This research aims at investigating the correlation of internet addiction and communication anxiety to cooperative character students. Its subjects were 90 The used survey method with questionnaire Likert model scale. data collected through Internet Addiction Test (IAT) aspects: attention centered on internet, longer time spent, less control, agitated feeling during offline, satisfaction-increa...

Background and aims Internet addiction (IA) was recently defined as a disorder tagging both the impulse control and the reward systems. Specifically, inhibitory deficits and reward bias were considered highly relevant in IA. This research aims to examine the electrophysiological correlates and autonomic activity [skin conductance response (SCR) and heart rate] in two groups of young subjects (N...

Background and aims In this study, the Internet Addiction Test (IAT) was adapted to Turkish language, which was originally developed by Young (1998) in English to measure the presence and severity of the Internet dependency. The main purpose was to ensure that the psychometric features and the factor structure of the test were suitable for Turkish university students. Method The study was condu...

BACKGROUND Internet addiction among US college students remains a concern, but robust estimates of its prevalence are lacking. METHODS We conducted a pilot survey of 307 college students at two US universities. Participants completed the Internet Addiction Test (IAT) as well as the Patient Health Questionnaire. Both are validated measures of problematic Internet usage and depression, respecti...

A growing body of epidemiological literature suggests that problematic Internet use (PIU) is associated with a range of psychological health problems in adolescents and young adults. This study aimed to explore socio-demographic and behavioural correlates of PIU and examine its association with psychological distress. A total of 573 graduate students from Dhaka University of Bangladesh responde...

The Revised Chen Internet Addiction Scale (CIAS-R) was developed to assess Internet addiction in Chinese populations, but its psychometric properties in adolescents have not been examined. This study aimed to evaluate the factor structure and psychometric properties of CIAS-R in Hong Kong Chinese adolescents. 860 Grade 7 to 13 students (38 % boys) completed the CIAS-R, the Young's Internet Addi...

Teknologi yang maju saat ini serta dapat memberikan kemudahan bagi penggunanya salah satunya internet. Keterikatan dengan internet semakin lama akan membentuk sebuah kebiasaan disebbut adiksi Selain itu juga memiliki dampak negative berpengaruh baik pada kesehatan secara fisik maupun mental. Penggunaan tidak bijak terlepas dari kontrol diri individu menggunakan. Self control merupakan kemampuan...

Background and aims While the association between health anxiety and maladaptive Internet use is a well-established finding, no studies have been performed to examine the possible effect of abnormal illness behavior (AIB). AIB is a maladaptive manner of experiencing, evaluating, or acting in response to health and illness that is disproportionate to evident pathology. The aim of this study was ...