Table 1 Characteristics of the study population
Factor | n (%) |
|---|---|
Age (mean/SD) | 14.8 (1.7) |
11–13 years old | 1176 (22.4%) |
14–17 years old | 4068 (77.6%) |
Gender | |
Male | 2132 (40.7%) |
Female | 3112 (59.3%) |
Location | |
Rural | 2765 (52.7%) |
Urban | 2479 (47.3%) |
Live with | |
With both parents | 4824 (92.0%) |
With single parent | 401 (7.6%) |
With no one | 19 (0.4%) |
Average online time per day | |
less than 4 h | 2204 (42.0%) |
4 to 6 h | 439 (8.4%) |
6 to 8 h | 1169 (22.3%) |
8 h or more | 1432 (27.3%) |
Ever experienced your family having difficulty in buying food | 1431 (27.3%) |
Experience family domestic violence during COVID time | 604 (11.5%) |
Have at least one of your parents’ unemployment due to COVID | 1269 (24.2%) |
Internet addiction | |
Often lie parents about time to use internet | 681 (13.0%) |
Often use smart devices to cope with stress/undesired things | 3046 (58.1%) |
Being angry when parent control smart devices | 1306 (24.9%) |
Prefer to spend time on smart devices than family/friends | 2242 (42.8%) |
Can not live with smart devices/internet | 2,869 (54.7%) |