Internet use 101 in college: Do undergraduates want to learn healthier internet use?
Background: Internet overuse is an emerging public health emergency, especially for college students in the United States. The purpose of this study was to assess college students’ internet usage and interest in learning healthy internet usage skills as part of a college curriculum. Study design: Pa...
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| author | A. Baroni M.A. Feder F.X. Castellanos J. Li J. Shatkin |
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| description | Background: Internet overuse is an emerging public health emergency, especially for college students in the United States. The purpose of this study was to assess college students’ internet usage and interest in learning healthy internet usage skills as part of a college curriculum. Study design: Participants completed an online anonymous questionnaire which included the short version of the Internet Addiction Test, a modified Youth Health Movement survey, and questions regarding their interest in healthy internet use coursework. Methods: A total of 402 participants were recruited via an email LISTSERV of current undergraduates and recent graduates who had taken at least one class within a child and adolescent mental health studies minor while enrolled in a large university. Results: Overall, 70% of participants reported that they use the internet excessively, and a majority of participants reported that internet use has negatively affected their sleep and increased their anxiety. Seventy percent of participants reported that they would benefit from instruction on healthy internet usage via formal courses for credit or online modules. Conclusions: Students are aware of the difficulty in managing their internet use in college and are motivated to engage in novel courses on healthy internet usage. Academic institutions should consider developing courses or modules on healthy internet use. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-478a1776cc8143288e297ddfc3882b312023-12-10T06:18:22ZengElsevierPublic Health in Practice2666-53522023-12-016100411Internet use 101 in college: Do undergraduates want to learn healthier internet use?A. Baroni0M.A. Feder1F.X. Castellanos2J. Li3J. Shatkin4NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and NYC Health+Hospitals/Bellevue, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, USANYU Grossman School of Medicine, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and NYC Health+Hospitals/Bellevue, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, USA; Corresponding author. NYU Child Study Center, Seventh Floor, One Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10016, USA.NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, USANew York University, USANYU Grossman School of Medicine, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, USABackground: Internet overuse is an emerging public health emergency, especially for college students in the United States. The purpose of this study was to assess college students’ internet usage and interest in learning healthy internet usage skills as part of a college curriculum. Study design: Participants completed an online anonymous questionnaire which included the short version of the Internet Addiction Test, a modified Youth Health Movement survey, and questions regarding their interest in healthy internet use coursework. Methods: A total of 402 participants were recruited via an email LISTSERV of current undergraduates and recent graduates who had taken at least one class within a child and adolescent mental health studies minor while enrolled in a large university. Results: Overall, 70% of participants reported that they use the internet excessively, and a majority of participants reported that internet use has negatively affected their sleep and increased their anxiety. Seventy percent of participants reported that they would benefit from instruction on healthy internet usage via formal courses for credit or online modules. Conclusions: Students are aware of the difficulty in managing their internet use in college and are motivated to engage in novel courses on healthy internet usage. Academic institutions should consider developing courses or modules on healthy internet use.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666535223000575Internet addictionUndergraduate educationHealthy internet usage |
| spellingShingle | A. Baroni M.A. Feder F.X. Castellanos J. Li J. Shatkin Internet use 101 in college: Do undergraduates want to learn healthier internet use? Public Health in Practice Internet addiction Undergraduate education Healthy internet usage |
| title | Internet use 101 in college: Do undergraduates want to learn healthier internet use? |
| title_full | Internet use 101 in college: Do undergraduates want to learn healthier internet use? |
| title_fullStr | Internet use 101 in college: Do undergraduates want to learn healthier internet use? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Internet use 101 in college: Do undergraduates want to learn healthier internet use? |
| title_short | Internet use 101 in college: Do undergraduates want to learn healthier internet use? |
| title_sort | internet use 101 in college do undergraduates want to learn healthier internet use |
| topic | Internet addiction Undergraduate education Healthy internet usage |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666535223000575 |
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