Biogenetic temperament and character profiles and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms in Korean adolescents with problematic Internet use

Cyberpsychol Behav. 2008 Dec;11(6):735-7. doi: 10.1089/cpb.2007.0285.

Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate the biogenetic temperament and character profiles in Korean adolescents with problematic Internet use. Six hundred eighty-six high school students completed the Internet Addiction Test (IAT), Junior Temperament and Character Inventory (JTCI), and Conners/Wells Adolescent Self-Report Scale: Short Form (CASS: Short). The problematic Internet use group showed higher scores in the Self-Directedness and Cooperativeness profiles and lower scores in the Novelty Seeking and Self-Transcendence profiles of the JTCI, compared with the nonproblematic Internet use group, after controlling for the ADHD symptoms. The results of this study suggest that temperament/character patterns should be considered in accounts of the etiology of problematic Internet use.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Asian People* / genetics
  • Asian People* / psychology
  • Asian People* / statistics & numerical data
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / ethnology*
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / genetics*
  • Behavior, Addictive / epidemiology*
  • Character*
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Depression / epidemiology
  • Depression / psychology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Internet / statistics & numerical data*
  • Male
  • Temperament*