Objectives: The present study aimed to examine the prevalence of internet addiction among college students in Korea based on the public health model. Individual factors, environment factors, and agent factors including escape and anonymity related to internet addiction were analyzed. Methods: This study used a probability sample of 509 college students from universities located in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire that included standardized instruments to measure various factors and internet addiction. Results: Among the participants, 16.3% were categorized as having internet addiction and 71.1% were categorized as the high-risk group. Consistent with previous studies, male students reported higher prevalence of internet addiction(18.1%) compared to female students (15.3%). Those in the addiction group, high-risk group, and low-risk group showed significant differences in psychological factors, environmental factors, and agent characteristics. Results from logistic regression indicated that impulsiveness, easy access to a cyber cafe, anonymity and a sense of escaping reality were found to increase the risk of internet addiction. Conclusion: The present study confirmed the usefulness of public health model to understand internet addiction among young people. Previous studies on internet addiction mostly focused on individual factors, but the results of the present study confirmed the influence of environmental factors, such as easy access to internet games and characteristics of internet itself. Implications of the study in internet addiction prevention and harm reduction policy development targeting the environment are discussed.
목차
Ⅰ. 서론 Ⅱ. 연구방법 A. 연구대상 B. 주요변수 C. 분석방법 Ⅲ. 연구결과 A. 일반적 특성과 인터넷중독 B. 인터넷이용 관련요인 C. 인터넷중독 위험과 인터넷중독 영향요인 Ⅳ. 논의 Ⅴ. 결론 참고문헌
키워드
internet addictionpublic health modelcollege studentsenvironmentgender differences
알코올과 건강행동학회 [Korean Society of Alcohol Science and Health Behavior]
설립연도
2000
분야
의약학>예방의학
소개
알코올에 대한 생리적, 임상적, 보건적, 사회적, 문화적 측면에서의 과학적 연구를 통해 학문적 발전을 이룩할뿐 아니라, 알코올로 인한 문제를 예방, 치료하며, 절주에 대한 교육, 홍보를 통해 건전한 음주 문화를 형성케하여 궁극적으로 국민의 건강을 증진시키고자 하는데 창립의 목적인 있음.
[중점적인 연구분야]
1. 알코올관련 식품학 등의 기초과학
2. 알코올 중독 예방, 치료, 재활관련 임상의학
3. 알코올 문제 예방, 치료, 재활, 관리, 정책관련 보건학
4. 음주문화 및 음주행태관련 사회과학
5. 생리, 독성 등 기타 알코올관련 학문분야
간행물
간행물명
알코올과 건강행동연구 [Alcohol and Health Behavior Research]