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The associations between compulsive internet usage and neck pain, depression among high school personnel by the nationwide study in Japan

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K10103
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 58030:Hygiene and public health-related: excluding laboratory approach
Research InstitutionOkayama University (2019-2020)
Shimane University (2018)

Principal Investigator

Kanda Hideyuki  岡山大学, 医歯薬学総合研究科, 教授 (80294370)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 高橋 謙造  帝京大学, 公私立大学の部局等, 教授 (00365628)
鈴木 雅子  十文字学園女子大学, 人間生活学部, 講師 (20760763)
津村 秀樹  徳島大学, 大学院社会産業理工学研究部(社会総合科学域), 講師 (70636836)
中村 幸志  琉球大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (80422898)
菅谷 渚  横浜市立大学, 医学部, 助教 (90508425)
Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Keywordsインターネット依存 / 学校教職員 / 頸部痛 / 抑うつ / 頸部負荷 / 勤労意欲 / 全国調査 / 頸性うつ
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aimed to clarify the associations between Internet addiction and neck pain, depression among high school personnel by a local study in Shimane and Tottori, 2018 and the nationwide survey in Japan, 2019 &2020. Neck pain was defined by the Neck Disability Index. The Compulsive Internet Use Scale (CIUS) was used to assess Internet addiction. Multiple regression analysis was conducted to examine the association between the CIUS score and related factors divided by each group with/without neck pain and /or depression. We found the positive relationship between the CIUS score and the combination both neck pain and depression, even adjusted by age, gender, insomnia, purpose for using Internet and Internet-use time in weekday.
High school personnel all over Japan should take properly education on how to use Internet due to prevent from both physical and mental diseases earlier.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

無作為に抽出した中学・高校に所属する教職員を対象とした全国調査により、インターネット依存と、頸部負荷、抑うつ状態の関連を明らかにした。教職員の全国実態結果であり、新しい健康問題の解明に資する学術的意義がある。
また、インターネットが社会のインフラとして整備される中で、現在インターネット依存が社会的問題として顕在化しつつある。ネット社会と健康の向き合い方を示した本研究結果の社会的意義は大きい。今後、インターネット適正使用教育を全国の教職員に行うことで、より早期の抑うつや頸部痛の予防につながる可能性が考えられた。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2020 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (7 results)

All 2020 2019 2018

All Journal Article (4 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 4 results,  Open Access: 4 results) Presentation (3 results)

  • [Journal Article] At-risk Internet addiction and related factors among junior high school teachers?based on a nationwide cross-sectional study in Japan2019

    • Author(s)
      Iwaibara Ayumi、Fukuda Mari、Tsumura Hideki、Kanda Hideyuki
    • Journal Title

      Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

      Volume: 24 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-8

    • DOI

      10.1186/s12199-018-0759-3

    • NAID

      120006939633

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Bio-psychosocial factors of children and adolescents with internet gaming disorder: A systematicreview.2019

    • Author(s)
      Sugaya N, Shirasaka T, Takahashi K, Kanda H.
    • Journal Title

      Biopsychosocial Medicine.

      Volume: 13 Issue: 1 Pages: 3-3

    • DOI

      10.1186/s13030-019-0144-5

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Prevalence and Risk Factors of Internet Addiction Among Employed Adults in Japan2018

    • Author(s)
      Hideki Tsumura, Hideyuki Kanda, Nagisa Sugaya, Satoshi Tsuboi, Kenzo Takahashi
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Epidemiology

      Volume: 28 Issue: 4 Pages: 202-206

    • DOI

      10.2188/jea.JE20160185

    • NAID

      130006638864

    • ISSN
      0917-5040, 1349-9092
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Problematic Internet Use and its Relationship with Psychological Distress, Insomnia, andAlcoholism among Schoolteachers in Japan.2018

    • Author(s)
      Tsumura H, Kanda H, Sugaya N, Tsuboi S, Takahashi K.
    • Journal Title

      Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking.

      Volume: 21 Issue: 12 Pages: 288-296

    • DOI

      10.1089/cyber.2018.0233

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] 日本の中学・高校教員におけるインターネット依存と頸部痛のリスクの関連.2020

    • Author(s)
      田邊莉奈、久松隆史、福田茉莉、土江梨奈、鈴木雅子、菅谷渚、中村幸志、高橋謙造、神田秀幸
    • Organizer
      第55回日本アルコール・アディクション医学会学術総会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 山陰地方の中学・高校教職員におけるインターネット利用状況の実態2019

    • Author(s)
      神田秀幸、福田茉莉、土江梨奈、津村秀樹、久松隆史
    • Organizer
      第63回中国四国合同産業衛生学会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 全国の中学校教員におけるインターネット依存とバーンアウトの関連2018

    • Author(s)
      祝原 あゆみ, 福田 茉莉, 津村 秀樹, 神田 秀幸
    • Organizer
      第77回日本公衆衛生学会総会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2022-01-27  

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