The Association Between Internet Addiction and Anxiety in Nursing Students: A Network Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Background: Nursing students who suffer from co-occurring anxiety experience added difficulties when communicating and interacting with others in a healthy, positive, and meaningful way. Previous studies have found strong positive correlations between Internet addiction (IA) and anxiety, suggesting that nursing students who report severe IA are susceptible to debilitating anxiety as well. To date, however, network analysis (NA) studies exploring the nature of association between individual symptoms of IA and anxiety have not been published. Objective: This study examined associations between symptoms of IA and anxiety among nursing students using network analysis. Methods: IA and anxiety symptoms were assessed using the Internet Addiction Test (IAT) and the Generalized

SUBMITTER: Cai H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8424202 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature