The Internet Addiction Test in a Young Adult U.S. Population
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Internet addiction in young people.
In our technology-savvy population, mental health professionals are seeing an increasing trend of excessive Internet use or Internet addiction. Researchers in China, Taiwan and Korea have done extensive research in the field of Internet addiction. Screening instruments are available to identify the presence of Internet addiction and its extent. Internet addiction is frequently associated with m...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2152-2715,2152-2723
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2018.0143