Recurrent pain symptoms among adolescents with generalized and specific problematic internet use: a large-scale cross-sectional study

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Tereshchenko, S, Kasparov, E, Manchuk, V, Evert, L, Zaitseva, O, Smolnikova, M, Shubina, M, Gorbacheva, N, Novitckii, I, Moskalenko, O, Lapteva, L and Griffiths, MD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524, 2024. Recurrent pain symptoms among adolescents with generalized and specific problematic internet use: a large-scale cross-sectional study. Computers in Human Behavior Reports, 16: 100506. ISSN 2451-9588

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chbr.2024.100506

Abstract

Numerous studies suggest a negative impact of problematic internet use (PIU) not only on mental health but also on somatic components of adolescent health. The present study aimed to identify the associations between different types of PIU – generalized PIU (GPIU), problematic video game use (PVGU), and problematic social media use (PSMU) – and recurrent pain symptoms (headache, abdominal pain, and back pain), as well as to determine the role of psychosocial factors in these associations. In a cross-sectional school-based study, 4411 urban Siberian adolescents were asked about the presence, frequency, and intensity of pain symptoms in the past three months. Standardized psychometric scales were used to assess GPIU, PSMU and PVGU. Given the presence of psychosocial problems as a major confounder, direct associations of PSMU and GPIU with recurrent pain symptoms (headache, abdominal pain, and back pain) were found. PVGU was weakly associated only with abdominal pain. Further analysis indicated that the positive associations were largely mediated by comorbid psychosocial problems. These findings highlight the importance of addressing both problematic internet use and comorbid psychosocial problems to effectively reduce PIU-associated recurrent headaches, abdominal pain, and back pain among adolescents.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Computers in Human Behavior Reports
Creators:	Tereshchenko, S., Kasparov, E., Manchuk, V., Evert, L., Zaitseva, O., Smolnikova, M., Shubina, M., Gorbacheva, N., Novitckii, I., Moskalenko, O., Lapteva, L. and Griffiths, M.D.
Publisher:	Elsevier
Date:	December 2024
Volume:	16
ISSN:	2451-9588
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1016/j.chbr.2024.100506 DOI 2258757 Other
Rights:	© 2024 the authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/bync-nd/4.0/).
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added:	21 Oct 2024 12:20
Last Modified:	21 Oct 2024 12:20
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/52441