title: [Being online without a purpose -- study of background variables of problematic internet use].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  These days, use of the Internet is unavoidable for the younger generations. The online world is the primary source of infomation and quick communication, and these activities can take many hours per day. The main goal of the present study was to examine the correlations among problematic internet use, social factors, stress and life satisfaction.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data collection was going online during the first semester of the year 2014 (N= 386 girls). The anonymous questionnaire contained items on perceived social support and the amount of online activites beyond sociodemographics. After descriptive statistics, factor, correlation and multiple linear regression analyses were applied to detect interrelationships.
  
  
  RESULTS
  According to our data, 78% of the participants spent daily at least 2 hours, 40% more than 4 hours online. Using factor analysis, four factors of online activities were identified: Social networking-surfing, News-information, Risky and Lonely game factors. Only the News-information factor was not related to the problematic internet use. Based on multiple regression analyses, we may conclude that shyness, stress, loneliness and two factors, the Social networking-surfing and the Risky factors acted as background variables for problematic internet use.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  As a summary we may conclude that the internet has an important role in the everyday life of the participants. In case of the direct aim of the online activities the problematic use did not appear. These activities were mostly searching for information and news. In introduction of prevention, education about the correct use of the internet may be reasonable as early as possible.
authors.affiliation: Szegedi Tudomanyegyetem, BTK Nevelestudomanyi Doktori Iskola, Szeged, Hungary, E-mail:dora.prievara@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Dóra Katalin
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Prievara
authors.forename: Bettina
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pikó
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D016014:Linear Models; D008132:Loneliness / Q000523:psychology; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012309:Risk-Taking; D057566:Self Report; D012792:Shyness; D061108:Social Media; D060756:Social Networking; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult