The primary aim of this study was to examine associations between problematic Internet use, depression and sleep disturbance, and explore whether there were differential effects of problematic Internet use and depression on sleep disturbance. A total of 1772 adolescents who participated in the Shantou Adolescent Mental Health Survey were recruited in 2012 in Shantou, China. The Chinese version ...

Introduction Generalized problematic internet use/GPIU has recently been associated with the impulsive-compulsive spectrum/ICS, but its mapping onto these behaviour dimensions is relatively unexplored. Objectives To compare patterns of use and scores BIG-5 personality traits, perfectionism psychological distress between groups low/high levels GPIU. Methods 475 university students (78.9% girls; ...

Objective Although Problematic Internet Use (PIU) is an emerging area of study in psychology, little known about the unique features specific subgroups internet users and their psychosocial vulnerabilities within robust nationwide populations. Methods The aim this was to identify distinct latent groups based on PIU risk compare outcomes. To achieve this, a nationally representative sample adole...