ASSESSMENT OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE LEVELS OF SITUATIONAL AND PERSONAL ANXIETY WITH PROBLEMATIC INTERNET USE IN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Abstract

Problematic Internet use characterized by loss of control. Over time spent on the internet obsessive, craving for various types of Internet activities, which often becomes a catalyst for the formation of a wide range of psychosocial and psychosomatic problems. Among them anxiety disorders occupy a special place. Anxiety affects all areas of a teenager's life, noticeably worsening his well-being relationships in family and society and reducing school performance. Purpose. To assess the relationship between the levels of situational and personal anxiety with problematic Internet use in high school students. Materials and methods. 165 students of both sexes of the senior classes of secondary school No. 84 in Krasnoyarsk took part in the study. The assessment of the level of Internet addiction was carried out using the "Chen Internet Addiction Scale" adapted by V.L. Malygin and K.A. Feklisov. The severity of personal and situational anxiety was carried out using the scale "State-Trait Anxiety Inventory" by C.D. Spielberger modified, by Y.L. Khanin. Results. The frequency of problematic Internet use in the general group was 10,3%. High levels of situational and personal anxiety were observed in 2,4% and 49,7% of the surveyed. At the same time girls with high levels of situational and personal anxiety were more common compared to boys. In most cases among high school students with an increase in the severity of the pattern of Internet addictive behavior, the number of people with low levels of both situational and personal anxiety decreased, while the number of respondents with a high level increased. Conclusion. The interrelationships of problematic Internet use with indicators of situational and personal anxiety among high school students are revealed.

Keywords

• situational anxiety
• personal anxiety
• internet addiction
• problematic internet use
• addictive behavior