중·고교 학생들의 인터넷 중독과 불안, 우울, 자기 효능감의 연관성

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Objectives：Internet addiction is a newly appeared addiction phenomenon that is defined as‘difficulty
in real life due to internet over-use’,‘excessive time spent on the internet or replacement of
genuine real relationships with superficial virtual ones’ or‘weakness in self-control about internet use
and if withdrawn, fallen in psychological confusion and anergic state’. The aims of this study were to
estimate the prevalence of the internet addiction in Korean middle and high school students who are
known to suffering from severe academic loading compared to foreign students, and to compare the
demographic factors, internet-using patterns, anxiety trait, depression and internet self-efficacy and
outcome expectancy between addicted group and non-addicted group.
Methods：Subjects were middle and high school students in Seoul and Cheonan city(N＝1173).
Self-rating questionnaire included demographic data, Korean version of Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety
Inventory, Self-Rating Depression Scale(SDS), and questions for internetusing pattern, Young internet
addiction scale, internet self-efficacy and outcome expectancy scale. We have received the consent form
teachers and students.
Results：In this study, prevalence of internet addiction is 2.9%. Addicted group showed higher level
of anxiety, depression, and self-efficacy acquired from internet use than those of non-addicted group.
Addicted group spent much more leisure time alone, used more high-speed internet service, and thought
negatively about influence of internet to real life than non-addicted group. Addicted group had higher
rate of insight for internet addiction than non-addicted group.
Conclusion：This study suggest that prevalence of internet addiction is much lower than expected,
but internet addiction can worse the anxious and depressive tendency. Also this study show that internet
overusing and subsequent internet addiction can have negative influences on the real life.