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Analysis of the relationship between children's Internet usage duration and feelings of loneliness and depression
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Shu-feng WANG1, Xin HUANG1, Jing JIANG1, Xue-ying GAO1, Ying-ying LIAN1, Zhi-hong QIN2
Modern Preventive Medicine | 2025, 52(1) : 82 - 85
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Modern Preventive Medicine | 2025, 52(1): 82-85
• Child and Adolescent Health, Maternaland Child Health •
Analysis of the relationship between children's Internet usage duration and feelings of loneliness and depression
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Shu-feng WANG1, Xin HUANG1, Jing JIANG1, Xue-ying GAO1, Ying-ying LIAN1, Zhi-hong QIN2
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  • Handan Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Handan, Hebei 056008, China
Published: 2025-01-10 doi: 10.20043/j.cnki.MPM.202406244
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Objective

To explore the relationship between the duration of children’s internet usage and feelings of loneliness and depression.

Methods

From March to June 2023, a stratified cluster sampling method was employed to select students in grades three to six from a primary school in Handan. Data were collected using a basic information questionnaire, the Children’s Loneliness Scale (CLS), the Children′s Depression Self-Rating Scale (DSRSC), and an internet usage duration questionnaire. Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS 26.0 software, employing frequency and percentage methods to describe the basic characteristics of the entire sample. Comparative analysis of the data was performed using t-tests and χ2 tests, while multifactorial logistic regression analysis and correlation analysis were used for further data examination.

Results

A total of 597 subjects were included in the study. The results indicated that, compared to children without feelings of loneliness, those with loneliness spent significantly more time on overall internet usage, watching television/listening to music, and playing games, while spending less time chatting (P<0.05). Logistic regression analysis revealed that children in the high total internet usage duration group had a higher risk of loneliness compared to the low duration group (OR=4.61, 95%CI: 1.19-6.50, P=0.028). Furthermore, children in the high gaming duration group also exhibited a higher risk of loneliness (OR= 1.29, 95%CI: 1.09-1.91, P=0.032). Additionally, the high gaming duration group showed a greater risk of depression compared to the low duration group (OR=1.23, 95%CI: 1.06-1.95, P=0.032). In contrast, children in the high study duration group had a lower risk of depression compared to the low duration group (OR=0.38, 95%CI: 0.14-0.95, P=0.042).

Conclusion

There is a positive correlation between the total duration of internet usage and gaming duration with the risk of loneliness in children, and longer gaming time is associated with a higher incidence of depression.

Children  /  Internet  /  Mental health  /  Correlation
王淑凤, 黄鑫, 江静, 高学英, 连莹莹, 秦智红. 儿童使用网络时长与孤独感及抑郁的关联性分析. 现代预防医学, 2025 , 52 (1) : 82 -85 . DOI: 10.20043/j.cnki.MPM.202406244
Shu-feng WANG, Xin HUANG, Jing JIANG, Xue-ying GAO, Ying-ying LIAN, Zhi-hong QIN. Analysis of the relationship between children's Internet usage duration and feelings of loneliness and depression[J]. Modern Preventive Medicine, 2025 , 52 (1) : 82 -85 . DOI: 10.20043/j.cnki.MPM.202406244
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doi: 10.20043/j.cnki.MPM.202406244
  • Receive Date:2024-06-14
  • Online Date:2026-10-29
  • Published:2025-01-10
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