Internet Addiction

By Martha C. Shaw, D. Black. CNS Drugs, 2008

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Subfields: Communication, Education, Sociology and Political Science

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Epidemiology of Internet Behaviors and Addiction Among Adolescents in Six Asian Countries (2014, unknown): “The prevalence of Internet addiction reported in Western populations varies, probably due to the characteristics of the respondents, the scale used, and the timing of the measurements.(23,24) In China, an incidence rate of 2.”
What type of content are smartphone users addicted to?: SNS vs. games (2016, background): “Addiction to media has been characterized as “excessive or poorly controlled preoccupations, urges or behaviors that lead to impairment or distress” (Shaw & Black, 2008) or “the overuse of media to the extent that it disturbs the user's daily life” (Demirci et al., 2014).”
Ethics of the Attention Economy: The Problem of Social Media Addiction (2020, background): “…the emerging consensus that compulsive and excessive use of the internet is as much a true addiction as a substance addiction (Aboujaoude, 2010; Grant et al., 2010; Hammond, Mayes, & Potenza, 2014; Kuss & Griffiths, 2012; Shaw & Black, 2008; Spada, 2014; Weinstein & Lejoyeux, 2010; Young, 1998b).”
To excel or not to excel: Strong evidence on the adverse effect of smartphone addiction on academic performance (2016, background): “Internet addiction for Shaw and Black (2008) is characterized by "excessive or poorly controlled preoccupations, urges or behaviors regarding computer use and internet access that lead to impairment or distes ".”
The measurement of Internet addiction: A critical review of existing scales and their psychometric properties (2014, background): “…2009; Ko, Yen, Yen, Chen, & Chen, 2012; Lopez-Fernandez et al., 2013; Moreno, Jelenchik, Cox, Young, & Christakis, 2011; Pezoa-Jares et al., 2012; Shaw & Black, 2008; Widyanto & Griffiths, 2006; Özcan & Gokcearslan, 2013) and meta-analyses (Byun et al., 2009; Weinstein & Lejoyeux, 2010) have…”