Association Between Internet Addiction and Depression of High School Students in Covid-19 Situation, Sanpatong District, Chiangmai, Thailand
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Objective: To study the prevalence of internet addiction behavior and the relationship between the severity of internet addiction behavior and the severity of depression and self-esteem among high school students (grades 1-6) in Covid-19 situation, Sanpatong district, Chiangmai, Thailand.
Materials and methods: This study was a cross-sectional survey research. Data were collected by using a questionnaire from 1 – 31 August 2021 using Google Sheet program. The tools used included general information inquiry form of high school students and inquiry form of Internet use questionnaire, Thai version internet addiction test, Thai version of The Patient Health Questionnaire for Adolescents (PHQ-A) and revised versions of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Thai version. Data was analyzed by using STATA program.
Results: There were 1,282 participants, more female than male (2:1); 62.5% of high school students (819 people) use the internet more than 8 hours a day. Prevalence of internet addiction was 16.7% (215 people). Associated factors with internet addiction were sex, frequency of Internet use, average time spent using the internet and severity of depression. Factors such as grade level, family status, past semester academic results, career goals, further education goals, the advantages and disadvantages using the internet, suicidal idea or suicidal attempt, and low self-esteem were not associated with internet addiction.
Conclusion: The findings indicate that the prevalence of internet addiction is 16.7% and there is an association between the severity of internet addiction and the severity of depression of high school students in Covid-19 situation.
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บทความหลังผ่านการปรับแก้จากกองบรรณาธิการแล้ว เป็นลิขสิทธ์ของวารสารจิตเวชวิทยาสาร โรงพยาบาลสวนปรุง กรมสุขภาพจิต กระทรวงสาธารณสุข ห้ามเผยแพร่เพื่อประโยชน์ทางการค้าโดยไม่ได้รับอนุญาต แต่อนุญาตให้เผยแพร่บทความดังกล่าวเพื่อประโยชน์ทางการศึกษาแก่ประชาชนทั่วไป ทั้งนี้กองบรรณาธิการไม่จำเป็นต้องเห็นด้วยกับบทความหรือข้อคิดเห็นใดๆ ที่ปรากฏในวารสารสวนปรุง
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