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EU-NET-ADB. Research on the intensity and prevalence of internet addictive behavior risk among minors in E urope. Problem of Internet Addictive Behaviour. Characteristics :. Lack of control over the internet usage. Negative con - sequences of internet on life.
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EU-NET-ADB Research on the intensity and prevalence of internet addictive behavior risk among minors in Europe
Problem of Internet AddictiveBehaviour Characteristics: Lack of controlover the internetusage Negativecon-sequences of internet on life Dominating role of internet in the life
Adolscents as riskgroup Internet AddictiveBehaviour
Previousfindings Excessiveuse of the internetamongchildren in 27 Europeancountries Question: How oftenhavethesethingshappened to you? Source: S. Livingstone et al. (2011), Risks and Safety in the Internet, EU Kids Online study
EU-NET-ADB study Project aims: 1 2 3 4 • Evaluate the prevalence and determinants ofInternet addictive • behaviouramong European adolescents. • Assess qualitatively the development of borderlineaddictive Internet use among European adolescents. • Increase awareness among the wider public regarding internetaddictive behaviouramong European adolescents • Enhance the knowledge base required for the development of • strategies relating to Internet addictive behaviour among youth in Europe.
Partners participating University of Akureyi Iceland • Landeszentrale für Medien und KommunikationRheinland-Pfalz & • UniversityMedical Center Mainz • Germany Nobody’sChildren Foundation Poland • IVO AddictionResearchInstitute Netherlands • University of • Medicine and Pharmacy lasi Romania Protegeles Spain Adolescent Health Unit University of Athens Greece
Nationalsamples 2000 20 2000 20 2000 20 2000 20 • Quantitativestudysample • Qualitativestudysample 2000 20 2000 20 2000 20 14 000 140
Somevariablesmeasured in the EU-NET-ADB study Internet Addiction Test K. Young Socio-demographic data Southoaksgamblingscreen (SOGS) Family Time spent online • Scale for the assessment of computer game • Addiction(AICA-S) School achievements Achenbach’sYouthSelf Report (YSR) • Withdrawal • Somaticcomplaints • Anxiousness and depression • Socialproblems • Thinkingproblems • Attentionproblems • Deliquentbehaviour • Aggressivebehaviour Internet usagecharacteristics Negativeexperience online Parentalcontrol
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