The problematic use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in adolescents by the cross sectional JOITIC study.

Background: The emerging field of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) has brought about new interaction styles. Its excessive use may lead to addictive behaviours. The objective is to determine the prevalence of the problematic use of ICT such as Internet, mobile phones and video games, among adolescents enrolled in mandatory Secondary Education (ESO in Spanish) and to examine associated factors.

[The Questionnaire of Experiences Associated with Video games (CERV): an instrument to detect the problematic use of video games in Spanish adolescents].

The aim of this study is to validate the Video Game-Related Experiences Questionnaire (CERV in Spanish). The questionnaire consists of 17 items, developed from the CERI (Internet-Related Experiences Questionnaire - Beranuy and cols.), and assesses the problematic use of non-massive video games.

[Access and use of new information and telecommunication technologies among teenagers at high school, health implications. JOITIC Study].

Objective: To determine ICT accessibility and use among the adolescents attending High School and to analyse related factors.

Design: Cross-sectional multicentric study.

Setting: High Schools participating in the Community Health «Salut i Escola» Programme.