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The Influence of Distance Learning on Dependence of Children on The Internet
JANOUŠKOVÁ, Jana
The bachelor's thesis focuses on how long-term online learning affects children and young students' time spent online. In the theoretical part are the findings on addiction itself, social networks and other typical activities for spending time online in distance learning as well as distance learning itself is presented. The content of the practical part focuses on a quantitative research study. The chosen method of data collection is a questionnaire survey aimed at primary and secondary schools. From the acquired data, it is concluded how much distance learning has affected the time spent on the Internet before and now in distance learning.
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Diagnosis of internet addiction
MALÍKOVÁ, Tereza
This bachelor thesis deals with the diagnosis of Internet addiction and the aim of the thesis is to translate the questionnaire The Compulsive Internet Use Scale CIUS (Meerkerk, Van Den Eijnden, Vermulst, & Garretsen, 2009) into Czech, then test it on the Czech population and create standards for its use in the Czech environment. The theoretical part deals with the issue of Internet addiction and the characteristics of individual subtypes of internet addiction. In the first chapter, Internet addiction is first set in the context of substance and behavioral addictions. It also contains treatments and diagnostic tools used to measure Internet addiction. The practical part describes the method of translation and the process of adapting the method to the Czech environment, including the results of psychometric properties of the Czech version of the questionnaire. The research sample consists of 1015 respondents who filled in the Internet version of the questionnaire sent via the social network Facebook. Results suggest that the Czech version of the CIUS shows a three-factor solution, good internal consistency, split-half reliability and its psychometric properties do not differ from the psychometric properties of the original version and other CIUS translations.
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Computer games addiction among pupils at second grade of selected primary schools
Zatřepálek, Jiří ; Vacek, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Vondráčková, Petra (referee)
The theoretical part of this thesis describes addictive behavior on the Internet and on- line games, the profile of the target group of students in primary schools in connection with a range of personality traits in terms of posing a risk of substance use. The purpose of the research thesis is the implementation of a questionnaire study on the prevalence of addictive behavior in using the Internet to play on-line games and identify links between this behavior and the various activities carried out on the Internet, sociodemographic characteristics, experience with substance use and risk factors for anxiety, hopelessness, search experiences and impulsivity. The basic set consists of all students 6 to 9 years of school districts in Kolin and Kutna Hora. The aim is to get around the 50 respondents showing signs of addictive behavior or threat of execution dependency behavior of the correlation study, the research file contains more than 600 pupils.
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Characteristics of addictive behavior on the Internet of visitors and users of self-help application of Internet counseling service of Addictologal Clinic at Fist Faculty of Medicine
Svobodová, Karolína ; Vacek, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Nevoralová, Monika (referee)
The development of computer technology intervened to socio-psychological and psychiatric fields and gave rise to several types of online counseling and therapy. As the latest trends in online counseling and therapy self created applications in the textile even non textile addiction. In the Czech Republic was the first self-help application in the treatment of no cloth addiction, clinic was founded in Addictology, the first Medical Faculty of Charles University within the Internet counseling. The aim of the thesis is to evaluate the data after the first year of self-help application and to describe the demographic characteristics of users, to map incoming user self- motivated applications and types of objects the internet addiction. In the research issues the thesis deals with the analysis of demographic data, determines whether they are represented in all potential target groups, the degree of dependence on the Internet within the file, depending on what kind of Internet application in the present, and finally discovers self-help application users' motives for its use. Data analysis was carried out under conditions completely anonymous and includes both quantitative descriptive statistics and qualitative analysis. The results of socio- demographic data repelled the target group for which...
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Addictive behaviour on the Internet
Vondráčková, Petra ; Kalina, Kamil (advisor) ; Viktorová, Ida (referee)
ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOUR ON THE INTERNET Petra Vondráčková Abstract: This doctoral thesis is about addictive behaviour on the Internet which is studied on three different levels: general population level (quantitative approach), and some of the results of this study are more described on a group level and an individual level (qualitative approach). First paper is a quantitative study which deals with addictive behaviour on the Internet on the general level by providing its prevalence in the general population in the Czech Republic and compares some of the results with those in Chile and Sweden. The second paper is a qualitative study which maps motivation of addictive behaviour on the Internet in the group of MMORPG players and the third article is a case study of the development of addictive behaviour on the Internet and its treatment. It has been found that in the general population in the Czech republic 3.7% of Internet users were at risk and a total of 3.4% could be described as having developed addictive behaviour on the Internet, that players of MMORPG with addictive behaviour on the Internet play in order to relaxation, self-realization, social contact and coping with boredom and motives for limiting online games were realizing one's absorption in the game, health reasons, impulses from the environment...
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Computer games and Internet addiction among second grade pupils of elementary schools: a comparison of urban and rural populations
Kramářová, Simona ; Vacek, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Vondráčková, Petra (referee)
The theme of this thesis is Computer games and Internet addiction among second grade pupils of elementary schools: a comparison of urban and rural populations. Its documents are the scientific literature and studies on the subject and the results of research conducted in the period from March to May 2012. The aim of this thesis is to find a prevalence of addictive behavior on the Internet and PC games among second grade pupils of elementary schools, to compare the prevalence of urban and rural population and to identify factors associated with this dependency behavior. Theoretical part is divided into six chapters. There are briefly described addictive and impulsive disorders, and further described dependency theories on the Internet / PC games, diagnostic criteria and symptoms by which this dependence may be identified, for comparison with my results there are the results of prevalence studies of defects observed in comparable populations. The thesis also focuses on the characteristics of the target groups and character traits, which are described in the problem users of the Internet/ PC games, protective and risk factors for the emergence and development of addiction to computer games and Internet, as well as prevention and treatment of these disorders. The practical part consists of a research...
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Addictive behavior on the Internet in connection with the experience with drugs among children of elementary schools in the Liberec Region
Šubrtová, Eliška ; Vacek, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Gabrhelík, Roman (referee)
Based on actual problems extensive use of the Internet and the increasing number of younger children using addictive substances I chose the topic Addictive behavior on the Internet in connection with the experience with drugs among children of elementary schools in the Liberec Region. The main goal of the study is: determine the prevalence of addictive behavior on the Internet, determine the context of demographic data and determine the context of drug use. Finally describe risk factors affecting the addictive behavior. The basis for the work was the scientific literature and studies of this topic. The theoretical part describes the developmental phase of adolescence in relation to substance use and dependency behavior on the Internet, the most common Internet activities and addictive substances in children and the characteristics of addictive behavior on the Internet (including some previously conducted prevalence studies). At the end we present some results of studies that confirm the increased incidence of drug use in addicted individuals on the Internet. The practical part was supported by the research itself, dealt with the description of the methodology of work and the individual results of the research. To achieve the objectives of the research was used three research questions. The survey...
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Addictive behavior on Instagram
Karová, Anna ; Marádová, Eva (advisor) ; Němec, Zbyněk (referee)
This diploma thesis focuses on possible emergency of addicted behaviour due to Instagram usage. The number of users of this social network is constantly rising and the age limit, when children first come into contact with this platform, is constantly decreasing. Foreign experts strongly support the inclusion of this addiction among mental illnesses in ICD 10. In the Czech Republic, we encounter more controversial views on this disease. There is a lack of any extensive research to confirm the fact that this is really an addiction that affects the lives of social network users. The aim of this thesis is to prove or refute that this social network can actually cause addiction to its users. The theoretical part first deals with the origin of addictive behavior, the nature of behavioral addiction, what factors can affect addiction and how this addiction can affect the life quality of the individual. The research is focused on older school age pupils and adolescents. Because social networks are so diverse, the diagnostic interview is further specified only on the addictive behavior caused by the Instagram network. The results of the research survey showed the presence of all six symptoms in five respondents, which are necessary for the diagnosis of addiction. The significance of this social network in...
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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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Online gaming addiction in the personal history of adolescents who use drugs harmfully
Metelková, Marcela ; Vacek, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Zachová, Kateřina (referee)
Background: Behavioral addictions, particularly so-called online addictions, have become a highly active research area. Nowadays, addictive behavior towards computer games can be included into other risky activities in adolescence such as substance abuse. The connection to personality traits is now being studied by many mental health professionals. The idea of correlation between the effect of excessive online gaming and the personal history of adolescents who are currently treated in a juvenile facility for substance abuse led me towards writing this study. Aims: This thesis aims to present the connection between addictive behavior and online gaming, specifically, the connection between playing computer games in childhood and excessive substance abuse later in adolescence. The goal of this study is to describe the development of excessive online gaming towards substance abuse in the cases of chosen adolescents. The thesis focuses on the occurrence of the combination of selected phenomena in the subject's development considering motivation, while also looking at the personal experiences of respondents. The study of personality traits is also specifically studied in connection to high-risk behavior and other factors that may influence the development of addictive behavior. Methods: The concept of...
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