Problematic internet use in children and adolescents: associations with psychiatric disorders and impairment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Problematic internet use (PIU) is an increasingly worrisome issue, as youth population studies are establishing links with internalizing and externalizing problems. There is a need for a better understanding of psychiatric diagnostic profiles associated with this issue, as well as its unique contributions to impairment. Here, we leveraged the ongoing, large-scale Child Mind Institute Healthy Brain Network, a transdiagnostic self-referred, community sample of children and adolescents (ages 5-21), to examine the associations between PIU and psychopathology, general impairment, physical health and sleep disturbances.

Methods

A total sample of 564 (190 female) participants between the ages of 7-15 (mean = 10.80, SD = 2.16), along with their parents/guardians, complete

SUBMITTER: Restrepo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7251845 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature