Cohort Study on Internet Game and Smart Phone Addiction

National Clinical Research Coordination Center, Seoul, Korea

Status

Completed

Conditions

Adolescent Problems

Addictive Behavior

Treatments

Other: refer to mental health specialists

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT02415322

ICURE

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this cohort study is to observe the prevalence, incidence, relapse, and remission rates of online and/or smartphone game addiction among elementary and secondary school students in Korea. In addition the investigators are going to identify risk and protective factors, to determine whether online and/or smart phone game addiction is a primary or secondary problem, and to identify outcomes for individuals who become or stop being online and smart phone game addiction.

Full description

Participants:

Total 3,000 children will be enrolled the cohort and followed up for 4 years.

Procedures:

These students will be surveyed annually between 2015 and 2019. Surveys were conducted in classrooms by trained interviewer who had been trained by the research team assisted by the teachers.

Measurements

usage and frequency of internet, internet game, and smartphone game etc.
interpersional relationship; with family members, peer group, and teacher etc.
personal characteristics; self esteem, social support, depression, anxiety, hyperactivity etc.
Socio-demographic factors

Enrollment

2,319 patients

Sex

All

Ages

10 to 14 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria