Anxiety and mood (대한불안의학회지)

Korean Academy of Anxiety Disorders (대한불안의학회)
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The Association between Mental Health and the Degree of using Internet Before Joining the Army in the Soldiers On Service in a Region

일 부대 현역 사병들에서 입대 전 인터넷 사용 정도와 정신건강과의 관계

  • Kim, Sun-Mi (Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Park, Chul-Soo (Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Sohn, Jin-Wook (Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Kim, Bong-Jo (Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Cha, Bo-Seok (Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Lee, Cheol-Soon (Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University)
  • 김선미 (경상대학교 의학전문대학원 정신과학교실) ;
  • 박철수 (경상대학교 의학전문대학원 정신과학교실) ;
  • 손진욱 (경상대학교 의학전문대학원 정신과학교실) ;
  • 김봉조 (경상대학교 의학전문대학원 정신과학교실) ;
  • 차보석 (경상대학교 의학전문대학원 정신과학교실) ;
  • 이철순 (경상대학교 의학전문대학원 정신과학교실)
  • Received : 2010.09.06
  • Accepted : 2010.10.15
  • Published : 2010.10.30
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Abstract

Objective : The purpose of this study was to survey the degree to which people use the Internet prior to joining the army and mental health. Methods : The author assessed Internet addiction and mental health using an Internet addiction diagnostic scale for soldiers and the Symptoms Check-list-90. A total of 508 subjects were included in the final analysis. Collected data were analyzed by independent t-test. Results : The Internet addiction risk group (n=19, 3.7%) had significantly higher mean scores for obsessive-compulsion (t=-2.43, p=0.02) and interpersonal-sensitivity subscales (t=-2.30, p=0.03) than the control group. Conclusion : Internet addiction was related to soldiers' mental health. An assessment focused on internet use would be useful in the evaluation of a person potential adaptation to the military.

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