Melissa R Troncoso, Candy Wilson, Jonathan M Scott, Patricia A Deuster
Exploring Influences of Eating Behaviors Among Emerging Adults in the Military
Journal of nutrition education and behavior
aim study explore characteristics internet use among elementary school eighthgraders bjelo varbilogora county evaluate gender sociodemographic differences examine predictors internet addiction study included 437 female 51 eighthgraders mean age 138 05 years anonymous questionnaire used measure participants internet use functions used internet parents attitude towards childs internet use signs internet addiction logistic regression conducted evaluate predictors internet addiction majority children 715 reported using internet every day considering important risk factors internet addiction development found 32 children almost always stayed online longer intended 13 boys 4 girls almost always neglected chores spend time online 517 children thought life would boring uninteresting without internet significant difference urban rural students terms function used internet mostly engaged online communitychat websites 70 listen music watch movies 81 boys gaming websites students 434 spent 12 hours daily online 262 students spent 34 hours online 9 spent 5 hours daily online conclusion public health preventive measures conducted raise public awareness concern negative effect internet use internet addiction especially young population