Excessive Internet and game use among children with different household registration in Shanghai / 中国学校卫生

ABSTRACT

Objective@#To explore the status and related factors of excessive Internet and game use among primary and junior high school students with different household registration in Shanghai, and to provide a reference for creating healthy digital media usage family environment among children.@*Methods@#A questionnaire survey was conducted among 2 324 students and their parents from 4 primary schools, 4 middle schools in Shanghai. The sociodemographic characteristics, Internet Addiction Test, Game addiction scale and Family APGAR Index were investigated.@*Results@#Excessive internet use rate and the excessive game use rate was 16.1% and 9.4%, respectively. Low family economic status( OR =2.07), motivation type of Internet use to maintain emotional arousal ( OR =5.44) or to satisfy social function( OR =8.72), peer all the time gaming use( OR =2.21), peer gaming invitation( OR =1.85, 2.56, 2.53), family dysfunction above moderate( OR =2.62, 2.68) were positively associated with excessive internet use( P <0.05). Lack of confidence in their studies( OR =2.11, 4.14), motivation type of Internet use to maintain emotional arousal( OR = 4.82 ) or to satisfy social function( OR =6.09), peer often( OR =2.84) or all the time gaming use( OR =3.92), family dysfunction above moderate( OR =2.57, 2.16) were associated with excessive game use( P <0.05).@*Conclusion@#There is no significant difference in the excessive Internet and game use among children with different household registration.It is suggested that should attach importance to peer influence and family function, advocate schools and families to create a good environment for children s digital media use, and promote children s healthy development.