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A comparison of severity of symptoms of Internet addiction in students from Poland, Taiwan and the USA

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Pawłowska B., Masiak J.

Current Problems of Psychiatry

2014

vol. 15

issue 1

10-13

The aim of this work was to verify the hypothesis that there are statistically significant differences among students from Poland, Taiwan and the USA in the severity of symptoms of Internet addiction, as measured using Pawłowska and Potembska's Internet Addiction Assessment Questionnaire. Material and methods: A total of 147 medical students from the Medical University of Lublin were surveyed, including 83 Polish, 31 Taiwanese and 33 American students with a mean age of 21 years. The following instruments were used in this study: an inquiry form and the Internet Addiction Assessment Questionnaire by Potembska and Pawłowska. Results and conclusions: Based on the results obtained in the study, the following conclusions have been formulated: 1. The students from Taiwan have significantly more severe symptoms of Internet addiction than the students from Poland and the USA. 2. The students from the USA have significantly more severe symptoms of Internet addiction than the Poles. 3. The criteria for the risk of Internet addiction have been met by more Taiwanese students (65%) than American (31%) and Polish (17%) students. 4. Taiwanese students significantly more often as compared to Polish and American students play violent computer games and they believe that only online interactions can ensure acceptance, understanding and the possibility to express true feelings and views. 5. As compared to Polish students, the students from Taiwan and the USA significantly more often use web pornography.

Celem pracy była weryfikacja hipotezy zakładającej występowanie istotnych statystycznie różnic między studentami z Polski, Tajwanu i USA w zakresie nasilenia objawów uzależnienia od Internetu, mierzonego Kwestionariuszem do Badania Uzależnienia od Internetu Pawłowskiej i Potembskiej. Materiał i metody: Przebadano łącznie 147 studentów medycyny Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Lublinie: 83 Polaków, 31 Tajwańczyków i 33 studentów ze Stanów Zjednoczonych, których średni wiek wynosił 21 lat. W pracy zastosowano następujące metody badawcze: Ankietę oraz Kwestionariusz do Badania Uzależnienia od Internetu Pawłowskiej i Potemskiej. Wyniki i wnioski: Na podstawie otrzymanych wyników badań sformułowano następujące wnioski: 1. Studenci z Tajwanu mają znacząco bardziej nasilone objawy uzależnienia od Internetu niż studenci z USA i z Polski. 2. Studenci z USA mają znacząco bardziej nasilone objawy uzależnienia od Internetu niż Polacy. 3. Kryteria zagrożenia uzależnieniem od Internetu spełnia więcej studentów z Tajwanu (65%) niż studentów z USA (31%) i z Polski (17%). 4. Studenci z Tajwanu istotnie częściej niż studenci z Polski i z USA grają w gry internetowe, w których dominuje przemoc oraz są przekonani, że jedynie w kontaktach nawiązywanych przez Internet można otrzymać akceptację, zrozumienie i wyrażać autentyczne uczucia i poglądy. 5. Studenci z Tajwanu i z USA istotnie częściej niż studenci z Polski korzystają z pornografii internetowej.

Prevalence of self-injury, suicidal ideation, plans and attempts in adolescents aged 13 to 19 years of age

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Pawłowska B., Potembska E., Zygo M., Olajossy M.

Polish Journal of Public Health

2015

vol. 125

issue 1

55-59

Introduction. Increased suicide rates, both among adults and adolescents, have been seen in Poland over recent years. Aim. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of self-injury, suicide ideation, plans and attempts in adolescents aged 13 to 19 years. Material and methods. The study encompassed the total number of 6883 individuals aged 13 to 19 years, 69% of them being girls and 31% - boys. All respondents lived in Lubelskie Province. The research was conducted using a questionnaire designed by the authors. Results. In the group composed of 6883 adolescents living in Lublin Province, suicide ideation was reported by 47.65% of the respondents, suicide plans by 32.35%, suicide attempts were carried out by 10% of adolescents and self-injury by 24.91% of the respondents aged 13 to 19 years. Conclusions. The greatest prevalence of suicide ideation, plans and attempts, as well as self-injuries, were recorded in the group of adolescents aged 17. The adolescents living in the urban areas are more likely to inflict self-injury than those living in rural areas. Furthermore, adolescents with suicidal tendencies, e.g. attempting suicide and self-injury, are more prone to alcohol and substance abuse. It needs emphasizing that many adolescents with suicidal tendencies, compared against those who did not carry them out, have past experience of psychological, physical and sexual violence in the family, have been raised by a single parent or in families, where one of the parents abused alcohol.

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