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. 2020 Jan;15(1):55–66.

Table 5.

Relationship between YSR (DSM Based Scales) and Internet Addiction (CIAS) Adjusted on Sociodemographic Variables

Affective
problems
Anxiety
problems
Somatic
problems
ODD
Problems
ADHD
problems
Conduct
problems
Odds Ratio
(95% CI)
Odds Ratio
(95% CI)
Odds Ratio
(95% CI)
Odds Ratio
(95% CI)
Odds Ratio
(95% CI)
Odds Ratio
(95% CI)
Gender
Girls 1.86
(1.22-1.28)
1.80
(1.06-3.04)
0.92
(0.61-1.40)
1.79
(1.21-2.63)
1.43
(0.88-2.31)
2.12
(1.38-3.26)
Boys(ref.) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Age(years)
15-18 1.19
(0.79-1.80)
0.78
(0.48-1.27)
0.85
(0.56-1.30)
1.74
(1.17-2.59)
1.31
(0.81-2.12)
1.31
(0.86-1.99)
12-14(ref.) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Mother Education
Under Diploma 1.12
(0.70-1.79)
1.80
(1.08-2.99)
Diploma 1.68
(1.00-2.85)
2.37
(1.32-4.23)
College
Education(ref.)
1.00 1.00
Family status
Divorced 2.17 (1.07-
4.40)
Together(ref.) 1.00
Father job
Without Job 1.70
(0.81-3.53)
2.34
(1.02-5.39)
Working(ref.) 1.00 1.00
Mother job
Without Job 0.47
(0.28-0.79)
Working(ref.) 1.00
consulting service
Yes 1.71
(1.02-2.81)
2.63
(1.71-4.07)
No(ref.) 1.00 1.00
Psychiatry service
Yes 3.16
(1.51-6.60)
2.64
(1.27-5.48)
3.34
(1.57-7.04)
2.66
(1.25-5.64)
No(ref.) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Consanguineous
marriage
No family
relationship
1.18
(0.66-2.11)
1.44
(0.90-2.29)
1.92
(1.04-3.56)
Family
relationship(ref.)
1.00 1.00 1.00
Internet addiction
Clinical 3.89
(2.56-5.93)
2.43
(1.45-4.06)
2.34
(1.48-3.71)
4.79
(3.18-7.22)
3.72
(2.33-5.95)
6.10
(4.03-9.23)
Normal(ref.) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00

YSR: Youth self-report; DSM: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; CIAS: Chen Internet Addiction Scale; ODD: Oppositional Defiant Disorder ;ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder