aim: nowadays, the internet is considered as an appropriate means of transferring knowledge in education and research processes. however, overusing the internet may cause addiction. this problem may increase as the internet usage increases. this paper attempted to study the internet addiction among the students of yazd universities. methods: this research was a cross-sectional study conducted a...

Background: The new phenomenon of Internet addiction among teenagers and young adults is one of the modern addictions in industrial and post-industrial societies. The purpose of this research was to predict the Internet addiction based on the personality characteristics of high school students in Kerman. Methods: This research was a descriptive correlational study. The statistical population in...

Physical educators report a multitude of benefits from accessing informal learning opportunities via social media. However, lack research has been conducted on adapted physical education (APE) teachers’ usage media for professional (PL) purposes. Thus, the purpose this study was to explore how APE teachers use learn about content. A survey used identify ( n = 73) patterns. Descriptive statistic...

INTRODUCTION Children and adolescents are at the highest risk for negative effects of internet usage. Risk taking and erroneous decision making have been described as major behavioral characteristics of patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). ADHD and its association particularly with oppositional defiant disorder/conduct disorder are correlated with risk-taking behaviors...

This study estimates the effects of Internet usage, financial development and trade openness on economic growth using annual time series data for South Africa for the period 1991-2013. Structural unit root test and Johansen and ARDL cointegration tests are performed to examine the long run relationship amongst Internet usage, financial development, trade openness and economic growth. Findings f...