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A psychometric comparison of the Internet Addiction Test, the Internet Related Problem Scale, and self-diagnosis [PDF]

, 2011
One of the more prominent issues in the field of Internet addiction is the validity of the instrument used to assess users’ level of Internet involvement.
Widyanto, L, Louws, J., Griffiths, MD, Wiers, RW, Daria J. Kuss, Vivienne Brunsden, Wiers, R.W.; id_orcid, Kuss, DJ, Laura Widyanto, Mark D. Griffiths, Brunsden, V, Kuss, D.J., Jorik Louws, Louws, J, Reinout W. Wiers   +14 more
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Prevalence and factors associated with internet addiction among adolescents in urban public schools – A cross-sectional study from an internet de-addiction center in South India

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023
Background: The Internet has become an integral and indispensable part of the life of every human being. Aims and Objectives: The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and the factors associated with internet addiction (IA) in adolescents ...
Palanivelraja T , Kanimozhi P , Kumar P , Anurekha V , Rathinavel C , Madhubala V , Kumaravel KS , Sumithra K   +7 more
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Internet addiction in adolescents: prevalence and risk factors [PDF]

, 2013
As new media are becoming daily fare, Internet addiction appears as a potential problem in adolescents. From the reported negative consequences, it appears that Internet addiction can have a variety of detrimental outcomes for young people that may ...
Kuss, Daria J, Shorter, Gillian W; id_orcid, Van de Mheen, D, Shorter, Gillian W., Griffiths, MD, Van Rooij, AJ, van Rooij, Antonius J, Kuss, DJ, van Rooij, Tony, Griffiths, Mark D., Shorter, GW, Griffiths, Mark D, van de Mheen, Dike   +12 more
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Problematic Internet Use and Psychological Problems (Depression and Loneliness) Among Tanta University Students. [PDF]

Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2015
In the last few years, Problematic Internet Use has become a serious mental health problem,particularly among the young people between ten and twenty-six years old.
Amal Ibrahim Sabra
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The Association Between Generalized and Specific Problematic Internet Use and Its Gender Differences Across Different Educational Levels

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
This study had two aims: to test the effect and the effect size of specific problematic Internet use (SPIU) [online shopping, online pornography, social network site (SNS) usage, and Internet gaming] on generalized problematic Internet use (GPIU) and to ...
Yu Tian, Tengfei Zuo, Qianqian Sun, Lu Sun, Sheng Cao, Ningbo Qin   +5 more
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Internet addiction in students: prevalence and risk factors [PDF]

, 2013
The last decade has witnessed a large increase in research on the newly emerging mental health problem of Internet addiction. Rather than looking at Internet addiction per se, this study focused on particular activities on the Internet that might be ...
Kuss, DJ, Griffiths, MD, Binder, JF
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The effect of digital “time out” on psychophysiological parameters of medical students in Bengaluru

National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2019
Background: Mobile phones with internet access have become a necessity in today’s world. An increasing number of students have been buying and using smartphones across developed and developing nations.
Nalini Vivek Mallya, Megha Jagadish, Dayananda G, Sunil Kumar D R   +3 more
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A Cross-Sectional Study to Assess the Gaming Disorder and Problematic Usage of Mobile Phones among College Students of Hubli-Dharwad

National Journal of Community Medicine, 2020
Background: Gaming disorder has been included as a mental health disorder by WHO in ICD 11 revision. There is increased dependence on mobile phones, video games, and the internet among all age groups.
Anjana R Joshi, Dattatreya D Bant
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Internet addiction: a systematic review of epidemiological research for the last decade [PDF]

, 2014
In the last decade, Internet usage has grown tremendously on a global scale. The increasing popularity and frequency of Internet use has led to an increasing number of reports highlighting the potential negative consequences of overuse.
Kuss, Daria, Billieux, J, Kuss, DJ, Karila, L., Karila, L, Karila, Laurent, Griffiths, M. D., Billieux, Joël, Griffiths, MD, Kuss, D. J., Griffiths, Mark   +10 more
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Citizen consultation on problematic usage of the internet: ethical considerations and empirical insights from six countries [PDF]

, 2021
Citizens and scientists can work together to improve the collective well-being, if citizens are inspired to help the advancement of science, and researchers motivated to listen to the voices of citizens.
Flora, Katerina, Ignjatova, Liljana, Biljana Gjoneska, Vella, Anna Maria, Philip Bonanno, Piedade Vaz-Rebelo, Maria, Zviad Kirtava, Kirtava, Zviad, Sales, Célia M. D., Sales, Celia M, Natalie Hall, Gjoneska, Biljana, Fontalba-Navas, Andrés, Hall, Natalie, Jones, Julia, Bonanno, Philip, Anna Maria Vella, Sales, Célia M D, Celia Sales, Katerina Flora, Daniel Moreno Sanjuán, Julia Jones, Maria Piedade Vaz-Rebelo, Liljana Ignjatova, Andrés Fontalba-Navas, Moreno Sanjuán, Daniel, Vaz-Rebelo, Maria Piedade   +26 more
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