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Morioka, Hisayoshi Department of Social Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine
Itani, Osamu Faculty of Medicine, Oita University
Osaki, Yoneatsu Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University
Higuchi, Susumu National Hospital Organization Kurihama Medical and Addiction Center
Jike, Maki Department of Social Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine
Kaneita, Yoshitaka Faculty of Medicine, Oita University
Kanda, Hideyuki Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University
Nakagome, Sachi Department of Social Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine
Ohida, Takashi Department of Social Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine
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The aim of this study was to clarify the association between smoking and problematic Internet use (PIU), such as Internet addiction (IA) and excessive Internet use (EIU), among Japanese adolescents. A self-administered questionnaire was administered to students enrolled in randomly selected junior and senior high schools throughout Japan. Responses were obtained from 100,050 students (0.94:1 ratio of boys to girls). The prevalence of IA (as indicated by a Young Diagnostic Questionnaire for Internet Addiction score ≥5) in all participants, boys, and girls was 8.1%, 6.4%, and 9.9%, respectively. The prevalence of EIU (≥5 hours/day) in all participants, boys, and girls was 12.6%, 12.3%, and 13.0%, respectively. The results of multiple logistic regression analyses indicated that the adjusted odds ratios (AORs) for IA and EIU were significantly higher among students who smoked (including those who previously smoked) than among those who never smoked (p < 0.01 for all comparisons). In addition, the AORs were the highest for students who smoked ≥21 cigarettes per day. The prevalence and AORs of IA and EIU tended to increase with smoking frequency and number of cigarettes smoked per day, indicating a dose-dependent relationship. Thus, IA and EIU have strong associations with smoking. This study revealed that adolescents who routinely smoked or those who smoked more cigarettes per day had a higher risk of PIU than adolescents who did not. These findings suggest that there is a close association between smoking and PIU among Japanese adolescents.
Journal Title
Cyberpsychology, behavior, and social networking
Volume
19
Issue
9
Start Page
557
End Page
561
ISSN
21522715
Published Date
2016-09
DOI
DOI Date
2017-08-04
PubMed ID
NCID
AA1250578X
Publisher
Mary Ann Liebert
NII Type
Journal Article
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PDF
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Final publication is available from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers http://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2016.0182.
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Gyoseki ID
e32093
OAI-PMH Set
Faculty of Medicine