Relationship between Problematic Internet Use and Depression in Young Latin American College Students
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Instruments
2.3. Procedure
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Global % (n) | Sex % (n) | χ2 | Age % (n) | χ2 | ||||
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Female | Male | 18–21 | 22–25 | 26–30 | ||||
PIU | 40.2 (735) | 40.7 (474) | 39.4 (261) | 0.306 | 42.3 (454) | 38.6 (191) | 34.6 (90) | 5.899 |
PHQ-9 | Global % (n) | Sex % (n) | χ2 (CC) | Age % (n) | χ2 (CC) | |||
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Women | Men | 18–21 | 22–25 | 26–30 | ||||
No depression | 27.4 (500) | 21.9 (255) | 37 (245) | 52.227 *** (0.17) | 24.6 (264) | 28.7 (142) | 36.2 (94) | 20.495 ** (0.11) |
Mild depression | 41 (749) | 42.6 (496) | 38.2 (253) | 41.8 (449) | 39 (193) | 41.2 (107) | ||
Moderate depression | 28.0 (511) | 31.4 (366) | 21.9 (145) | 30 (322) | 27.9 (138) | 19.6 (51) | ||
Severe depression | 3.7 (68) | 4.1 (48) | 3 (20) | 3.5 (38) | 4.4 (22) | 3.1 (8) |
Women | Men | Comparison | Effect Size | ||||
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M | DT | M | DT | t | p | d | |
PIU | 14.21 | 8.31 | 14.40 | 8.93 | 0.457 | 0.648 | |
PHQ-9 | 8.51 | 5.22 | 6.94 | 5.17 | 6.21 *** | <0.001 | 0.30 * |
Age Groups | Descriptive | ANOVA | Post Hoc | |||||||
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M | DT | Sum of Squares | Df | MS | F | BONF | p | |||
PIU | (1) 18–21 | 14.84 | 8.37 | Between gr. | 1210.10 | 2 | 605.05 | 8.37 *** | 1 ≠ 3 | <0.001 |
(2) 22–25 | 14.02 | 8.91 | Within gr. | 131,891.81 | 1825 | 72.27 | ||||
(3) 26–30 | 12.48 | 8.26 | Total | 133,101.91 | 1827 | |||||
PHQ-9 | (1) 18–21 | 8.27 | 5.24 | Between gr. | 519.09 | 2 | 259.54 | 9.50 *** | 1 ≠ 3 2 ≠ 3 | <0.001 0.010 |
(2) 22–25 | 7.88 | 5.32 | Within gr. | 49,875.88 | 1825 | 27.33 | ||||
(3) 26–30 | 6.70 | 0.94 | Total | 50,394.97 | 1827 |
PIU % (n) | No PIU % (n) | χ2 (CC) | |
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No depression | 14.6 (107) | 36 (393) | 168.44 *** (0.29) |
Mild depression | 38.4 (282) | 42.7 (467) | |
Moderate depression | 41.1 (302) | 19.4 (209) | |
Severe depression | 6 (44) | 2.2 (24) |
PIU | |||
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Univariate POR (95% IC) | Multivariate 1 POR (95% IC) | ||
Sex | Women | 1 | 1 |
Men | 0.95 (0.78–1.15) | 1.18 (0.96–1.45) | |
Age | 18–21 | 1 | 1 |
22–25 | 0.86 (0.69–1.07) | 0.86 (0.69–1.09) | |
26–30 | 0.72 (0.54–0.96) | 0.84 (0.62–1.13) | |
Depression | No depression | 1 | 1 |
Mild depression | 2.21 (1.71–2.88) | 2.26 (1.73–2.93) | |
Moderate depression | 5.31 (4.02–7.00) | 5.42 (4.09–7.19) | |
Severe depression | 6.73 (3.92–11.57) | 6.93 (4.02–11.94) |
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Vázquez-Martínez, A.; Villanueva-Silvestre, V.; Abad-Villaverde, B.; Santos-González, C.; Rial-Boubeta, A.; Villanueva-Blasco, V.J. Relationship between Problematic Internet Use and Depression in Young Latin American College Students. Behav. Sci. 2024, 14, 719. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14080719
Vázquez-Martínez A, Villanueva-Silvestre V, Abad-Villaverde B, Santos-González C, Rial-Boubeta A, Villanueva-Blasco VJ. Relationship between Problematic Internet Use and Depression in Young Latin American College Students. Behavioral Sciences. 2024; 14(8):719. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14080719
Chicago/Turabian StyleVázquez-Martínez, Andrea, Verónica Villanueva-Silvestre, Beatriz Abad-Villaverde, Cristina Santos-González, Antonio Rial-Boubeta, and Víctor José Villanueva-Blasco. 2024. "Relationship between Problematic Internet Use and Depression in Young Latin American College Students" Behavioral Sciences 14, no. 8: 719. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14080719