Problematic Internet use in British adolescents: An exploration of the addictive symptomatology

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Highlights:

• The Problematic Internet Entertainment Use Scale for Adolescents British adapted.

• The British PIEUSA estimate a prevalence of 5.2% of online problem users.

• The British PIEUSA presents good sensitivity, specificity and classification accuracy.

• The British PIEUSA main addictive symptoms are loss of control and conflict.

• The British PIEUSA proposes symptomatology for adolescent Internet gaming disorder.

摘要

•The Problematic Internet Entertainment Use Scale for Adolescents British adapted.•The British PIEUSA estimate a prevalence of 5.2% of online problem users.•The British PIEUSA presents good sensitivity, specificity and classification accuracy.•The British PIEUSA main addictive symptoms are loss of control and conflict.•The British PIEUSA proposes symptomatology for adolescent Internet gaming disorder.

论文关键词:Problematic Internet use,Internet gaming disorder,Internet addiction,Online gaming addiction,Adolescence,Symptoms

论文评审过程:Available online 27 March 2014.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.02.042