School teachers' awareness of internet addiction in elementary school students: a regional survey in Japan
In recent years, concerns about internet addiction (IA) among children have been increasing. This study focused on the awareness of IA in elementary school teachers. A web-based anonymous survey was conducted in November 2021. The participants completed an original questionnaire about their awarenes...
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| author | Kentaro Kawabe Fumie Horiuchi Rie Hosokawa Kiwamu Nakachi Junya Soga Shu-ichi Ueno |
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| description | In recent years, concerns about internet addiction (IA) among children have been increasing. This study focused on the awareness of IA in elementary school teachers. A web-based anonymous survey was conducted in November 2021. The participants completed an original questionnaire about their awareness of IA. The participants were divided into three groups based on their positions in the classroom: class teachers, support teachers, and administrative teachers. Out of 283 participants, over 70% had not approached students with IA and had little practical knowledge about the disorder. Support and administrative teachers had more opportunities to interact with students with IA than class teachers (p < 0.001 in both cases). Support teachers had more opportunities to ask their colleagues about IA than class teachers (p < 0.01); similarly, administrative teachers also had more opportunities to discuss IA with colleagues than class teachers (p = 0.04). Preventive interventions are recommended for people who communicate with children with IA. Students with IA might cause anxiety among teachers; therefore, preventive education strategies should be implemented with the cooperation of psychiatrists, psychologists, and public health nurses. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-52229376cea24dabbd92c3cc69a211372023-07-14T04:38:34ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402023-07-011410.3389/fpsyt.2023.11873871187387School teachers' awareness of internet addiction in elementary school students: a regional survey in JapanKentaro Kawabe0Fumie Horiuchi1Rie Hosokawa2Kiwamu Nakachi3Junya Soga4Shu-ichi Ueno5Department of Child Psychiatry, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, JapanDepartment of Child Psychiatry, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, JapanDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, JapanDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, JapanDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, JapanDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, JapanIn recent years, concerns about internet addiction (IA) among children have been increasing. This study focused on the awareness of IA in elementary school teachers. A web-based anonymous survey was conducted in November 2021. The participants completed an original questionnaire about their awareness of IA. The participants were divided into three groups based on their positions in the classroom: class teachers, support teachers, and administrative teachers. Out of 283 participants, over 70% had not approached students with IA and had little practical knowledge about the disorder. Support and administrative teachers had more opportunities to interact with students with IA than class teachers (p < 0.001 in both cases). Support teachers had more opportunities to ask their colleagues about IA than class teachers (p < 0.01); similarly, administrative teachers also had more opportunities to discuss IA with colleagues than class teachers (p = 0.04). Preventive interventions are recommended for people who communicate with children with IA. Students with IA might cause anxiety among teachers; therefore, preventive education strategies should be implemented with the cooperation of psychiatrists, psychologists, and public health nurses.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1187387/fullinternet addictionelementary schoolSNSpreventionstudentsgaming disorder |
| spellingShingle | Kentaro Kawabe Fumie Horiuchi Rie Hosokawa Kiwamu Nakachi Junya Soga Shu-ichi Ueno School teachers' awareness of internet addiction in elementary school students: a regional survey in Japan Frontiers in Psychiatry internet addiction elementary school SNS prevention students gaming disorder |
| title | School teachers' awareness of internet addiction in elementary school students: a regional survey in Japan |
| title_full | School teachers' awareness of internet addiction in elementary school students: a regional survey in Japan |
| title_fullStr | School teachers' awareness of internet addiction in elementary school students: a regional survey in Japan |
| title_full_unstemmed | School teachers' awareness of internet addiction in elementary school students: a regional survey in Japan |
| title_short | School teachers' awareness of internet addiction in elementary school students: a regional survey in Japan |
| title_sort | school teachers awareness of internet addiction in elementary school students a regional survey in japan |
| topic | internet addiction elementary school SNS prevention students gaming disorder |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1187387/full |
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