In the present work, the author investigated the association of Internet addiction with depression among young people. The theoretical part first describes addiction, the risk factors for addiction, the importance of chemical and non-chemical dependence, and the importance of the brain in the field of addiction. The chapter on Internet addiction then goes on to explain the meaning of the Internet, social networking, technological gadgets and the symptoms of Internet addiction. Depression is then described, how it is treated and how depressive symptoms in young people are related to depression. The last chapter is devoted to prevention and treatment of internet addiction. In the empirical part, the author presents his findings. The study involved 309 participants aged between 14 and 30 years. The participants were 145 men and 164 women. The results showed that Internet addiction is statistically significantly associated with depression. The author was also interested in the gender difference. He hypothesised that there is a difference between men and women in Internet addiction and depression, but there was no statistically significant difference in his results. There was only a marginal difference in the mean, meaning that girls had marginally higher values for depression and boys had marginally higher values for internet addiction. However, he calculated a statistically significant difference between singles and those in a partnership, and between students and employees. The author's study found that depression is positively associated with internet addiction. He also found that singles have a higher risk of depression and internet addiction compared to those in a relationship. He also confirmed that students have a higher risk of depression compared to employees.
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