The relationship between health literacy and internet addiction among middle school students in Chongqing, China: A cross-sectional survey study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Internet addiction has emerged as a major global concern as a potential adverse impact of internet exposure on adolescents. Internet addiction is associated with many demographic variables; however, there is a lack of consensus on its relationship with health literacy. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to assess the rates of internet addiction and health literacy level among middle school students (grades 7 to 12) in Chongqing, China, as well as to investigate the association between them.

Methods

A cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study was conducted among 8971 students who were randomly selected by using stratified cluster sampling between November and December 2019. The Internet Addiction Diagnostic Questionnaire, Adolescent Health Literacy Scale

SUBMITTER: Liu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10038306 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature