Internet addiction predictors: analysis of psychological factors

Addiction to Technologies: A Social Psychological Perspective of Internet Addiction

In recent years, there has been a large amount of scientific and media attention toward what some clinicians have termed "Internet addiction." This article asserts that habitual use or misuse of technological innovations is not a new phenomenon. "Internet addiction" is examined in light of research and theory on how people interact with technologies. The literature reveals that we have been con...

Internet Over-Users' Psychological Profiles: A Behavior Sampling Analysis on Internet Addiction

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,...

[Factors on internet game addiction among adolescents].

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to explore factors related to internet game addiction for adolescents. METHOD This study was a cross-sectional survey, and data was collected through self-report questionnaires. Data was analyzed using the SPSS program. RESULTS In logistic regression analysis, the risk of being addicted to internet games was 2.22 times higher in males than females. Adol...

Psychological Factors and Effects of Smartphone Addiction: a Systematic Review

The advent and development of new technologies around the world have turned the use of smartphones into an essential part of human life. But in spite of its positive aspects, the overuse and addiction to this new tool have become an important subject. Smartphone addiction can affect many aspects of one’s life. In the present study, we collected 512 scientific studies by searching the keywords “...

Which psychological factors influence Internet addiction? Evidence through an integrative model