Table 1 Main characteristics of studies showing Internet addiction detection rates among college students in China
References | Years | District | Prevalence of Internet addiction (%) | Scale | Subject | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (IA/sample size) | Male (IA/sample size) | Female (IA/sample size) | |||||
Yao et al. [34] | 2006 | Wuhu | 12.9 (260/2010) | 16.1 (229/1427) | 5.3 (31/583) | Young scale | College student |
Feng et al. [35] | 2007 | Guizhou | 8.4 (126/1497) | 11.1 (75/675) | 6.2 (51/822) | Young scale | College student |
Wang et al. [36] | 2007 | Dalian | 7.3 (70/954) | Young scale | College student | ||
Chen and Fan [37] | 2008 | Hefei | 4 (28/705) | 6 (22/364) | 1.8 (6/341) | Young scale | College student |
Gao et al. [38] | 2008 | Changchun | 7.8 (96/1227) | 12.7 (51/403) | 5.5 (45/824) | Young scale | College student |
Zhang et al. [39] | 2009 | Ningbo | 11.7 (119/1014) | 18.1 (108/597) | 2.6 (11/417) | Young scale | College student |
Liu et al. [40] | 2009 | Wuhan | 4.6 (20/434) | 7.3 (15/207) | 2.2 (5/227) | Young scale | College student |
Gao and Ma [41] | 2009 | Hangzhou | 11.9 (81/683) | 16.7 (51/306) | 8 (30/377) | Young scale | College student |
Ju-Yu Yen et al. [42] | 2009 | Taiwan | 12.3 (246/1992) | 19.1 (111/581) | 9.6 (135/1411) | CIAS | College student |
Zhou et al. [43] | 2010 | Daqing | 10.8 (85/787) | 18.6 (44/237) | 7.5 (41/500) | Young scale | College student |
Zhang et al. [44] | 2011 | Dali | 10.4 (100/965) | 13.6 (46/338) | 8.6 (54/627) | Young scale | College student |
Zhao et al. [45] | 2012 | Lanzhou | 11.1 (200/1807) | 13.5 (125/926) | 8.5 (75/881) | Young scale | College student |
Chen et al. [46] | 2012 | Wuhan | 6.8 (32/470) | 11.1 (20/181) | 4.2 (12/289) | CIAS | College student |
Zhang et al. [47] | 2013 | Jinan | 5.5 (52/853) | 11.4 (32/280) | 3.5 (20/573) | CIAS | College student |
Luo et al. [25] | 2014 | Shandong | 4.5 (46/1026) | 8.1 (31/384) | 2.3 (15/642) | Young scale | College student |
Zhang [48] | 2014 | Xinjiang | 8.7 (90/1037) | CIAS | College student | ||
Zhou et al. [49] | 2014 | Wuxi | 12.8 (621/4866) | 15.9 (338/2122) | 10.3 (283/2744) | Young scale | College student |
Luo and Zhu [50] | 2015 | Jiangxi | 7.2 (39/545) | 16 (19/119) | 4.7 (20/426) | Young scale | College student |
Wang et al. [51] | 2015 | Hainan | 33.4 (781/2341) | 38.4 (312/812) | 30.7 (469/1529) | Young scale | College student |
Zhang et al. [52] | 2015 | Nantong | 10.8 (450/4168) | 12.2 (185/1515) | 10 (265/2653) | CDC standard | College student |
Zhou et al. [24] | 2015 | Yan’an | 19.5 (117/601) | 27.6 (48/174) | 16.2 (69/427) | Young scale | College student |
Cong et al. [53] | 2016 | Yantai | 43.9 (249/567) | 55.2 (95/172) | 39 (154/395) | Young scale | College student |
Chi et al. [54] | 2016 | Hefei | 15.2 (178/1173) | Young scale | College student | ||
Chen et al. [55] | 2016 | Hebei | 9.6 (234/2451) | 13.5 (162/1204) | 5.8 (72/1247) | CIAS | College student |
Wu et al. [56] | 2017 | Taishan | 6.7 (93/1385) | 9.1 (36/394) | 5.8 (57/991) | Young scale | College student |
Li et al. [57] | 2017 | Henan | 6 (160/2687) | 8.6 (93/1087) | 4.2 (67/1600) | Young scale | College student |