期刊
JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
卷 51, 期 8, 页码 2764-2772出版社
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-020-04714-x
关键词
Internet addiction; Behavioral addiction; Autism spectrum disorder; Network analysis; Centrality
In this study, network analysis was used to understand the architecture of internet addiction symptoms in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. Defensive and secretive behaviors were identified as central symptoms, and addressing these may help prevent the development of addiction. Providing psychoeducation on these central symptoms can facilitate positive conversations and promote healthier internet use in adolescents.
In the present study, we employed network analysis that conceptualizes internet addiction (IA) as a complex network of mutually influencing symptoms in 108 adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to examine the network architecture of IA symptoms and identify central/influential symptoms. Our analysis revealed that defensive and secretive behaviors and concealment of internet use were identified as central symptoms in this population, suggesting that mitigating these symptoms potentially prevent the development and/or maintenance of IA in adolescents with ASD. Providing adolescents and their caregivers with psychoeducation on the role of central symptoms above in IA can be a salient intervention. Doing so may facilitate nonconflicting conversations between them about adolescents' internet use and promote more healthy adolescents' internet use behavior.
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