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AuthorAziz, Maryam
AuthorChemnad, Khansa
AuthorAl-Harahsheh, Sanaa
AuthorAbdelmoneium, Azza O.
AuthorBagdady, Ahmed
AuthorHassan, Diana Alsayed
AuthorAli, Raian
Available date2024-02-26T10:53:47Z
Publication Date2024-01-19
Publication NameScientific Reports
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-51655-x
CitationAziz, 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.
ISSN2045-2322
URIhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85182696236&origin=inward
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/52222
AbstractThis 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.
SponsorOpen 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).
Languageen
PublisherSpringer Nature
Subjectinternet addiction
adolescent
TitleThe influence of adolescents essential and non-essential use of technology and Internet addiction on their physical and mental fatigues
TypeArticle
Issue Number1
Volume Number14
dc.accessType Open Access


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