title: Psychopathological factors associated with problematic alcohol and problematic Internet use in a sample of adolescents in Germany.
abstract: In Germany, high prevalence rates for problematic alcohol use and problematic Internet use in adolescents were reported. The objective of the present study was to identify psychopathological factors associated with these two behavior patterns. To our knowledge, this is the first investigation assessing psychopathological factors for both problematic alcohol and problematic Internet use in the same sample of adolescents. We surveyed a sample of 1444 adolescents in Germany regarding problematic alcohol use, problematic Internet use, psychopathology and psychological well-being. We conducted binary logistic regression analyses. 5.6% of the sample showed problematic alcohol use, 4.8% problematic Internet use, and 0.8% both problematic alcohol and problematic Internet use. Problematic alcohol use was higher in adolescents with problematic Internet use compared to those without problematic Internet use. Conduct problems and depressive symptoms were statistically significant associated with both problematic alcohol and problematic Internet use. Prosocial behavior was related to problematic Internet use. Male gender and less peer problems were associated with problematic alcohol use. For the first time associations between adolescent problematic alcohol and problematic Internet use due to common psychopathological factors were identified. However, in addition to shared factors, we found also specific psychopathological correlates associated with these two behavior patterns.
authors.affiliation: German Center for Addiction Research in Childhood and Adolescence (DZSKJ), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany. Electronic address: lwartberg@uke.de.
authors.forename: Lutz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wartberg
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Romuald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brunner
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Psychology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Levente
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kriston
authors.affiliation: National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental Ill-Health (NASP), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Tony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Durkee
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parzer
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Gloria
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fischer-Waldschmidt
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Franz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Resch
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sarchiapone
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy.
authors.forename: Camilla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wasserman
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Christina W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Hoven
authors.affiliation: National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental Ill-Health (NASP), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Carli
authors.affiliation: National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental Ill-Health (NASP), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Danuta
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wasserman
authors.affiliation: German Center for Addiction Research in Childhood and Adolescence (DZSKJ), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany.
authors.forename: Rainer
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Thomasius
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaess
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000523:psychology*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011599:Psychopathology; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D018910:Video Games
keywords: Adolescents; Alcohol; Alcohol abuse; Internet addiction; Internet gaming disorder; Psychopathology