• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.358-369
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• 2015

This study examined the status of and factors associated with drinking experience, smoking experience, and internet addiction among elementary school students. Cross-sectional data were collected by questionnaire from 1,061 children among the fifth and sixth grades in public elementary schools in Gyeonggi province. The prevalence of drinking and smoking experience, internet addiction of participants was 22.7%, 2.9%, and 4.2% respectively. Multiple logistic regressions showed that the likelihood of drinking and smoking experience, and internet addiction was commonly higher with those who was a male and had higher aggression level. The likelihood of drinking experience was lower with those who had higher family support, while was higher with those who had higher friend support. That of internet addiction was lower with having higher friend and teacher support. Prevention strategies to prevent drinking, smoking, and internet addiction among elementary school students should consider student's gender, control aggression, and enhance social support in family and school environments.

• Journal of Korea Society of Industrial Information Systems
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.35-45
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• 2011

Due to people's internet use growth and proliferation of ubiquitous technology, the internet addiction is becoming a social issue. However, the current adults' self-diagnosis measure about internet addiction, the K-scale, is a normal diagnostic method, which it does not consider user characteristics. In this research, we will propose a new internet addiction diagnostic method based on users' non-duty internet activities by using some questionnaire items to collect users' basic internet patterns used on duty related or non-duty related web sites. Since we simply ask for the basic internet usage pattern to each user who does not like to check frankly questionnaire items in the K-scale, the proposed method can find some hidden internet addicts compared to the K-scale with the SPSS statistical analysis tool.

• The Journal of Korean Association of Computer Education
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.1-10
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• 2014

Smartphone addiction and internet addiction cause a serious negative social problem due to the spread of the new media which is combined with the ubiquitous function. To evaluate the degree of Internet addiction and smartphone addiction of college students in the nearby areas, K-scale of internet addiction self-diagnosis scale and S-scale of smartphone addiction self-diagnosis scale for Korean adults were applied. This study aims to develop the survey questions, which get the basic internet patterns and access the web site, and to find the hidden addicts that is not found by general K-scale and S-scale using computers and smartphones. The result shows that a method of addiction diagnosis using the tolerance degree which is calculated by smart phone's internet main activities and using time(anticipated and real time) apart from K-scale and S-scale. So hidden internet and smartphone addicts could be found through the SPSS statistical analysis program.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.10-18
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• 2006

Objective : The aims of this study were to explore the relations of internet addiction to depression, impulsivity, and obsessive-compulsivity in adolescents. Methods : 1410 high school students (male=611, female=799 : mean age=$16.2{\pm}0.7$) were included in this study. The questionnaire consisted of items on demographic characteristics and internet use pattern. We assessed the level of internet addiction using Young's internet addiction scale (IAS) Barratt impulsiveness scale (BIS) and Maudsley obsessive compulsive inventory (MOCI) were also self-rated. In this study, We defined upper 25% of IAS as 'addiction group' and lower 25% as 'non-addiction group'. Results : The results were as follows ; 1) Male students had significantly higher mean scores on Internet addiction scale than females and there was significantly higher rate of male students in addiction group. 2) The addiction group spent more time for internet use, especially for games than non-addiction group. 3) The addiction group showed significantly higher total scores on BDI, BIS, and MOCI than non-addiction group. 4) Significant associations have been found between the level of internet addiction and depression, impulsivity, and obsessive-compulsivity, respectively. Conclusion : Depression, impulsivity, and obsessive-compulsivity could be significant factors predicting internet addiction. Especially, direct effect of impulsivity could be the most significant to explain internet addiction. Adolescents with high impulsivity may be vulnerable to internet addiction.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.17 no.8
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• pp.175-185
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• 2017

This study examines the mediating effects of learned helplessness and procrastination in the relationship between social-psychological stress and internet${\cdot}$smartphone addiction among adults. The study subjects were 231 adults (114 males and 117 females) with a mean age of 27.7(SD=6.6) years. The results of the study are as follows. First, stress and internet${\cdot}$smartphone addiction had a significant positive correlation. Second, the mediating effect of learned helplessness in the relationship between stress and internet addiction was significant. Third, the mediating effect of learned helplessness through procrastination in the relationship between stress and internet addiction was significant. Forth, the mediating effect of learned helplessness in the relationship between stress and smartphone addiction was significant. Fifth, the mediating effect of learned helplessness through procrastination in the relationship between stress and smartphone addiction was significant. Based on the results of this study, we discussed the role of helplessness and procrastination in the relationship between stress and internet addiction.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2010.05b
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• pp.1205-1208
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• 2010

본 연구는 초등학교 5, 6학년 학생의 인터넷 중독과 학교생활 적응과의 관계를 파악하여 인터넷 사용에 대한 교육적 지도방안과 인터넷 중독 예방프로그램 개발의 기초 자료를 제공하고자 시도되었다. 자료는 2009년 7월 1일에서 7월 24일까지 제주특별자치도에 위치한 초등학교 6개교(동지역 4개교, 읍지역 2개교)를 무작위 추출하여 5, 6학년 학생 총 1195명을 대상으로 조사하였다. 자료 분석은 SPSSWIN(12.0 한글판) 프로그램을 이용하여 카이제곱검정, t-검정, 일원배치 분산분석, 상관분석, 다중회귀분석의 통계적 방법을 이용하였다. 본 연구의 주요 결과는 첫째, 대상자의 인터넷 중독 정도는 고위험군 55명(5.5%), 잠재적위험군 49명 (4.9%), 정상군 900명(89.6%)으로 나타났으며, 둘째, 대상자의 일반적 특성에 따른 인터넷 중독 정도를 분석한 결과 성별, 형제자매 유무, 학교성적에 따라 유의한 차이가 있었다. 셋째, 대상자의 컴퓨터 사용 특성에 따른 인터넷 중독 정도는 최초 인터넷 이용 시기, 인터넷 이용용도, 하루 인터넷 사용 시간, 부모컴퓨터 사용 여부에 따라 유의한 차이가 있었으며, 넷째, 인터넷 중독과 학교생활 적응과의 관계를 분석한 결과 학교생활 부적응인 경우는 '고위험군' 32명(58.2%), '잠재적위험군' 24명(50.0%), '정상군' 257명 (28.7%)으로 고위험군과 잠재적위험군이 정상군보다 학교생활 적응 정도가 낮은 것으로 조사되었다(p<0.01). 다섯째, 인터넷 중독에 유의한 영향을 주는 변수는 학교생활 적응 정도, 성별, 하루 인터넷 사용시간, 인터넷 이용용도, 인터넷 이용 상황, 어머니 직장 유무, 거주 지역, 부모 컴퓨터 사용여부, 최초 인터넷 이용시기이었다. 학교생활 적응 정도가 낮을 때, 남학생, 하루 인터넷 사용시간이 3시간 이상, 인터넷 이용 용도가 '게임', '스트레스가 쌓였을 때' 인터넷을 이용하는 경우, 어머니 직장이 있는 경우, 거주 지역이 동지역, 부모님이 컴퓨터를 사용할 줄 모르는 경우, 최초 인터넷 이용 시기가 취학 전인 경우가 인터넷 중독 점수가 높은 것으로 나타났다. 여섯째, 학교생활 적응에 유의한 영향을 주는 변수는 인터넷 중독 점수, 학교성적, 가정경제수준, 거주지역, 인터넷 이용용도, 학년이었다. 인터넷 중독 점수가 낮을수록, 학교성적이 높을수록, 가정경제수준이 잘 살수록, 거주지역이 동지역, 인터넷 이용용도가 '정보검색, 홈페이지관리/메신저', 5학년인 경우에 학교생활 적응을 더 잘하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과를 종합해 보면, 학교생활 적응 정도가 낮을수록 인터넷 중독 점수가 높게 나타나고 있고, 인터넷 중독 경향이 높을수록 학교생활 적응 수준이 낮게 나타나고 있음을 알 수 있다. 아동들은 하루중 대부분의 시간을 학교에서 생활하고 있기 때문에 학교생활 적응은 아동들이 건전한 성인으로 성장하는데 중요한 요인이 된다. 또한, 인터넷사용률 증가와 최초 인터넷 이용 연령층이 점점 낮아지고 있음에 따라 인터넷 중독률이 자연스럽게 점점 높아질 것으로 예측되어진다. 따라서, 가정과 학교가 연계하여 아동들의 인터넷 사용에 대한 지속적인 관심과 지도가 필요하며, 인터넷 중독경향이 높은 아동들이 학교생활 적응을 잘할 수 있도록 인터넷 중독 치료 및 예방교육 프로그램 운영이 필요하다 하겠다.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.26 no.12C
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• pp.292-304
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• 2001

With the rapid increase of high-speed network and internet use, those who fall into Internet addictions increase. They have serious personal, familial, academic/occupational and financial problems. So it is very important to estimate the ratio of Internet addiction accurately, to establish the strategies for internet addiction effectively, and to prevent internet user from internet addiction. In this paper, we introduce the KIAS:Korean Internet Addictions Scale and a survey on the Interned Addictions in Korea. Nearly 4.8% of those totally surveyed met the strict criteria for KIAS and subgroups showed different addiction-ratios(adults 1.6%; elementary school 4.1%; middle and high school 6.6%; college 6.6%; adults 1.6%).

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2008.05a
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• pp.976-979
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• 2008

As internet occupies a great deal of portion in our life, a lot of mental diseases become the points at issue relating to internet addiction. The purpose of this study is to examine whether internet addiction is related with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder that is characterized with sustained inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity and then find out which sub-factors of internet addiction are influencing effective on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. As result of applying reliability analysis, frequency analysis, cross tabulation analysis, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis, it shows the following research results.

• Child Health Nursing Research
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.270-281
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• 2013

Purpose: This study was done to develop a prevention program for media addiction in elementary school students, and to examine its effects on television addiction, internet addiction, cellular phone addiction, and impulsiveness. Methods: The study was designed using a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The participants were 58 elementary school students (29 in the experimental group and 29 in the control group). Students in the experimental group were given the prevention program for media addiction. The data were analyzed using the SPSS/WIN 19.0 program. Results: Students in the experimental group reported a significant decrease in television addiction compared to students in the control group. Conclusion: The results of the study indicate that the prevention program for media addiction was effective in decreasing television addiction in elementary school students.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.77-86
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• 2012

The significances of this study are that it offers the possibility of empirical measure, and analysis of the relevance among the temperament according to the degree of Internet addiction, parental rearing behaviors, and committing school violence and that, based on this, were drawn policy suggestions to prevent school violence according to the degree of Internet addiction. According to the results of this study it was revealed that there are differences in Internet addiction depending on the demographical and sociological characteristics. The result of investigating the impact of Internet addiction's degree on the actions of committing school violence shows that the level of general activities is high in the group of young people of Internet addiction and addiction risk, their low access/withdrawal temperament and mood temperament affect significantly the actions of committing school violence, and in parenting behavior mother's high expectations and low supervision affect youth Internet addiction and school violence. Thus, policy suggestions to prevent school violence according to Internet addiction were presented y dividing the role of government and schools, and homes.