Internet addiction

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  • A Comparative Study of Internet Addiction between the United States and China.

    Zhang, Lixuan, Clinton Amos, and William C. McDowell. "A Comparative Study Of Internet Addiction Between The United States And China." Cyberpsychology & Behavior 11.6 (2008): 727-729. Business Source Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2014.
    The article shows the study of internet addiction between Chinese students and American students. The internet addiction proportion of Chinese studnets is larger than that of American students. Authors also list some of symptoms caused by internet addiction.

  • Factors Associated with Internet Addiction among Adolescents.

    Lam, Lawrence T., et al. "Factors Associated With Internet Addiction Among Adolescents." Cyberpsychology & Behavior 12.5 (2009): 551-555. Business Source Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2014.
    The autors make a survey to examine the internet users among students from 13 to 18 years old. They collect the information about health behavior to classify if they are addiced to internet and also compare the datas from females and males. These tenagers may have kinds of pressure during the age period.

  • Internet Addiction: It's Spreading, but is it Real?

    Roman, David. "Internet Addiction: It's Spreading, But Is It Real?." Communications Of The ACM 52.11 (2009): 12. Business Source Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2014.
    The author states the internect addiction as a disorder by giving many evidences. He also mentions treatment centers of internet addiction in Asian and the USA. There are many bad effects caused by internet addiction.

  • Hostility in the Real World and Online: The Effect of Internet Addiction, Depression, and Online Activity.

    Yen, Ju-Yu, et al. "Hostility In The Real World And Online: The Effect Of Internet Addiction, Depression, And Online Activity." Cyberpsychology, Behavior & Social Networking 14.11 (2011): 649-655. Business Source Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2014.
    The autors make questionaire for sample to find the effects by internet addiction. They find people who are addicted to internet have more depression, so they have more hostility for the real world. However, they are more aggressive online.

  • Associations between online friendship and Internet addiction among adolescents and emerging adults.

    Smahel, David, B. Bradford Brown, and Lukas Blinka. "Associations Between Online Friendship And Internet Addiction Among Adolescents And Emerging Adults." Developmental Psychology 48.2 (2012): 381-388. PsycARTICLES. Web. 10 Sept. 2014.
    The number of teenagers are increasing rapidly during past decade. The communication method most used is changed because of internet, They would like spend more time online to chat with friends or meet new friends so they are addicted to internet.

  • Investigating the effect of Internet Addiction on Social Skills and in High School Students' Achievement.

    Mami, Shahram1, and Azadeh2 Hatami-Zad. "Investigating The Effect Of Internet Addiction On Social Skills And In High School Students' Achievement." International Journal Of Social Sciences & Education 4.(2014): 56-61. Education Full Text (H.W. Wilson). Web. 10 Sept. 2014.
    The study shows some effects of students caused by internet addiction, It focus on social skills and educational achievement. The more addiction students have, the less social skills and educational achievement they gain.