Internet Addiction Disorder and Sensation Seeking of Middle School and High School Students / 中国心理卫生杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective: Investigate the characteristics of Internet Addiction Disorder and Sensation Seeking of middle school and high school students, and the relationship between addiction and sensation seeking. Methods: Internet Addiction Test Questionnaire and Zuckerman's Sensation Seeking Scale were administered to 307 students in a middle school and a high school in Beijing. Results: Sex and grade differences obviously existed in IAD. Boys and middle school students were easier to be addicted to Internet. The score of Boredom Susceptibility of sensation seeking was positively correlated to IAD. Conclusion: Certain relationship between IAD and sensation seeking did exist.