title: Internet addiction is related to attention deficit but not hyperactivity in a sample of high school students.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the effects of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptom dimensions on Internet addiction (IA) after controlling for Internet usage features among high school students.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study consisted of 640 students (331 females and 309 males) ranging from 14 to 19 years of age. The Internet Addiction Scale, the Conners-Wells' Adolescent Self-Report Scale-Short Form, and a personal information form were completed by the participants. Statistical analyses were conducted for both sexes and the total sample.
  
  
  RESULTS
  According to the logistic regression analysis, attention deficit and playing online games were significant predictors of IA in both sexes. Other predictors of IA included behavioral problems for females, total weekly Internet usage time, and lifelong total Internet use for males. Hyperactivity and other Internet usage features did not predict IA.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results suggest that attention deficit and playing online games are important determinants of IA in this age group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Meram School of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University , Meram, Konya , Turkey.
authors.forename: Savaş
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yılmaz
authors.forename: Sabri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hergüner
authors.forename: Ayhan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bilgiç
authors.forename: Ümit
authors.initials: Ü
authors.lastname: Işık
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012574:Schools; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D063189:Symptom Assessment; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Internet addiction; adolescent; attention deficit/hyperactivity