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Internet Addiction Disorder of Vocational College Freshmen and Its Relationship to Childhood Psychological Abuse and Neglect

Deng Yun-long

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Objective:To survey the prevalence of internet addiction disorder(IAD)of vocational college freshmen and analyze its relationship to their childhood abuse and neglect.Methods:IAT,SCL-90 and CPANS were used to investigate 740 freshmen of Yongzhou Technical Vocational College.Results:The rate of IAD among 740 freshmen is 3.2%.The factor scores of IAD students were significantly higher than those of normal students(P0.05 or 0.01)at four aspects in CPANS:abuse scolding,abuse threat,abuse interference and education neglect;and nine aspects in SCL-90:somatization,obsessive-compulsive,interpersonal sensitivity,depression,anxiety,hostility,psychoticism,phobic anxiety,and crankiness.Conclusion:The freshmen of vocational colleges who experienced psychological abuse and educational neglect in their childhood have probably more IAD and suffer from more mental health problems than other freshmen.

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Objective:To survey the prevalence of internet addiction disorder(IAD)of vocational college freshmen and analyze its relationship to their childhood abuse and neglect.Methods:IAT,SCL-90 and CPANS were used to investigate 740 freshmen of Yongzhou Technical Vocational College.Results:The rate of IAD among 740 freshmen is 3.2%.The factor scores of IAD students were significantly higher than those of normal students(P0.05 or 0.01)at four aspects in CPANS:abuse scolding,abuse threat,abuse interference and education neglect;and nine aspects in SCL-90:somatization,obsessive-compulsive,interpersonal sensitivity,depression,anxiety,hostility,psychoticism,phobic anxiety,and crankiness.Conclusion:The freshmen of vocational colleges who experienced psychological abuse and educational neglect in their childhood have probably more IAD and suffer from more mental health problems than other freshmen.

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Objective:To survey the prevalence of internet addiction disorder(IAD)of vocational college freshmen and analyze its relationship to their childhood abuse and neglect.Methods:IAT,SCL-90 and CPANS were used to investigate 740 freshmen of Yongzhou Technical Vocational College.Results:The rate of IAD among 740 freshmen is 3.2%.The factor scores of IAD students were significantly higher than those of normal students(P0.05 or 0.01)at four aspects in CPANS:abuse scolding,abuse threat,abuse interference and education neglect;and nine aspects in SCL-90:somatization,obsessive-compulsive,interpersonal sensitivity,depression,anxiety,hostility,psychoticism,phobic anxiety,and crankiness.Conclusion:The freshmen of vocational colleges who experienced psychological abuse and educational neglect in their childhood have probably more IAD and suffer from more mental health problems than other freshmen.

Key concepts: Psychoticism, Psychology, Neglect, Hostility, Somatization, Clinical psychology, Vocational education, Internet addiction disorder

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