Internet use and psychosomatic symptoms among university students

cross-sectional study

Gregor Štiglic (Avtor), Ruth Masterson Creber (Avtor), Leona Cilar (Avtor)

Povzetek

Background: Although the internet facilitates access to a wide range of knowledge and evidence, overuse among young people is associated with lower wellbeing and psychosomatic symptoms. The aim of this cross-sectional study is to explore the relationship between internet use, mental wellbeing, and psychosomatic symptoms among university students in Slovenia. Methods: We used correlation matrix plots to identify correlated symptoms and multivariate logistic regression to analyze the relationship between the time spent on the internet or computer and psychosomatic symptoms controlling for gender. Symptoms were measured using the Health Behavior of School Children scale. Results: Out of 464 students, the majority (64.7%, n = 300) were healthcare students and 35.3% (n = 164) were computer science students. Among somatic symptoms, headaches were associated with more time spent on the computer (r = −0.17, p < 0.001) and were significantly more prevalent in computer science students compared to health science students (χ2(1) = 8.52, p = 0.004). Time spent using the internet for spare time activities was associated with lower nervousness (r = 0.15, p = 0.005). Conclusions: Computer science students reported more frequent psychological symptoms compared to health science students and less somatic symptoms.

Ključne besede

psychological symptoms;somatic symptoms;technology use;wellbeing;university students;

Podatki

Jezik:	Angleški jezik
Leto izida:	2022
Tipologija:	1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
Organizacija:	UM FZV - Fakulteta za zdravstvene vede
Založnik:	MDPI
UDK:	613.86-057.87:004.738.5
COBISS:	97095683
ISSN:	1660-4601
Št. ogledov:	0
Št. prenosov:	0
Ocena:	0 (0 glasov)
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Ostali podatki

Sekundarni jezik:	Slovenski jezik
Sekundarne ključne besede:	Students, nursing;Internet;Mental health;Študenti zdravstvene nege;Mentalno zdravje;
Vrsta dela (COBISS):	Znanstveno delo
Strani:	str. 1-9
Letnik:	ǂVol. ǂ19
Zvezek:	ǂiss. ǂ3
Čas izdaje:	2022
DOI:	10.3390/ijerph19031774
ID:	25420111