Problematic internet use among students in South-East Asia: Current state of evidence

Problematic Internet use (PIU) among students has become a significant mental health concern. Our goals were to review the existing studies on problematic Internet from Southeast Asian Region and examine: the prevalence for PIU among students; explore for sociodemographic and clinical correlates; an...

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Main Authors: Yatan Pal Singh Balhara, Ananya Mahapatra, Pawan Sharma, Rachna Bhargava
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2018;volume=62;issue=3;spage=197;epage=210;aulast=Balhara
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spelling doaj-e2861326559547ee97db605c9ac623842020-11-25T00:54:32ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Public Health0019-557X2018-01-0162319721010.4103/ijph.IJPH_288_17Problematic internet use among students in South-East Asia: Current state of evidenceYatan Pal Singh BalharaAnanya MahapatraPawan SharmaRachna BhargavaProblematic Internet use (PIU) among students has become a significant mental health concern. Our goals were to review the existing studies on problematic Internet from Southeast Asian Region and examine: the prevalence for PIU among students; explore for sociodemographic and clinical correlates; and assess the physical, mental, and psychosocial impact of PIU in this population. All studies conducted among population of the Southeast Asia, involving students (school students to postgraduate students) of any age which explored etiological factors and/or the prevalence or any other factor associated with PIU/Internet addiction were considered eligible for the present review. The electronic databases of PubMed and Google Scholar were systematically searched for the relevant published studies up to and including October 2016. Our search strategy yielded 549 articles, 295 of which were eligible for screening based on their publication in English language in a peer-reviewed journal. Of these, a total of 38 studies met the inclusion criteria and were included in the review. The prevalence of severe PIU/Internet addiction ranged from 0 to 47.4%, whereas the prevalence of Internet overuse/possible Internet addiction ranged from 7.4% to 46.4% among students from Southeast Asia. Physical impairments in the form of insomnia (26.8%), daytime sleepiness (20%), and eye strain (19%) were also reported among problem users. There is a need to conduct further research in this area to explore the protective and risk factors associated with it and also longitudinally assess the trajectories of the outcome.http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2018;volume=62;issue=3;spage=197;epage=210;aulast=BalharaBehavioral addictionBehavioral Addictions ClinicInternet addictionInternet gaming disorderproblematic Internet use
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author Yatan Pal Singh Balhara
Ananya Mahapatra
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Rachna Bhargava
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Ananya Mahapatra
Pawan Sharma
Rachna Bhargava
Problematic internet use among students in South-East Asia: Current state of evidence
Indian Journal of Public Health
Behavioral addiction
Behavioral Addictions Clinic
Internet addiction
Internet gaming disorder
problematic Internet use
author_facet Yatan Pal Singh Balhara
Ananya Mahapatra
Pawan Sharma
Rachna Bhargava
author_sort Yatan Pal Singh Balhara
title Problematic internet use among students in South-East Asia: Current state of evidence
title_short Problematic internet use among students in South-East Asia: Current state of evidence
title_full Problematic internet use among students in South-East Asia: Current state of evidence
title_fullStr Problematic internet use among students in South-East Asia: Current state of evidence
title_full_unstemmed Problematic internet use among students in South-East Asia: Current state of evidence
title_sort problematic internet use among students in south-east asia: current state of evidence
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Indian Journal of Public Health
issn 0019-557X
publishDate 2018-01-01
description Problematic Internet use (PIU) among students has become a significant mental health concern. Our goals were to review the existing studies on problematic Internet from Southeast Asian Region and examine: the prevalence for PIU among students; explore for sociodemographic and clinical correlates; and assess the physical, mental, and psychosocial impact of PIU in this population. All studies conducted among population of the Southeast Asia, involving students (school students to postgraduate students) of any age which explored etiological factors and/or the prevalence or any other factor associated with PIU/Internet addiction were considered eligible for the present review. The electronic databases of PubMed and Google Scholar were systematically searched for the relevant published studies up to and including October 2016. Our search strategy yielded 549 articles, 295 of which were eligible for screening based on their publication in English language in a peer-reviewed journal. Of these, a total of 38 studies met the inclusion criteria and were included in the review. The prevalence of severe PIU/Internet addiction ranged from 0 to 47.4%, whereas the prevalence of Internet overuse/possible Internet addiction ranged from 7.4% to 46.4% among students from Southeast Asia. Physical impairments in the form of insomnia (26.8%), daytime sleepiness (20%), and eye strain (19%) were also reported among problem users. There is a need to conduct further research in this area to explore the protective and risk factors associated with it and also longitudinally assess the trajectories of the outcome.
topic Behavioral addiction
Behavioral Addictions Clinic
Internet addiction
Internet gaming disorder
problematic Internet use
url http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2018;volume=62;issue=3;spage=197;epage=210;aulast=Balhara
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