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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
Published in: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 1/2023

Open Access 01-12-2023 | Addiction | Research

Adolescents’ Internet addiction: Does it all begin with their environment?

Authors: Khansa Chemnad, Maryam Aziz, Azza O. Abdelmoneium, Sanaa Al-Harahsheh, Ahmed Baghdady, Fatima Y. Al Motawaa, Diana Alsayed Hassan, Raian Ali

Published in: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health | Issue 1/2023

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Abstract

Background

This is one of the few studies that examines adolescent Internet addiction (IA) among Middle Eastern population. The purpose of this study is to determine whether adolescents’ family and school environments play a role in their Internet Addiction.

Methods

We conduced a survey that included 479 adolescents in Qatar. The survey collected demographic data, the Internet Addiction Diagnostic Questionnaire (IADQ), the Brief Family Relationship Scale (BFRS) and questions from the WHO Health Behavior in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey that assess school environment, academic performance, teacher support, and peer support of the adolescents. Factorial analysis, multiple regression, and logistic regression were used for statistical analysis.

Results

Family environment and school environment were negative and significant predictors of adolescent Internet addiction. The prevalence rate was 29.64%.

Conclusion

Results imply that interventions and digital parenting programs should not only target adolescents, but also include entities in the developmental environment of adolescents, i.e. their family and school.
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Metadata
Title
Adolescents’ Internet addiction: Does it all begin with their environment?
Authors
Khansa Chemnad
Maryam Aziz
Azza O. Abdelmoneium
Sanaa Al-Harahsheh
Ahmed Baghdady
Fatima Y. Al Motawaa
Diana Alsayed Hassan
Raian Ali
Publication date
01-12-2023
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health / Issue 1/2023
Electronic ISSN: 1753-2000
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-023-00626-7

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