Benedek Kurdi, Yarrow Dunham
Sensitivity of implicit evaluations to accurate and erroneous propositional inferences
Cognition
pathological internet use predominantly studied junior highmiddle schoolaged older children data elementaryprimary schoolaged children however scarce current study aimed examine prevalence problematic internet use including pathological maladaptive internet use elementary junior high schoolaged children relationships problematic internet use mental health problems healthrelated quality life survey conducted among children attend national public elementary junior high schools mediumsized city japan data received 3845 elementary schoolaged 4364 junior high schoolaged children based youngs diagnostic questionnaire score prevalence pathological maladaptive internet use 36 94 71 158 elementary junior high schoolaged children respectively prevalence problematic internet use including pathological maladaptive internet use consistently increased 4th grade 8th grade addition prevalence sharply increased 7th grade 8th grade study revealed children pathological maladaptive internet use exhibited severe depression decreased healthrelated quality life adaptive internet use results demonstrated pathological internet use uncommon even elementary schoolaged children pathological maladaptive internet use severe mental health problems decreased healthrelated quality life supporting importance providing children educational preventive interventions problematic internet use associated risk factors