The influence of adolescents essential and non-essential use of technology and Internet addiction on their physical and mental fatigues
Author | Aziz, Maryam |
Author | Chemnad, Khansa |
Author | Al-Harahsheh, Sanaa |
Author | Abdelmoneium, Azza O. |
Author | Bagdady, Ahmed |
Author | Hassan, Diana Alsayed |
Author | Ali, Raian |
Available date | 2024-02-26T10:53:47Z |
Publication Date | 2024-01-19 |
Publication Name | Scientific Reports |
Identifier | http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-51655-x |
Citation | Aziz, M., Chemnad, K., Al-Harahsheh, S., Abdelmoneium, A. O., Bagdady, A., Hassan, D. A., & Ali, R. (2024). The influence of adolescents essential and non-essential use of technology and Internet addiction on their physical and mental fatigues. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 1745. |
ISSN | 2045-2322 |
Abstract | This study explores the impact of Internet addiction (IA), age, and essential and non-essential technology usage time on the physical and mental fatigue of adolescents. The research surveyed 477 adolescents from Qatar and employed the Internet Addiction Diagnostic Questionnaire (IADQ) and Chalder's Fatigue Scale for data collection. Multiple linear regression and Mann–Whitney U tests were utilized for analysis. The findings indicate that IA, non-essential usage time, and age are positively associated with overall fatigue among adolescents. IA and non-essential usage time are positively linked to physical fatigue, while IA, non-essential usage time, and age are positive predictors of mental fatigue. However, essential usage time is negatively associated with mental fatigue. These results highlight the importance of distinguishing technology usage based on intent and necessity, as well as differentiating between physical and mental fatigue when examining problematic technology usage. This study is among the few conducted in the Middle Eastern context. |
Sponsor | Open Access funding provided by the Qatar National Library. This publication was supported by NPRP 14 Cluster grant # NPRP 14C-0916–210015 from the Qatar National Research Fund (a member of Qatar Foundation). |
Language | en |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Subject | internet addiction adolescent |
Type | Article |
Issue Number | 1 |
Volume Number | 14 |
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