Comparison of Internet addicts and non-addicts in Taiwanese high school

By Shu Ching Yang, C. Tung. Computers in Human Behavior, 2005

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Subfields: Education, Sociology and Political Science

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What type of content are smartphone users addicted to?: SNS vs. games (2016, result): “The results are consistent with past research that has shown that instrumental use of Internet did not differ between Internet addicts and nonaddicts (Yang & Tung, 2007).”
Social Media Addiction Scale-Student Form: The Reliability and Validity Study. (2018, background): “Individuals who spend 8.5 to 21.5 hours online per week are considered to be addicted (Yang & Tung, 2007).”
A Survey on the Generalized Problematic Internet Use in Chinese College Students and its Relations to Stressful Life Events and Coping Style (2009, background): “…students to become problematic internet users as follows: having free and easily accessible connections, a strong drive to develop a firm sense of identity, and a desire for developing meaningful and intimate relationships (Morre 1995; Morahan-Martin and Schumacher 2000; Yang and Tung 2007).”
The Relationship between Levels of Nomophobia Prevalence and Internet Addiction among High School Students: The Factors Influencing Nomophobia (2018, background): “…on the variable of Internet addiction indicate that usage frequency and time of Internet differs among individuals who are Internet addicts, those who are at risk, and those who are not Internet addicts (Aktepe et al., 2013; Bakken et al., 2009; Whang, Lee, & Chang, 2003; Yang & Tung, 2007).”
Dimensions of Social Media Addiction among University Students in Kuwait (2015, background): “When it comes to the amount of time spent online, studies show that individuals, who regard themselves as Internet addicts, indicated that it varies greatly from 8.5 hours per week to 21.2 hours per week (Yang and Tung, 2007).”
Mobile phone addiction levels and negative emotions among Chinese young adults: The mediating role of interpersonal problems (2016, background): “…use internet) and amount (i.e., how much time people spend on internet) of internet use among internet addicts, possible internet addicts, and nonaddicts (Aktepe, Olgaç-Dündar, Soyöz, & Sönmez, 2013; Bakken, Wenzel, GÖTESTAM, Johansson, & ØREN, 2009; Whang, Lee, & Chang, 2003; Yang & Tung, 2007).”
Evaluation of Internet Addiction and Depression among University Students (2013, background): “In contrast, Yang and Tung reported that students at a vocational high school were more addicted to the internet than those studying at a non-specific high school (Yang & Tung, 2007).”
Quality of Interpersonal Relationships and Problematic Internet Use in Adolescence (2009, positive): “According to some scholars, 31,32 it is precisely the social function of the Internet that could explain the dependence on the medium: adolescents who use the Internet with the aim of socialization are those more exposed to the development of PIU.”
Internet addiction: Meta-synthesis of qualitative research for the decade 1996-2006 (2008, background): “…an academic standpoint , the fascination with Internet addiction research is due to the emotional, psychological and social ramifications (DeAngelis, 2000) possible in the context of the everyday human lifestyle, where home, school, and work life are subject to its influence (Yang & Tung, 2007).”
Psychological Well-Being and Internet Addiction among University Students. (2013, background): “Studies about the reasons for internet addiction showed that characteristics like shyness, depressive signs and low self-esteem (Aydin and Sari, 2011) attributed with inclination towards internet addiction (Yang and Tung, 2007).”
Non-social features of smartphone use are most related to depression, anxiety and problematic smartphone use (2017, background): “However, with a sample of schoolaged adolescents, another study discovered that social smartphone use was more prevalent than process use among problematic smartphone users (Lopez-Fernandez et al., 2014), a finding typical in the internet addiction literature (Chou & Hsiao, 2000; Yang & Tung, 2007).”
Internet addiction of adolescents in China: Prevalence, predictors, and association with well-being (2013, background): “Yang and Tung (2007) noted that students afflicted with psychological disorders, such as dependence, extreme shyness, depression, and low self-esteem, had a high tendency to become addicted to the Internet.”