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  • Adolescent Health
  • Digital Media Studies

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  • Uncontrolled digital device use leads to technological addiction and problematic internet use, particularly post-pandemic.
  • While linked to psychological distress in young adults, less is known about this in adolescents.
  • High school students are increasingly vulnerable to the mental health impacts of problematic internet use.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the relationship between problematic internet use and psychological distress in high school students.
  • To examine gender and academic grade level differences in problematic internet use and psychological distress.
  • To investigate correlations between problematic internet use and anxiety, social anxiety, and depression.

Main Methods:

  • Quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive-correlational study.
  • Online self-report questionnaire administered to 2048 adolescents (11-17 years) in the Basque Country.
  • Utilized the Problematic Internet Use Scale (PIUS) and Child and Adolescent Assessment System subscales for anxiety, social anxiety, and depression.

Main Results:

  • No significant gender differences in problematic internet use were found.
  • Adolescents in higher academic grade levels reported higher rates of problematic internet use.
  • Significant positive correlations were observed between problematic internet use and depression, anxiety, and social anxiety levels.

Conclusions:

  • Higher academic levels are associated with increased problematic internet use among adolescents.
  • Intensive, uncontrolled internet usage is linked to poorer adolescent mental health outcomes.
  • Digital literacy, school, and family interventions are vital for promoting balanced internet use and mitigating psychological distress.