Based On Q-sort Method To Explore The Self-reported Causes Of Adolescent Internet Addiction In Psychological Outpatient Department Of General Hospital

Objective: In recent years,due to the proliferation of Internet devices,many young people have Internet addiction,in which teenagers account for the main proportion,leading to serious health and social problems worldwide,such as depression,anxiety and other health problems,including sleep problems.Methods: This study used Q method to explore the causes of Internet addiction among adolescents in general hospital,and analyzed the influencing factors and intervention measures(1)Construction of q-sample: the establishment of q-sample needs face-to-face semi-structured interview.We collected 20 adolescents aged 12-18 from the psychological outpatient department of general hospital,collected the reasons of their Internet addiction,and integrated the reasons into q-sample.(2)Select P sample: collect the background information of 12-18 years old Internet addiction adolescents in the psychological clinic of general hospital through questionnaire survey,and select 18 adolescents as P sample.(3)Q ranking: the normal distribution table of 7 grades is established to guide P samples to rank Q matrix.(4)Data analysis:ken-q software was used to calculate the q-order,descriptive analysis was used to collect the questionnaire,and principal component analysis and factor rotation were used to calculate the q-order of P sample.(5)Specific types of factors: according to ken-q principal component analysis of the data results,five factors are obtained,and we will focus on the extreme Q item statements in each factor.Results: The self-reporting causes of adolescents’ Internet addiction can be attributed to 4 categories,which can be summarized into 4 factors as a whole,which can be summarized as: “cannot resist Internet attraction”,“internet social dependence”,“emotional scheduling needs”,and “pursuing virtual value experience” ".Their corresponding eigenvalues were 4.15,2.75,2.64 and 1.62,respectively,with a cumulative interpretation rate of 59%.Conclusion:1.This study attributed the self-reported reasons of adolescent Internet addiction in general hospital psychological clinics to four categories,aiming to provide a new perspective for the intervention and treatment of adolescent Internet addiction.2.The Q method is a way to explore the subjective thoughts of visitors This method has been widely used in communication,psychology,etc.,and in the future,it can also be applied to some investigations of our clinical psychology on patients’ subjective opinions through optimization and enrichment of research.