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JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENCE
Volume 33, Issue 1, Pages 215-220Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2009.03.012
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Internet; Addiction; Risk behaviors; Adolescents; China; Diet; Sleep disorders
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To examine the correlates of heavy Internet Use and determine the associations of heavy Internet use with various health risk behaviors and health-promoting behaviors among Chinese adolescents. an anonymous, self-administered health behavior questionnaire was completed by 2427 matriculants into a Hong Kong university (mean age = 18 9 y) and returned at compulsory health examination of students, 14 8% reported heavy Internet use (>4 h/day) and Such use Was associated with lower likelihood of engaging in health-promoting activities such as exercising and seeking medical care At the same time, heavy Internet Use was correlated with multiple risk behaviors such as skipping meals and sleeping late as well as poorer health outcomes such as higher likelihood of being overweight or having hypersomnia Given the double burden of poorer health outcomes and fewer health-promoting behaviors, heavy Internet users represent a particularly challenging group for adolescent health promotion (C) 2009 The Association for Professionals in Services for Adolescents Published by Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved.
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