Internet in compulsive way more often. Compulsive Internet use is the strongest predictor in both models. This study gives a more specific overview of the relationship between compulsive Internet use, anxiety and depression thereby contributing to the development of preventive and intervention measures for this growing problem. Future studies are needed, especially those that will examine direction of relationship between compulsive nature of Internet use and emotional difficulties.
Key

• Keywords: kompulzivno korištenje Interneta; Skala kompulzivnog korištenja Interneta; anksioznost; depresivnost; adolescencija
• Keywords (english): compulsive Internet use; The Compulsive Internet Use Scale; anxiety; depression; adolescence
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:111:305189
• Study programme: Title: Department of Psychology; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra psihologije (magistar/magistra psihologije)
• Type of resource: Text
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• Created on: 2015-10-16 07:58:27