Association of Individual and Neighborhood Characteristics to Problematic Internet Use among Youths and Adolescents: Evidence from Vietnam.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This study aimed to determine latent profiles from the Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire Short Form-6 (PIUQ-SF-6) score of Vietnamese youths and adolescents, which supports the diagnosis of problematic internet use among a large sample size. Moreover, it also explored factors that affect each latent profile of the PIUQ-SF-6 score among participants.

Methods

A sample of 1477 Vietnamese people, aged 14 to 24, across five provinces participated in the study. Multinomial logistic regression determined factors related to the levels of the Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire Short Form-6 (PIUQ-SF-6) after using latent profile analysis.

Results

Participants were divided into three profiles, including those at low, moderate, and high risk of internet addi

SUBMITTER: Nguyen TTP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9915430 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature