Insecure Attachment and Impulsivity-Inattention Problem in Adolescent with a High Risk of Substance or Internet Addiction / 신경정신의학
Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
;
: 393-400, 2010.
Article
in Korean
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
This study was done in adolescents with a high risk of substance or internet addiction in order to confirm the assumption that insecure attachment formation and impulsivity-inattention problems are major risk factors in adolescent addictive behavior.METHODS:
2,188 middle and high school students including a nicotine dependent treatment group were assessed using self-reporting scales Adolescent Drinking Index (ADI), Fagerstrom Tolerance Questionnaire, Young Internet Addiction Scale, Revised Adult Attachment Scale (RAAS), and the Conner and Well's Self-reporting Scale for ADHD (CASS) were used. Subjects were classified into risk groups including substance addiction, internet addiction, as well as a combined group.RESULTS:
Significant correlations were found between attachment formation and internet addiction tendencies, with respect to dependence, anxiety, and closeness (r=-0.185, r=0.248, r=-0.147, p<0.01, respectively). Impulsivity-inattention problems had positive correlations with internet addiction, alcohol addiction and nicotine addiction groups (r=0.345, r=0.211, r=0.187, p<0.01). With regard to attachment formation, the four groups showed significant differences regarding dependence (F=19.427, p<0.01), anxiety (F=28.926, p<0.01), and closeness (F=12.853, p<0.01). In addition, the four groups showed significant difference with respect to impulsivity-inattention problems (F=83.857, p<0.01), of which the combined risk group showed the highest scores, and the non-addicted group had the lowest scores.CONCLUSION:
Insecure attachment formation and impulsivity-inattention problems were major risk factors for adolescent addictive behavior including internet addiction.
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Main subject:
Anxiety
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Weights and Measures
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Risk Factors
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Behavior, Addictive
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Substance-Related Disorders
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Internet
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Drinking
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Nicotine
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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