Problematic internet use among young and adult population in Bangladesh: Correlates with lifestyle and online activities during the COVID-19 pandemic
Background: Although internet use can boost individuals’ quality of life in various aspects, activities on the internet (e.g., gambling, video gaming, social media use, pornography use, etc.) can be used as coping strategy to deal with psychological stressors and mood states (e.g., fear, anxiety, de...
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| author | Md. Saiful Islam Md. Safaet Hossain Sujan Rafia Tasnim Most. Zannatul Ferdous Jakir Hossain Bhuiyan Masud Sourav Kundu Abu Syed Md. Mosaddek M. Shahabuddin K. Choudhuri Kagan Kircaburun Mark D. Griffiths |
| author_facet | Md. Saiful Islam Md. Safaet Hossain Sujan Rafia Tasnim Most. Zannatul Ferdous Jakir Hossain Bhuiyan Masud Sourav Kundu Abu Syed Md. Mosaddek M. Shahabuddin K. Choudhuri Kagan Kircaburun Mark D. Griffiths |
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| description | Background: Although internet use can boost individuals’ quality of life in various aspects, activities on the internet (e.g., gambling, video gaming, social media use, pornography use, etc.) can be used as coping strategy to deal with psychological stressors and mood states (e.g., fear, anxiety, depression) particularly during the global COVID-19 pandemic. Objectives: The present study assessed problematic internet use (PIU) among Bangladeshi youth and adults in Bangladesh and examined its correlation with lifestyle and online activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: An online cross-sectional survey was utilized between May and June 2020 comprising 13,525 Bangladeshi individuals (61.3% male; age range 18–50 years; mean age 23.7 years) recruited from various online platforms. The self-report survey included questions concerning socio-demographics, lifestyle, and online activities during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as psychometric scales such as the nine-item Internet Disorder Scale-Short Form (IDS9-SF). Results: Utilizing hierarchical regression analysis, problematic internet use was significantly and positively associated with those who were younger, having a higher level of education, living with a nuclear family, engaging in less physical exercise, avoiding household chores, playing online videogames, social media use, and engaging in recreational online activities. Conclusions: Excessive internet use appears to have been commonplace during the COVID-19 pandemic period and young adults were most vulnerable to problematic internet use. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f126fdeb307c4d69a8a2bf58766de87e2022-12-21T18:56:29ZengElsevierAddictive Behaviors Reports2352-85322020-12-0112100311Problematic internet use among young and adult population in Bangladesh: Correlates with lifestyle and online activities during the COVID-19 pandemicMd. Saiful Islam0Md. Safaet Hossain Sujan1Rafia Tasnim2Most. Zannatul Ferdous3Jakir Hossain Bhuiyan Masud4Sourav Kundu5Abu Syed Md. Mosaddek6M. Shahabuddin K. Choudhuri7Kagan Kircaburun8Mark D. Griffiths9Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 1342, Bangladesh; Youth Research Association, Savar, Dhaka 1342, Bangladesh; Corresponding author at: Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 1342, Bangladesh.Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 1342, Bangladesh; Youth Research Association, Savar, Dhaka 1342, BangladeshDepartment of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 1342, Bangladesh; Youth Research Association, Savar, Dhaka 1342, BangladeshDepartment of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 1342, Bangladesh; Quest Bangladesh, Lalmatia, Dhaka 1207, BangladeshQuest Bangladesh, Lalmatia, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh; Public Health Informatics Foundation (PHIF), Mirpur, Dhaka 1216, BangladeshQuest Bangladesh, Lalmatia, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh; Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology, Shinagawa City, Tokyo 140-0011, JapanQuest Bangladesh, Lalmatia, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh; Department of Pharmacology, Uttara Adhunik Medical College, Uttara, Dhaka 1230, BangladeshQuest Bangladesh, Lalmatia, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh; Department of Pharmacy, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 1342, Bangladesh; United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) Herbal Medicines Compendium South Asia Expert Panel Member, Hyderabad, IndiaInternational Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, 50 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham NG1 4FQ, UKInternational Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, 50 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham NG1 4FQ, UKBackground: Although internet use can boost individuals’ quality of life in various aspects, activities on the internet (e.g., gambling, video gaming, social media use, pornography use, etc.) can be used as coping strategy to deal with psychological stressors and mood states (e.g., fear, anxiety, depression) particularly during the global COVID-19 pandemic. Objectives: The present study assessed problematic internet use (PIU) among Bangladeshi youth and adults in Bangladesh and examined its correlation with lifestyle and online activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: An online cross-sectional survey was utilized between May and June 2020 comprising 13,525 Bangladeshi individuals (61.3% male; age range 18–50 years; mean age 23.7 years) recruited from various online platforms. The self-report survey included questions concerning socio-demographics, lifestyle, and online activities during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as psychometric scales such as the nine-item Internet Disorder Scale-Short Form (IDS9-SF). Results: Utilizing hierarchical regression analysis, problematic internet use was significantly and positively associated with those who were younger, having a higher level of education, living with a nuclear family, engaging in less physical exercise, avoiding household chores, playing online videogames, social media use, and engaging in recreational online activities. Conclusions: Excessive internet use appears to have been commonplace during the COVID-19 pandemic period and young adults were most vulnerable to problematic internet use.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352853220301267Problematic internet useGamingSocial media useCOVID-19PandemicBangladesh |
| spellingShingle | Md. Saiful Islam Md. Safaet Hossain Sujan Rafia Tasnim Most. Zannatul Ferdous Jakir Hossain Bhuiyan Masud Sourav Kundu Abu Syed Md. Mosaddek M. Shahabuddin K. Choudhuri Kagan Kircaburun Mark D. Griffiths Problematic internet use among young and adult population in Bangladesh: Correlates with lifestyle and online activities during the COVID-19 pandemic Addictive Behaviors Reports Problematic internet use Gaming Social media use COVID-19 Pandemic Bangladesh |
| title | Problematic internet use among young and adult population in Bangladesh: Correlates with lifestyle and online activities during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full | Problematic internet use among young and adult population in Bangladesh: Correlates with lifestyle and online activities during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Problematic internet use among young and adult population in Bangladesh: Correlates with lifestyle and online activities during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Problematic internet use among young and adult population in Bangladesh: Correlates with lifestyle and online activities during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_short | Problematic internet use among young and adult population in Bangladesh: Correlates with lifestyle and online activities during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_sort | problematic internet use among young and adult population in bangladesh correlates with lifestyle and online activities during the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | Problematic internet use Gaming Social media use COVID-19 Pandemic Bangladesh |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352853220301267 |
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