Problematic Internet use and daily difficulties among adolescents with school refusal behaviors: An observational cross-sectional analytical study.

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Abstract

Problematic Internet use (PIU) is common and likely to coexist with mental health problems among adolescents with school refusal behavior. To date, no study has revealed to what extent PIU relates to the daily burden compared with other mental health problems. This study has examined the association between daily difficulties and PIU among adolescents with school refusal behaviors.This cross-sectional study involved all first-visit patients, regardless of diagnosis, aged 10 to 18 years at 2 child/adolescent psychiatric outpatient clinics in Yokohama City, Japan, from April 2016 to March 2018. The Questionnaire-Children with Difficulties (QCD) were obtained from parents. Simultaneously, the severity of PIU was evaluated using the Internet Addiction Test and depressive and a

SUBMITTER: Fujita J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9282062 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature