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Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Media Consumption of IKSZ students at FSV UK
Zaškolná, Jana ; Nečas, Vlastimil (advisor) ; Lütke Notarp, Ulrike (referee)
This thesis deals with media habits and internet use in the present context. Problematic internet use is a growing problem, which can lead to negative impact on users' lives. In this thesis I focus on compulsive internet use based on The Compulsive Internet Use Scale (CIUS), which is a standardized tool for measuring compulsivity online. I also discuss three areas of impact - productivity, sleep and mental health. A solution, how to prevent the negative impact of problematic internet use from happening, is controlled internet use - the users become aware of their own online behaviour and self-regulate their media habits to build a healthier and more useful relationship with the internet. I apply the discussed phenomenons in the reasearch part of the thesis, which looks into media habits of IKSZ (Institute of Communication Studies and Journalism at Charles University) students. Using a questionnaire I find out whether the students struggle with compulsive internet use based on CIUS; whether internet use impacts areas of the students' lives (productivity, sleep and mental health) and whether the students self-regulate their media habits. According to the results majority of the students show average or low level of compulsivity, however, there is an essential percentage of students, whose level of...
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Problematic internet use in adolescent hematooncological patients
Mládková, Petra ; Honzák, Radkin (advisor) ; Vondráčková, Petra (referee)
BACKGROUND: The Problematic Internet use among adolescents is an increasingly discussed topic in connection with the continuous development of technologies. If it enters to the period of adolescent age factor of hematoncological disease, which requires long term tratment and isolation for a long time, the risk of growth of non-substance addictive behavior is likely to increase in this context. AIM: The main aim of the research was to find out the prevalence of Problematic Internet use in a group of adolescent patients after the intensive cancer treatment within the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology of the University Hospital in Motol (KDHO). Another aim was to map specific characteristics that may be a predictor of later risk behavior and to find out possible correlation between these characteristics and problematic Internet use. METHODS: The concept of the research is based on quantitative methods of epidemiological cases and controls study. The data were collected through a screening questionnaire survey using a compilation of a short version of the Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire (PIU Q- SF 6) and Substance Use Risk Profile (SURPS) personality traits). Data were evaluated using descriptive statistics and the χ2 test. The p value p < 0,05 was determined as statistically...
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