The purpose of the present paper is to peruse the internet addiction position and also examined the relationship between the internet addiction and age, gender, and marital status. The statistical group consists of the university students at Islamic Azad University in Babol in 2015, which have access to the internet connection with utilizing a simple random sampling technique. Moreover, base...

• EEG studies in Internet addiction are reviewed within a dual-process framework. • Internet addiction is associated with hypo-activated reflective-control system. • Internet addicts also appear to present an hyper-activated affective system. • Internet addiction may thus be characterized by an imbalance between systems. • Future works should explore Internet addiction subtypes and the role of ...

The goal of the study was to examine the prevalence and psychiatric comorbidities of Internet addiction in a nationwide sample of Korean adults. Among a total of 6,022 participants involved in Korean Epidemiological Catchment Area study in 2011, 3,723 Internet users were assessed for their Internet addiction using Young's 8-item Diagnostic Questionnaire. The results showed that of the 3,723 Int...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between attention deficit-hyperactivity/impulsivity symptoms and Internet addiction. In total, 535 elementary school students (264 boys, 271 girls; mean age, 11.0 +/- 1.0 years) were recruited. The presence or severity of Internet addiction was assessed by the Young's Internet Addiction test. Parents and teachers of the children compl...

BACKGROUND Internet addiction can seriously affect the social functioning and studies of college students in China but measures for addressing this problem have not yet been developed or tested. OBJECTIVE Assess the personality characteristics of college students with internet addiction. METHODS Two self-report scales, the Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire (TPQ) and the Chen Internet...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to examine the differences in personality characteristics between adolescents with and without Internet addiction and substance use experience as defined by the Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire (TPQ), and to compare personality characteristics among groups of adolescents with both Internet addiction and substance use experience (comorbid group), those with onl...