ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Psychophysiological features of students at different risk of internet-addictive behavior

About authors

1 Orenburg State Medical University, Orenburg, Russia

2 Federal Scientific Center of Hygiene, Moscow, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Olesya M. Zhdanova
Sovetskaya, 6, Orenburg, 460014, Russia; ur.xednay@srokobor

About paper

Author contribution: Setko NP — study design and concept, manuscript editing; Zhdanova OM — manuscript writing, collection and processing of the material, statistical processing; Setko AG — manuscript writing, editing; all authors — approval of the final version of the article, responsibility for integrity of all of its parts.

Compliance with ethical standards: the study was conducted in compliance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki (Fortaleza, 2013). Each participant of the study submitted a signed voluntary informed consent form.

Received: 2023-11-11 Accepted: 2024-02-02 Published online: 2024-03-18
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Fig. 1. Com — compulsive symptoms subscale; Wit — withdrawal symptoms subscale; Tol — tolerance symptoms subscale; IH — intrapersonal/health-related problems subscale; TM — time management subscale
Fig. 2. Distribution of students by manifestation of aggression (%)
Table 1. Indicators of aggressive and hostile reactions, groups 1 and 2
Note: * — p ≤ 0.05 in comparison of the data describing both groups.
Table 2. Personal qualities indicators, groups 1 and 2
Note: * — p ≤ 0.05 in comparison of the data describing both groups.
Table 3. Quality of life indicators, groups 1 and 2
Note: * — p ≤ 0.05 in comparison of the data describing both groups.
Table 4. Correlation of internet addiction criteria and psychophysiological indicators (units)
Note: * — p ≤ 0.001 (high level of statistical significance); p ≤ 0.01 (average level of statistical significance); * — p ≤ 0.05 (low level of statistical significance); Com — compulsive symptoms subscale; Wit — withdrawal symptoms subscale; Tol — tolerance symptoms subscale; IH — intrapersonal issues and health-related problems subscale; TM — time management subscale; IA-Sym — key symptoms of internet addiction; IA-Rp — problems related to internet addiction; I — in everyday life; II — studies-related.