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Aktywność w Sieci i uzależnienie od Internetu u osób w okresie późnej dorosłości – przegląd badań

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Wójciak A.

Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis. Studia Psychologica

2020

vol. 13

123-138

The Internet is a medium that provides its users with many benefits. It enables the establishment and maintenance of social contacts, provides entertainment, and is a source of comprehensive information. In addition, the network plays an increasingly important role in education, work, and trade. However, when listing the advantages of the Internet, one cannot overlook the fact that its use can pose various risks. One of them is the risk of becoming addicted. The aim of this article is drawing attention to certain aspects related with the use of the Internet by people in late adulthood. In connection with this, an attempt will be made to outline patterns of Internet use by seniors, as well as selected studies on the phenomenon of dependence on this medium in a specific group of people will be shown.

Internet to medium, które użytkownikom dostarcza wielu korzyści. Umożliwia on nawiązywanie i podtrzymywanie kontaktów społecznych, zapewnia rozrywkę i jest źródłem wszechstronnych informacji. Ponadto Sieć pełni coraz istotniejszą rolę w edukacji, pracy zawodowej czy w handlu. Wymieniając przykładowe zalety Internetu nie można pominąć jednak faktu, że jego użytkowanie może nieść za sobą różnego rodzaju zagrożenia. Jednym z nich jest ryzyko uzależnienia. Celem niniejszego artykułu jest zwrócenie uwagi na pewne aspekty związane z korzystaniem z Internetu przez osoby w okresie późnej dorosłości. W związku z tym podjęto próbę nakreślenia wzorców korzystania z Internetu przez seniorów, zaprezentowano wybrane wyniki badań nad zjawiskiem uzależnienia od tego medium w wyróżnionej grupie osób.

The Test of Problematic Using of the Internet-Adaptation of the Instrument for a Group of People With Mild Intellectual Disability and a Preliminary Analysis of Its Psychometric Properties

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Wójciak A.

Roczniki Psychologiczne

2023

vol. 26

issue 4

379-393

The aim of the presented research was to adapt the Test of Problematic Using of the Internet (TPUI) for a group of people with mild intellectual disability and offer a preliminary analysis of its psychometric properties. The TPUI is an instrument that allows the measurement of problematic Internet use. Problematic Internet use is defined as “excessive involvement in the use of certain Internet applications (mainly related to interactivity) with clear features of addictive behaviour, causing psychological, social and health problems” (Poprawa, 2011a, p. 217). The TPUI was subjected to psychometric verification in research involving 178 students with mild intellectual disability. Considering the diverse aetiology of intellectual disability, adolescents diagnosed with a genetic syndrome and adolescents with multiple disabilities were excluded from the study. Firstly, the analysis focused on descriptive statistics and distribution. Subsequently, exploratory, reliability and confirmatory analyses were applied. Finally, instrument standardisation was performed. The preliminary results lead to the conclusion that the Test of Problematic Using of the Internet is probably an instrument allowing a reliable and accurate measurement of problematic use of the Internet among adolescents with mild intellectual disability. Confirmation of these conclusions requires conducting further analyses on a sufficiently large group of students.

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1 Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis. Studia Psychologica

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2 Wójciak A.

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Aktywność w Sieci i uzależnienie od Internetu u osób w okresie późnej dorosłości – przegląd badań

The Test of Problematic Using of the Internet-Adaptation of the Instrument for a Group of People With Mild Intellectual Disability and a Preliminary Analysis of Its Psychometric Properties