Background and aims: Internet addiction is one of the problems emerged with the development of technology. Considering the potential negative effects of internet addiction on health, the present study aimed to determine the prevalence of internet addiction in university students in Ilam, west of Iran, in 2014. Methods:In this cross– sectional study, 1066 university students in both public and ...

What kinds of psychological features do people have when they are overly involved in usage of the internet? Internet users in Korea were investigated in terms of internet over-use and related psychological profiles by the level of internet use. We used a modified Young's Internet Addiction Scale, and 13,588 users (7,878 males, 5,710 females), out of 20 million from a major portal site in Korea,...

Nowadays, the internet and social networks become more popular than ever. People in all ages use the internet and communicate by that. One of the most terrible events in our daily life is to disconnect from the internet and lose the connections. It may also influence on the economics; so the sustainability in this area is necessary. Internet service provider companies are the executors of selli...

accessibility to all levels of information technology has experienced rapid progress in recent years, particularly in the health sector. rapid penetration into this technology has led to changes in lifestyles and changes in the working procedures of institutions. in 2014, the number of internet users reached 3 billion, and this number is predicted to exceed 8 billion in 2018. statistics estimat...