TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Internet addiction in Korean adolescents and its relation to depression and suicidal ideation: A questionnaire survey
JO  - International journal of nursing studies
A1  - Kim, Karl
A1  - Ryu, Eunjung
A1  - Chon, Mi-Young
A1  - Yeun, Eun-Ja
A1  - Choi, S. Y.
A1  - Seo, Jeong-Seok
A1  - Nam, Bum-Woo
SP  - 185
EP  - 192
VL  - 43
IS  - 2
N2  - This study examined the relationship of Internet addiction to depression and suicidal ideation in Korean adolescents. The participants were 1573 high-school students living in a city who completed the self-reported measures of the Internet Addiction Scale, the Korean version of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children-Major Depression Disorder-Simple Questionnaire, and the Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire-Junior. A correlational survey design was employed. Among the samples, 1.6% was diagnosed as Internet addicts, while 38.0% was classified as possible Internet addicts. The prevalence of Internet addiction did not vary with gender. The levels of depression and suicide ideation were highest in the Internet-addicts group. Future studies should investigate the direct relationship between psychological health problems and Internet dependency.
LA  - 
SN  - 0020-7489
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2005.02.005
ID  - ref1
ER  -