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Prevalence, comorbidity, and psychosocial correlates of six addictive behaviors in young adults in Singapore
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Date Issued
2016
Conference
Citation
Tang, S. K. (27 Jul 2016). Prevalence, comorbidity, and psychosocial correlates of six addictive behaviors in young adults in Singapore. 31st International Congress of Psychology, Yokohama, Japan.
Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
A total of 976 young Singaporean adults aged 18 to 25 years old completed a survey on the prevalence and psychosocial correlates of six addictive behaviors. Results showed that the percentages of participants reported to have addicted to the following behaviors were: 16% for use of social media platforms, 15% for online gaming, 11.5% for use of internet, 5% for excessive exercising, 3.4% for compulsive buying habits, and 2.7% for excessive intake of sweet and fatty food. Various addictive behaviors tend to co-occur with each other as well as with mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, and mania. Similar to current literature with Western young adults, risk factors of addictive behaviors include low social support, low self-efficacy, poor coping abilities, as well as high life stress, social anxiety, impulsivity, and obsessive-compulsive personality traits. Implications in designing related prevention and intervention programs for young adults will also be discussed.
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