A Theory of Problematic Internet Use and Psychosocial Well-Being

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Current Perspectives on Personality and Internet Use (2010, background): “Indeed, Caplan (2002, 2003) found that those who preferred online social interaction and experienced perceived social benefits were more likely to experience the negative outcomes associated with pathological Internet use (PIU).”
Facebook Addiction and Subjective Well-Being: a Study of the Mediating Role of Shyness and Loneliness (2019, background): “In this respect, Caplan (2003) suggested that psychosocial health predicted levels of preference for online social interaction, which in turn result in negative outcomes related to problematic internet use.”
A Survey of Facebook Addiction Level among Selected Nigerian University Undergraduates (2013, background): “) Department of Communication and Media Studies, Ajayi Crowther Universiy, Oyo, P.M.B 1066 Oyo State, Nigeria E-mail : wole4helpzycom@yahoo.co.uk Abstract The undesirable consequences emanating from excessive internet usage on individual lives has been described as Internet Spectrum Addiction Disord”