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Kuss, D.J. 
ORCID: 0000-0001-8917-782X, Van Rooij, A.J., Shorter, G.W., Griffiths, M.D. ORCID: 0000-0001-8880-6524 and Van de Mheen, D.,
2013.
Internet addiction in adolescents: prevalence and risk factors.
Computers in Human Behavior, 29 (5), pp. 1987-1996.
ISSN 0747-5632
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Abstract
As new media are becoming daily fare, Internet addiction appears as a potential problem in adolescents. From the reported negative consequences, it appears that Internet addiction can have a variety of detrimental outcomes for young people that may require professional intervention. Researchers have now identified a number of activities and personality traits associated with Internet addiction. This study aimed to synthesise previous findings by (i) assessing the prevalence of potential Internet addiction in a large sample of adolescents, and (ii) investigating the interactions between personality traits and the usage of particular Internet applications as risk factors for Internet addiction. A total of 3,105 adolescents in the Netherlands filled out a self-report questionnaire including the Compulsive Internet Use Scale and the Quick Big Five Scale. Results indicate that 3.7% of the sample were classified as potentially being addicted to the Internet. The use of online gaming and social applications (online social networking sites and Twitter) increased the 2 risk for Internet addiction, whereas extraversion and conscientiousness appeared as protective factors in high frequency online gamers. The findings support the inclusion of 'Internet addiction' in the DSM-V. Vulnerability and resilience appear as significant aspects that require consideration in further studies.
| Item Type: | Journal article | ||||
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| Publication Title: | Computers in Human Behavior | ||||
| Creators: | Kuss, D.J., Van Rooij, A.J., Shorter, G.W., Griffiths, M.D. and Van de Mheen, D. | ||||
| Publisher: | Elsevier | ||||
| Date: | 2013 | ||||
| Volume: | 29 | ||||
| Number: | 5 | ||||
| ISSN: | 0747-5632 | ||||
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| Rights: | Copyright © 2013 Elsevier B.V. | ||||
| Divisions: | Schools > School of Social Sciences | ||||
| Record created by: | EPrints Services | ||||
| Date Added: | 09 Oct 2015 09:41 | ||||
| Last Modified: | 09 Jun 2017 13:08 | ||||
| URI: | https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/1158 |
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