Comorbid symptoms of internet addiction among adolescents with and without autism spectrum disorder

A comparative study

Bibliographic Data

ID13899781
AuthorsKentaro Kawabe (0000-0002-6569-7828, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, and Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development, Ehime University Hospital, Toon, Japan), Fumie Horiuchi (0000-0002-0833-0173, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, and Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development, Ehime University Hospital, Toon, Japan, corresponding author), Rie Hosokawa (0000-0002-0054-2972, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, and Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development, Ehime University Hospital, Toon, Japan), Kiwamu Nakachi (0000-0002-8556-2111, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, and Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development, Ehime University Hospital, Toon, Japan), Junya Soga (Department of Neuropsychiatry, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, and Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development, Ehime University Hospital, Toon, Japan), Shuichi Ueno (0000-0002-2611-962X, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Japan)
Year2022
Volume27
Issue1
Pages315-324
Publication date2022-07-06
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Adolescence and Youth (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0267-3843 • E-ISSN: 2164-4527
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02673843.2022.2091939
OpenAlexW4286630221
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited36

This study investigates the prevalence of internet addiction and compares its related factors among adolescents with and without autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Between January 2017 and December 2019, outpatients (n = 102), aged 12–15, completed the basic information questionnaire, Internet Addiction Test, and Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology Self-Report Japanese version (QIDS-J). Their parents completed the Social Responsiveness Scale-2 (SRS-2) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Rating Scale-IV (ADHD-RS). The scores of adolescents with and without ASD were compared. Internet addiction was prevalent among 40.0% and 23.9% of adolescents in the ASD and non-ASD groups, respectively. No potential risk factors for internet addiction were statistically significant in the ASD group. However, QIDS-J and ADHD-RS scores were significantly correlated with internet addiction in the non-ASD group. Factors related to internet addiction were symptoms of depression and ADHD in the non-ASD group

Addiction · Autism · Autism spectrum disorder · Depression (economics · Developmental psychology · Internet addiction disorder · Psychiatry · Rating scale · The Internet · World Wide Web · Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research · Child Development and Digital Technology · Clinical Psychology · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Medicine · Psychology

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