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The association of Internet addiction symptoms with anxiety, depression and self-esteem among adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Background: The aims of this study were to examine the associations of the severity of Internet addiction symptoms with various dimensions of anxiety (physical anxiety symptoms, harm avoidance, social anxiety, and separation/panic) and depression symptoms (depressed affect, somatic symptoms, interpersonal problems, and positive affect) and self-esteem among adolescents diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in Taiwan.

Method: A total of 287 adolescents aged between 11 and 18 years who had been diagnosed with ADHD participated in this study. Their severity of Internet addiction symptoms was assessed using the Chen Internet Addiction Scale. Anxiety and depression symptoms and selfesteem were assessed using the Taiwanese version of the Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC-T), the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), respectively. The association between the severity of Internet addiction symptoms and anxiety and depression symptoms and self-esteemwere examined using multiple regression analyses.

Results: The results indicated that higher physical symptoms and lower harm avoidance scores on the MASC-T, higher somatic discomfort/ retarded activity scores on the CES-D, and lower self-esteem scores on the RSES were significantly associated with more severe Internet addiction symptoms.

Conclusions: Prevention and intervention programs for Internet addiction in adolescents with ADHD should take anxiety, depression, and self-esteem into consideration.

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Typ:Originalarbeit
Autor:Cheng-Fang Yen, Wen-Jiun Chou, Tai-Ling Liu, Pinchen Yang, Huei-Fan Hu
Quelle:Comprehensive Psychiatry, 2014
Jahr:2014
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Keywords (englisch):ADHD, Internet addiction, anxiety, depression, self-esteem
DOI:10.1016/j.comppsych.2014.05.025