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Problematic online behaviors and psychopathology in Australia

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dc.contributor.authorStarcevic, Vladan
dc.contributor.authorD.Eslick, Guy
dc.contributor.authorViswasam, Kirupamani
dc.contributor.authorBillieux, Joel
dc.contributor.authorGainsbury, Sally M
dc.contributor.authorKing, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorBerle, David
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-02T00:09:30Z
dc.date.available2024-07-02T00:09:30Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.date.updated2024-05-19T08:17:22Z
dc.description.abstractThis study aimed to ascertain frequency rates and predictors of six problematic online behaviors (POBs) in an Australian sample. Participants (N = 1626) completed instruments measuring problematic online gaming, cyberchondria, problematic cybersex, problematic online shopping, problematic use of social networking sites, problematic online gambling, anxiety, depression and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Each POB was presumed to be present based on the cut-off score on the corresponding instrument and at least one indicator of interference with functioning. Generalized linear model analyses were used to determine socio-demographic and psychopathological predictors of each POB. The most common POB was problematic online shopping (12.2%), followed by problematic online gambling (11.4%), problematic use of social networking sites (6.0%), problematic cybersex (5.3%), problematic online gaming (5.2%) and cyberchondria (4.6%). Age group 27–36 had the highest rates of POBs. The intensity of ADHD symptoms predicted all POBs, whereas younger age predicted all POBs except for problematic cybersex and online gambling. Female gender predicted lower scores on the measures of problematic online gaming and cybersex. These findings have implications for age- and gender-adapted education, prevention and treatment efforts and suggest that specific POBs should be investigated separately instead of lumping them together under the umbrella terms such as “Internet addiction”.
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by a grant from the Nepean Medical Research Foundation awarded to Vladan Starcevic (account code K8251 D1133).
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_AU
dc.identifier.issn0165-1781
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1885/733713621
dc.language.isoen_AUen_AU
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rights© 2023 The authors
dc.sourcePsychiatry Research
dc.subjectProblematic online behaviors
dc.subjectProblematic internet use
dc.subjectGaming disorder
dc.subjectCybersex
dc.subjectCyberchondria
dc.subjectAttention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
dc.titleProblematic online behaviors and psychopathology in Australia
dc.typeJournal article
local.contributor.affiliationStarcevic, Vladan, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney Medical School
local.contributor.affiliationD.Eslick, Guy, NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Digestive Health, Hunter Medical Research Institute
local.contributor.affiliationViswasam, Kirupamani, Nepean Hospital
local.contributor.affiliationBillieux, Joel, Institute of Psychology, University of Lausanne (UNIL)
local.contributor.affiliationGainsbury, Sally M, University of Sydney
local.contributor.affiliationKing, Daniel, Flinders University
local.contributor.affiliationBerle, David, College of Health and Medicine, ANU
local.contributor.authoremailu3089467@anu.edu.au
local.contributor.authoruidBerle, David, u3089467
local.description.embargo2099-12-31
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.absfor420200 - Epidemiology
local.identifier.absfor520300 - Clinical and health psychology
local.identifier.ariespublicationa383154xPUB43550
local.identifier.citationvolume327
local.identifier.doi10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115405
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-85166751209
local.identifier.uidSubmittedBya383154
local.publisher.urlhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/
local.type.statusPublished Version

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