Vol. 13 No. 78 (2024)
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A study of cyber-addictions in Ukrainian youth

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  • Yuliia Hanhan,
  • Yueqing Yang,
  • Olena Porpulit,
  • Iryna Melnichuk,
  • Теtiana Synitska
Yuliia Hanhan
State institution «South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K.D. Ushynsky», Odessa, Ukraine.
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Yueqing Yang
State institution «South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K.D. Ushynsky», Odessa, Ukraine.
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Olena Porpulit
Odessa I.I. Mechnikov National University, Ukraine.
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Iryna Melnichuk
State institution «South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K.D. Ushynsky», Odessa, Ukraine.
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Теtiana Synitska
State Institution "Institute of Forensic Psychiatry of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine" Kyiv, Ukraine.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2024.78.06.11

Published 2024-06-30

Keywords

  • personality, cyber-addiction, adolescence and youth, Internet addiction, phubbing, gender.

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Hanhan, Y., Yang, Y., Porpulit, O., Melnichuk, I., & Synitska Т. (2024). A study of cyber-addictions in Ukrainian youth. Amazonia Investiga, 13(78), 124–133. https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2024.78.06.11

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Abstract

This article investigates the specific manifestations of various types of cyber-addictions among Ukrainian adolescents and young adults. The Internet's increasing connectivity fosters diverse user behaviors, with potential consequences ranging from social relationship disruption and isolation to mental health disorders and physical ailments. Notably, Internet addiction frequently emerges during adolescence, hindering socialization, professional growth, and family formation. Alongside Internet addiction, the modern scientific community recognizes cyber addictions and the growing prevalence of smartphone addiction (phubbing). These addictions share a compulsive urge to remain constantly online and an inability to disengage. To examine modern cyber addictions, the study employed the "Smartphone Addiction Scale" (SAS) and the "Cyber Addiction Test-Questionnaire" (TQC), involving 316 participants aged 15-21. Results revealed distinct manifestations of cyber-addictions across gender groups, reflecting varying goals and preferences in Internet and technology use. The timely implementation of psycho-prophylactic and psycho-corrective interventions is emphasized to address cyber dependencies and prevent the development of destructive tendencies.

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