Generalised and specific problematic internet use among Spanish university students: prevalence, co-occurrence, and related variables

Objective: To examine the prevalence and co­occurrence of generalized problematic internet use (GPIU), problematic social media use (PSMU), and problematic online gaming (POG), as well as to identify associated sociodemographic, lifestyle, and internet use factors. Method: A total of 763 university...

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Autores: Sánchez Fernández, Magdalena, Borda Mas, María de las Mercedes
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
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Palavra-chave:Internet addiction
Social media problematic use
Online gaming
Prevalence
University students
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spelling Generalised and specific problematic internet use among Spanish university students: prevalence, co-occurrence, and related variablesUso problemático generalizado y específico de internet entre estudiantes universitarios españoles: Prevalencia, coocurrencia y variables relacionadasSánchez Fernández, MagdalenaBorda Mas, María de las MercedesInternet addictionSocial media problematic useOnline gamingPrevalenceUniversity studentsObjective: To examine the prevalence and co­occurrence of generalized problematic internet use (GPIU), problematic social media use (PSMU), and problematic online gaming (POG), as well as to identify associated sociodemographic, lifestyle, and internet use factors. Method: A total of 763 university students participated in an online survey. Results: Prevalence rates were 16.3% (GPIU), 8.7% (PSMU), and 1.4% (POG). Co­occurrence rates were 6.6% (GPIU­PSMU), 0.7% (GPIU­POG), 0% (PSMU­POG), and 0.5% (GPIU­PSMU­POG). Female gender was associated with GPIU and PSMU, while male gender was linked to POG. Unemployment was related to POG, alcohol use and poor sleep quality to GPIU, and PSMU. Daily internet use was associated with GPIU; social­related use with GPIU and PSMU; and process­related use with all three behaviours. Conclusions: These findings support the need for differentiated preventive strategies tailored to the specific patterns and correlates of each type of problematic online behaviour.Asociación Española de Psicología Clínica y PsicopatologíaPersonalidad, Evaluación y Tratamiento Psicológicos2025info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/11441/185810https://doi.org/10.5944/rppc.44011reponame:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevillainstname:Universidad de Sevilla (US)InglésRevista de Psicopatología y Psicología Clínica, 30 (2), 95-109. https://revistas.uned.es/index.php/RPPC/article/view/44011info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:dnet:idus________::a2d204c9e2a87bbd3bbf366c39a4982e2026-06-17T12:51:07Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Generalised and specific problematic internet use among Spanish university students: prevalence, co-occurrence, and related variables
Uso problemático generalizado y específico de internet entre estudiantes universitarios españoles: Prevalencia, coocurrencia y variables relacionadas
title Generalised and specific problematic internet use among Spanish university students: prevalence, co-occurrence, and related variables
spellingShingle Generalised and specific problematic internet use among Spanish university students: prevalence, co-occurrence, and related variables
Sánchez Fernández, Magdalena
Internet addiction
Social media problematic use
Online gaming
Prevalence
University students
title_short Generalised and specific problematic internet use among Spanish university students: prevalence, co-occurrence, and related variables
title_full Generalised and specific problematic internet use among Spanish university students: prevalence, co-occurrence, and related variables
title_fullStr Generalised and specific problematic internet use among Spanish university students: prevalence, co-occurrence, and related variables
title_full_unstemmed Generalised and specific problematic internet use among Spanish university students: prevalence, co-occurrence, and related variables
title_sort Generalised and specific problematic internet use among Spanish university students: prevalence, co-occurrence, and related variables
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Sánchez Fernández, Magdalena
Borda Mas, María de las Mercedes
author Sánchez Fernández, Magdalena
author_facet Sánchez Fernández, Magdalena
Borda Mas, María de las Mercedes
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author2 Borda Mas, María de las Mercedes
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Personalidad, Evaluación y Tratamiento Psicológicos
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Internet addiction
Social media problematic use
Online gaming
Prevalence
University students
topic Internet addiction
Social media problematic use
Online gaming
Prevalence
University students
description Objective: To examine the prevalence and co­occurrence of generalized problematic internet use (GPIU), problematic social media use (PSMU), and problematic online gaming (POG), as well as to identify associated sociodemographic, lifestyle, and internet use factors. Method: A total of 763 university students participated in an online survey. Results: Prevalence rates were 16.3% (GPIU), 8.7% (PSMU), and 1.4% (POG). Co­occurrence rates were 6.6% (GPIU­PSMU), 0.7% (GPIU­POG), 0% (PSMU­POG), and 0.5% (GPIU­PSMU­POG). Female gender was associated with GPIU and PSMU, while male gender was linked to POG. Unemployment was related to POG, alcohol use and poor sleep quality to GPIU, and PSMU. Daily internet use was associated with GPIU; social­related use with GPIU and PSMU; and process­related use with all three behaviours. Conclusions: These findings support the need for differentiated preventive strategies tailored to the specific patterns and correlates of each type of problematic online behaviour.
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