Prevalence rate of Internet addiction among Japanese college students: Two cross-sectional studies and reconsideration of cut-off points of Young's Internet Addiction Test in Japan.

Masaru TatenoAlan R TeoMasaki ShiraishiMasaya TayamaChiaki KawanishiTakahiro A Kato

Published in: Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences (2018)

The severity of IA symptoms among Japanese college students has appeared stable in recent years, with mean IAT scores of over 40. Our results suggest that a screening score cut-off of 40 on the IAT could be reconsidered and that 50 might be proposed for the cut-off.

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cross sectional
health information
risk factors
case control
physical activity