Relationships between depression, health‑related behaviors, and internet addiction in female junior college students.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Depressive emotions can lead to subsequent unhealthy behaviors such as Internet addiction, especially in female adolescents; therefore, studies that examine the relationships among depression, health‑related behaviors, and Internet addiction in female adolescents are warranted.

Purpose

To examine (1) the relationship between depression and health-related behaviors and (2) the relationship between depression and Internet addiction.

Method

A cross-sectional study design was adopted using a structured questionnaire to measure depression, health-related behaviors, and Internet addiction in female adolescents. The data were collected from students of a junior college in southern Taiwan using convenience sampling to select the participants. The questionnaire wa

SUBMITTER: Yang SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6688785 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature