Comparison of the detection rates of new media dependence and addiction among adolescents with different family social capital in the Yanbian area
Objective To understand the current state of new media dependency and addiction among adolescents in the Yanbian region,and to explore the association of family social capital with new media dependency and addiction,so as to provide basis for the prevention and intervention of new media dependence behaviors among adolescents.Methods A stratified cluster sampling method was employed to select 1,780 middle school students from the Yanbian region as research participants in January 2014.The survey utilized the Adolescent Pathological Internet Use Scale,the Family Capital Questionnaire,and the Chinese version of the Adolescents Cell Phone Addiction Scale.Statistical analyses were conducted using percentages and x2 tests.Results 1)The detection rates of internet dependency,internet addiction,smartphone dependency,and smartphone addiction among adolescents in Yanbian were 4.5％,7.3％,6.2％,and 3.7％,respectively.Dependency and addiction rates of Korean adolescents were higher than those of Han adolescents(P＜0.05).2)There were statistically significant differences in internet dependency rates across different types of parent-child relationships,frequency of parent-child communication,and parental relationships(x2=9.24,16.03,9.72,P＜0.05).Significant differences in internet addiction rates were found for different types of parental relationships,frequency of parent-teacher communication,parent-child relationships,degree of parent-neighbor interaction,frequency of parent-child communication,and parental expectations regarding the educational attainment of their children(x2=13.33,8.16,21.33,14.35,36.58,15.89,P＜0.05).No statistically significant differences were found in the rates of smartphone dependency across different levels of family social capital(P＞0.05).However,there were statistically significant differences in smartphone addiction rates for different types of parental relationships,frequency of parent-child communication,and parent-child relationships(x=10.74,8.75,10.20,P＜0.05).Conclusions Family social capital has differential impacts on adolescents'new media dependency and addiction.Tailored intervention strategies need to be developed based on the type of problematic new media behaviors in order to effectively steer adolescents towards rational use and away from addiction.
family social capitalnew media dependenceadolescents
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