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      Evaluation of Internet addiction and the quality of life of Brazilian adolescents from public and private schools Translated title: Avaliação da dependência de Internet e qualidade de vida em adolescentes Brasileiros de escolas públicas e particulares

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          Abstract This study evaluated the profile of public and private high school students (N = 254, Mage = 15.1, SD = 1.3) in the city of São Paulo in relation to their Internet use patterns and quality of life. We used the Internet Addiction Test and the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory. About 70% of the students had moderate Internet addiction. Those students from public school showed higher scores of Internet addiction (p < 0.001) than students from private schools. Regarding the quality of life, those from private school showed better scores regarding academic performance (p < 0.01) and worse scores in social aspect (p < 0.05). The data showed a strong association between Internet addiction and poor levels of quality of life, as observed in studies from other countries.

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          Resumo Este trabalho avaliou o perfil de estudantes em relação ao padrão de uso de Internet e qualidade de vida, tomando como sujeitos de pesquisa alunos do ensino médio (N = 254, Midade = 15,1, DP = 1,3) de escolas públicas e particulares da cidade de São Paulo. Utilizou-se o Teste de Dependência em Internet e o Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory. Aproximadamente 70% dos estudantes apresentaram dependência média de Internet. Estudantes de escola pública apresentaram maiores níveis de dependência grave em relação aos da escola particular (p < 0,001). Em relação à qualidade de vida, estudantes da escola particular apresentaram melhores indicadores no aspecto social (p < 0,01), enquanto aqueles da escola pública apresentaram melhores indicadores no aspecto escolar (p < 0,05). Os dados indicaram uma forte associação entre dependência de Internet e menores indicadores de qualidade de vida, conforme observado em estudos de outros países.

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                Journal
                epc
                Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas)
                Estud. psicol. (Campinas)
                PUC-Campinas (Campinas, SP, Brazil )
                0103-166X
                June 2018
                : 35
                : 2
                : 193-204
                Affiliations
                [01] São Paulo orgnameUniversidade Federal de São Paulo orgdiv1Unidade de Dependência de Drogas Brazil
                [02] Campinas São Paulo orgnamePontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas orgdiv1Centro de Ciências da Vida orgdiv2Faculdade de Psicologia Brazil andre.andrade@ 123456puc-campinas.edu.br
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                S0103-166X2018000200193
                10.1590/1982-02752018000200008
                8bfa84c8-5400-487b-bc26-bec885153623

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

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                : 05 April 2016
                : 22 June 2017
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                Quality of life,Adolescent behavior,Internet addiction,Qualidade de vida,Comportamento do adolescente,Dependência de Internet

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