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Net-addicted teens face double depression risk
“網絡上癮”青少年更易得抑郁癥
Teenagers who are addicted to the Internet are more than twice as likely to suffer from depression. For the first time, a study claims that “pathological” web use causes mental health problems.
“網絡上癮”的青少年得抑郁癥的幾率是一般青少年的二倍多。這是調查研究第一次明確表明，對網絡“病態的迷戀”會引發心理疾病問題。
The study assessed 1,000 teenagers in China with an average age of 15 years for depression and anxiety, reports the journal Archives of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. It included questions such as: “How often do you feel depressed, moody or nervous when you are offline, which goes away once you are back online?”
青少年醫學和兒科檔案雜志報道說，研究對中國1000 名平均年齡在15周歲患有抑郁和精神緊張的青少年進行了調查評估。研究問題包括，“青少年在遠離網絡時多久會感到抑郁、情緒低落和精神緊張，而一旦回到網絡中又恢復正常。”
Around 6 percent, or 62 teenagers, were classified as having moderately pathological internet use, while 0.2 percent, or two teenagers, were deemed severely at risk. Nine months later they were re-assessed for depression and anxiety. More than 8 percent, or 87 teenagers, had developed depression.
大約有62 名青少年被列為得了中度“病態網絡綜合癥”，這占到調查人數的6%。0.2%，也就是兩位青少年患有重度“病態網絡綜合癥”。九個月后，對這些青少年重新調查，發現超過8%，也就是大約87 名青少年的抑郁癥加重了。
The study was carried out by Lawrence Lam of the School of Medicine in Sydney, Australia, and Peng Ziwen of the Ministry of Education and Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China.
此項研究由澳大利亞悉尼醫學院的勞倫斯·蘭姆和教育部彭咨文以及中國廣東中山大學合作完成。
“This result suggests that young people who are initially free of mental health problems but use the internet pathologically could develop depression as a consequence,”Mr. Lam said.
“調查研究結果表明，早期沒有心理疾病的青少年過度上網會引發嚴重的抑郁癥，” 蘭姆先生說。
