Problematic Internet uses and depression in adolescents: A meta-analysis
| Main Authors: | Lozano-Blasco, Raquel, Cortés-Pascual, Alejandra |
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| Format: | Journal PeerReviewed Book |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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, 2020
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http://eprints.rclis.org/39858/1/c6310en.pdf http://eprints.rclis.org/39858/2/c6310es.pdf http://eprints.rclis.org/39858/ |
Daftar Isi:
- Widespread use of the Internet in 21st century society is not risk-free. This paper studies the comorbidity of some problematic uses of Internet with depression in order to assess their correlation. With that aim, a meta-analysis of 19 samples obtained from 13 different studies (n=33,458) was carried out. The subjects of these studies are adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18 years (μ=15.68) from different cultures and continents (Europe, Euro-Asia, America and Asia). The effect size obtained from the use of a random-effects model (r=0.3, p<0.000) is significant, moderate and positive, thus confirming the relation between pathologic uses of the Internet and depression. Moreover, meta-regression test results showed that 9% of the variance (R2=0.09) is associated with the male gender, while age and culture are not significant variables. The variability rate of the studies is high (I2=87.085%), as a consequence of heterogeneity rather than publication bias, as Egger’s regression test shows (1-tailed p-value=0.25; 2-tailed p-value=0.50, and ?=1.57). Therefore, the need for specific interventions in secondary education dealing with this issue is evident to ensure that it does not extend into adult life.