인터넷 과다 사용의 소아청소년에서 인터넷 게임 또는 SNS 사용에 따른 행동동기체계의 차이

Different Behavioral Motivation System in Juvenile Internet Addiction, Based on the Games Played or Using Social Networking Service(SNS)

Purpose ： This study aimed to find out the clinical characteristics in children and adolescents, based on the different types of internet usage. Methods ： The subjects of this study were 61 children & adolescents, who had been referred for the treatment of internet ad-diction by an adolescent media center. The children underwent Korean educational development institute Wechsler intelligence scale (KEDI-WISC), Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and Behavioral Inhibition System/Behavioral Activation System (BIS/BAS). The subjects were divided into two groups: those who played games without using social networking service (the G group), and those who utilized social networking service, with or without playing games the S-G group). Results ： In the G group, the number of males was significantly higher than the number of females (p＜0.01). The onset age of internet use was significantly earlier in the G group than in the S-G group (p=0.012). No significant differences were found between the two groups in CBCL and KEDI-WISC. As com-pared to the S-G group, the G group were significantly higher in their BAS total (p=0.016), BAS fun seeking subscale (p= 0.007), and BAS reward responsiveness subscale (p=0.027). Conclusion ： This study suggested that internet addicted children and adolescents might have different behavioral motivational systems based on the different types of Internet use.