Internet addiction and attention impairment among adolescents: an experimental clinical psychological approach

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16K17333
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Clinical psychology
• Research Institution: Shimane University
• Principal Investigator: Tsumura Hideki 島根大学, 医学部, 助教 (70636836)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: インターネット依存 / 注意バイアス / 注意機能 / ストレス反応

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aimed to examine the relationship between Internet addiction and attention function. Adult participants were asked to administer a dot-probe task and PASAT. The dot-probe task was used to measure selective attention toward Internet-related, negative, and positive stimulus (i.e., attentional bias.) PAST is the neuropsychological test for attentional function. They were asked to complete a self-rating questionnaire on Internet addiction (Internet Addiction Test: IAT.) The results showed that Internet addiction is associated with attentional bias toward positive stimulus. The results may imply that greater and sustained attention toward positive stimulus contributes to development or maintenance of Internet addiction.

Free Research Field

臨床心理学