Prevalence of Pathological Internet Use among University Students and Correlations with Self-Esteem, the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), and Disinhibition

By K. Niemz, Mark D. Griffiths, P. Banyard. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 2005

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Subfields: Communication, Education, Sociology and Political Science

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Depression, loneliness and Internet addiction: How important is low self-control? (2014, background): “…impulsiveness, enjoying risk-taking, addiction, preferring physical activities to mental ones, overeating, preferring simple tasks to complex ones, and being self-centered and short-tempered (Gottfredson & Hirschi, 1990; Kim, Namkoong, Ku, & Kim, 2008; Niemz et al., 2005; Trimmel & Kopke, 2000).”
Assessing Internet Addiction Using the Parsimonious Internet Addiction Components Model—A Preliminary Study (2013, background): “Internet addiction has been described as a 21st century epidemic (Christakis 2010) with prevalence estimates ranging from 0.3 % in the USA (Aboujaoude et al. 2006) to 18.3 % in Great Britain (Niemz et al. 2005).”
Internet Addiction or Excessive Internet Use (2010, background): “3% were considered to be pathological Internet users (24).”
The Use of Online Methodologies in Data Collection for Gambling and Gaming Addictions (2009, background): “…aggression (Grüsser et al. 2007; Hussain and Griffiths 2009), gender swapping in online video gaming (Hussain and Griffiths 2008), excessive socialising in online video gaming (Cole and Griffiths 2007), and excessive Internet use more generally (e.g., Niemz et al. 2005; Widyanto et al. 2008).”
The association between Internet addiction and psychiatric disorder: A review of the literature (2012, background): “However, Niemz and colleagues did not find a significant association between pathological Internet use and the level of mental health on the General Health Questionnaire [43].”
Internet Addiction, Fatigue, and Sleep Problems Among Adolescent Students: a Large-Scale Study (2019, background): “…body of literature suggests that Internet addiction has negative effects on individuals’ abilities (Kuss et al. 2014; Griffiths 1996, 1998; Choi et al. 2009; Bener and Bhugra 2013; Niemz et al. 2005), irregular dietary habits (Bener et al. 2010, 2011; Park et al. 2013), physical inactivity…”
Psychological Predictors of Young Adults' Use of Social Networking Sites (2009, neutral): “13 With similar results to other studies, 22,23 Arm-strong et al. 24 found that low self-esteem predicted addictive Internet use as measured by the Internet Related Problem Scale (IRPS).”
The Relationship Between Online Game Addiction and Aggression, Self-Control and Narcissistic Personality Traits (2008, background): “That is, Internet addiction among young people is related to their lack of self-control, and Internet addicts are weaker at controlling their emotions than average Internet users [22,23].”
Problematic internet and cell-phone use: Psychological, behavioral, and health correlates (2007, background): “Additional negative consequence of heavier Internet use in college students is impaired academic performance (Kubey et al. 2001; Niemz et al. 2005), although there is no agreement in the literature (Pawlak 2002).”
Factors Influencing Internet Addiction in a Sample of Freshmen University Students in China (2009, neutral): “10–15 Internet addiction intervention among university students should be taken as early as possible.”
Problematic Internet Use and Problematic Online Gaming Are Not the Same: Findings from a Large Nationally Representative Adolescent Sample (2014, neutral): “22,31,32 However, depressive symptoms were associated with both PIU and POG, affecting PIU slightly more.”
Online information, extreme communities and internet therapy: Is the internet good for our mental health? (2007, background): “It is also notable that those classified as ‘‘pathological internet users’’ report lower self-esteem (Niemz et al., 2005), increased loneliness (Nalwa & Anand, 2003; Nichols & Nicki, 2004), increased depressive and suicidal ideation (Kim et al.”
The Effects of Boredom, Loneliness, and Distress Tolerance on Problem Internet Use Among University Students (2016, background): “PIU has been associated with several negative psychological outcomes such as low selfesteem (Armstrong et al. 2000; Caplan 2002; Kim and Davis 2009; Niemz et al. 2005), anxiety (Dowling and Brown 2010; Kelley and Gruber 2010; Park et al. 2013) and depression (Caplan 2002; Dowling and Brown 2010;…”
ONLINE HARASSMENT AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS (2012, background): “Since that time, extensive studies have been done regarding college students’ attitudes about the Internet and certain Internet-use behaviors, but little attention has been given to the Internet-related risks and dangers facing this age group (Niemz 2005; Peluchette 2008; Raacke 2008; Bossler 2009; ”
Internet Addiction among Greek University Students: Demographic Associations with the Phenomenon, Using the Greek Version of Young's Internet Addiction Test (2010, background): “University students are considered as a high risk group for IA (Kandell, 1998; Young and Rogers, 1998; Nalwa and Anand, 2003; Niemz et al., 2005).”