InternetAddiction

AnnotatedBibliography
CaitlynAmbrosy
November21st,2014

Ak,,Koruklu,N,&Ylmaz,Y.(2013).Astudyonturkishadolescent'sinternetuse:
Possiblepredictorsofinternetaddiction.Cyberpsychology,Behavior&Social
Networking,16(3),205209.doi:10.1089/cyber.2012.0255.

ThissourceisanacademicjournalthatwaswrittenbySerifeAk,Nermin
Koruklu,andYusufYilmaz.Theystudiedinternetuse,notjustfocusingonaddictionin
butonhowitaffectstheadolescentsaswell.Theystudiedbothmalesandfemales,
agesrangingfrom1519,eachofthembeingastudentinhighschool.Thisstudy's
purposewastolookatwhythisaddictionismorecommoninadolescentsthanother
addictionsare,andwhatsomepredictorsofthisaddictionare.Variablesthatcontribute
tointernetaddictionaretheadolescentsgender,amountofprivacythattheyhave,their
accesstoacomputerandtotheinternet,andtheirfamiliesincomelevels.The
conclusionofthisstudystatesthatsinceinternetisthemostconvenientformof
communicationforthisagegroupalongwithimportanceofcommunicatingwiththeir
peerscanresultinaddictiontoSocialMediasites,likeFacebook.Femalesaremore
likelytousetheinternetforcommunicatingwithothersthroughthesesites,whilemales
aremorelikelytousetheinternetforreadingoronlinegaming.Theirresearchfound
thatwhatadolescentsusetheinternetforcanbeapredictorofInternetAddiction,those
whoareaddictedspendmoretimeusingtheinternetforsocialuseorgamingrather
thanresearch,work,orhomework.Thestudyconcludesbysayingthatwithmonitored
timeforcomputeruseandmonitoringwhattheadolescentsareusingthecomputerfor
thatInternetAddictionislesslikelytooccur.
TwoofthethreeauthorsofthissourcehavetheirPhDs,showingthattheyare
educatedpeople.Listedinthissourceweremanyreferencesshowingthattheauthors
lookeddeeplyintothistopic,andlookedatotherresearchthathasbeendone.Allofthe
evidencethattheypresentedintheirstudiesseemsaccurate,therearemanycharts
andgraphsthatshowhowtheyfoundtheirevidence,theyalsostatethemethodsused.
Ifoundthattheywerenotbiased,butthoughtfulintheirwritingbecausetheystatednot
justsignsofInternetAddiction,buttreatmentsaswell.Overall,Ifoundthatthiswasa
crediblesourcewithgoodinformation.
Informationpresentedinthisacademicjournalwillbevaluabletomeinmyoral
presentationbecauseitgavemeinsightonaddictioninadolescents,whichhelpedme
relatemorecloselytomytopicbecausetheyarestudyingmyagegroup.Connecting
InternetAddictiontoSocialMedia,whichwehavebeenlearningabout,willbeeasier
donewiththehelpoftheinformationfoundthroughthissource.Thisagegroupfindsan
importanceincommunicatingwithothers,anduseSocialMediatodothatbecauseof
itsconvenience.Monitoringcomputeruse,andwhatyouareusingthecomputerforis
onewaytopreventInternetAddictionhappening.

Ayas,T.,&Horzum,M.B.(2013).Relationbetweendepression,loneliness,
selfesteemandinternetaddiction.Education,133(3),283290.

ThisacademicjournaliswrittenbyDr.TuncayAyasandDr.MehmetBaris
Horzum,itspurposeistoseeifInternetAddiction,loneliness,selfesteemand
depressionconnectwithoneanother.Theyfoundthattherearemanydifferencesinthe
definitionofInternetAddiction,becauseofthemanydifferentconceptsandperceptions
ofinternetmisuse.Internetaddictionaffectsmanyaspectsoftheindividualslife,such
astheirworkintheirprofessionallife,theirsociallife,andtheirrelationshipswiththeir
friendsaswellastheirfamilies.Theystatethatinternetaddictionisaproblemwith
youngstersbecausetheymisusetheinternet.Theirstudyfoundthatlonelinessand
depressionarebothpredictorsofInternetAddiction,butselfesteemisnot.Peoplewho
arelonelyinreallifeandwhofinddifficultieswithfacetofacecommunicationgotothe
internetbecauseitiseasiertocommunicatewithpeople.Withmoreadvancementsand
newtechnologiescomingoutinternetaddictionislikelytobecomemorepopular,
watchingforsignsofInternetAddictioninteensisimportantbecauseitcanresultin
psychologicaldamage.
BothauthorsofthissourceareprofessorsatSakaryaUniversity,eventhough
theymaynotteachanythingthathastodowithInternetAddictionthisshowsthatthey
arewelleducated.Evidencethattheyfoundintheirresearchisaccuratebecause
explainsthemethodsusedtofindtheirresearch.Theyarenotbiased,theystatethat
anyonewiththisaddictionshouldseekhelpbeforeitleadstopsychologicaldamage,
theyarenotjudgementalintheirresearchorwritingofthetopic.Overall,thissource
wascrediblebutwouldbemorecredibleifithadmoreabouttheauthorsandtheir
motivationinresearchingthis.
Informationpresentedinthisacademicjournalwillbevaluableinmyoral
presentationbecauseitgaveinsightonreallifeproblemsthatmayleadtoInternet
Addiction.Knowingthatbeingdepressed,orlonelycanleadtoescapingthroughthe
internetwhichcanultimatelyresultinpsychologicaldamageisnotsomethingthat
everybodyrealizes.Peoplemaybemisusing,oroverusingtheinternetwithouteven
realizingit.Theydonotresearchanytreatmentsforthisaddictionbutstatethatyou
shouldwatchforthesignsbeforeitcanleadtoanyseriousproblems.

Falconer,J.11waystodetectandsolveinternetaddiction.Retrievedfrom
www.lifehacks.org/articles/featured

ThisonlinearticlewrittenbyJoeFalconertalksaboutdifferentwaystodetectthe
problemofInternetAddiction,alongwithwaystotreatit.SignsofInternetAddiction
includespendingmoretimeonthecomputerthanyouspendwiththepeopleinyourlife,
notbeingabletocontrolyourselfandfollowingtheboundariesthatyousetforyour
computeruse,lyingtoothersandfeelingguiltyabouttheamountoftimethatyouspend
onthecomputer,feelingdependantofyourcomputer,andasifyouarenotabletolive
withoutit.Thearticlegavetipsonhowtotreatthisaddiction,withhelpfromfriendsor
family,oronyourown.Waystogetridofthisaddictionincludegettingavirtualassistant
thatcanmonitoryourtimespentontheinternet,settingusageboundariesonyour
computerandnotpassingthem,askingyourfamilyandfriendstohelpmonitoryour
internettime,andtomakesurethattheyareonyoursideandwantingtounderstand
youraddiction,andhelpyouwithit,youcanhelpthemhelpyoubygivingthemyour
passwords,onlyusethecomputerwhenyouneedto,notforrecreationaluse,and
finallytrackyourprogressofgettingoveryouraddiction,beingproudofyourselfforhow
faryouhavecomewillmakeyouwanttokeepprogressing.Thesetipscanbehelpful,
butiftheydonotworkFalconerstatesthatyoushouldseekhelpthroughtherapyand
gettreatmentforthisaddiction.
ThewriterofthisonlinearticleisJoeFalconer,theonlyinformationLifeHacks
givesabouthimisthatheistheeditorofagamingpublicationcalledStartFrag,and
cofounderofMethodicStudios,butdoesnotgointodetailaboutwhateitherofthese
companiesareordo.Thesourcedidntstatelistanysourceswheretheinformation
presentedwasfound,itwasallfromFalconersperspective,hesaysthathewroteitfor
peoplewhodonothaveafullblownaddictiontotheinternet,butareontheirwaythere.
HestatedgoodwaystolookforInternetAddictioninyourselforothers,andgoodways
totryandtreatitonyourown.Thewebsitelookedprofessional,andtheinformation
presentedwashelpful.Overallthiswebsitewasmissingmanyaspectsofcredibility,but
Ifoundthattheinformationpresentedwashelpfulandknowledgeable,knowingmore
abouttheauthororhavingothersourceslistedwouldhavemadethewebsitemore
credible.
Informationpresentedinthisonlinearticlewillbevaluableinmyoralpresentation
becauseitprovidedmewithmanydifferentwaystolookforInternetAddictioninmyself,
andothers.SignsofInternetAddictionincludespendingmoretimeonthecomputer
thanyoudoinreallife,andfeelingguiltyabouttheamountoftimeyouspendonthe
computer.WaystotreatInternetAddictionincludegettingyourfriendsandfamilyon
yoursideandhavingthemhelp,andtrackingyourprogresssoyoucanbeproudofyour
progress.Knowingsignsthatmayshowthatyouareonyourwaytoaddictionishelpful
becausewiththetipsgiventochangebehaviors,reachingfullblownInternetAddiction
maynotbesomethingthathappens.

Fioravanti,G.,Dettore,D.,&Casale,S.(2012).Adolescentinternetaddiction:Testing
theassociationbetweenselfesteem,theperceptionofinternetattributes,and
preferenceforonlinesocialinteractions.Cyberpsychology,Behavior&Social
Networking,15(6),318323.doi:10.1089/cyber.2011.0358

ThisacademicjournalwrittenbyGiuliaFioravanti,DavideDettore,andSilvia
Casale,intheirstudytheyfocusedonadolesents.TheyfoundthatInternetAddictionis
mainlyrelatedtothesocialaspectsoftheinternet,suchassocialmediasitesrather
thansitesyouwoulduseforworkorschool.Theyfoundthatsomepredictorsofinternet
addictionaredepression,loneliness,lowselfesteem,orbeingshyaroundpeople.
Peoplewhoareaddictedtotheinternetmaylacksocialskillsintheirrealworldlife,and
thattheyconfideinpeoplethroughtheinternetbecauseitissafertothemandthey
havemoreconfidencewhileonline.Manyadolescentsfindbeingabletousethe
internetliberatingbecauseitmakesthemfeelfreeandasiftheyhaveagreatercontrol
overtheirselfpresentation.Theyfoundmanygenderdifferencesandstatedthatthey
needtobestudiedmorecloselyinthefuture,butoverallthatfemalesaremorelikelyto
beaddictedtotheinternetthanmales.
EachauthorofthisjournalhastheirPhD,showingthattheyarealleducated.
Theyshowmanyreferencesthattheyusedwhiledoingtheirresearchandgettingtheir
information,showingthattheylookeddeeplyintothetopic.Manygraphsandtables
thattheyusedwhiledoingresearcharepresentedshowinghowtheirmethodsthatthey
statedwereusedintheirresearch.Overall,Ifoundthatthiswasacrediblesource.
Informationpresentedinthisacademicjournalwillbevaluableinmyoral
presentationbecauseitprovidesinformationaboutwhataspectsoftheinternetpeople
aremostlikelytobecomeaddictedto,suchasSocialMediasites.Italsostatesreasons
whyadolescentsfindtheinternetsoappealing,likeconfidingintheinternetbecauseit
iseasiertotalktopeopleonlinethanitisinreallife.Thissourcedidnotlookinto
treatmentsforInternetAddiction.

Gilbert,R.L.,Murphy,N.A.,&McNally,T.(2011).Addictiontothe3dimensional
Internet:Estimatedprevalenceandrelationshiptorealworldaddictions.
AddictionResearch&Theory,19(4),380390.doi:10.3109/16066359.2010.530714

ThisacademicjournalwrittenbyRichardGilbert,NoraMurphy,andTalisa
McNallystudiesthepotentialforproblematicinternetusageastheinternetgrowsand
becomesmorepopular.Theyfearthatinternetaddictionmaybecomethemostserious
behavioraladdictionofourtime.Thearticlestateseightsymptomsofinternetaddiction
baseduponthecriteriaforpathologicalgamblingsetforthindiagnosticandstatistical
manualofmentaldisorder:cognitivepreoccupationwiththeInternet,increased
toleranceoftheinternet,unsuccessfulattemptstodecreaseuse,withdrawalsymptoms
whenaccessisdenied,stayingonlinemuchlongerthanneeded,secretivebehavioror
lyingaboutonlineactivity,negativeemotionalorpracticalconsequencesasaresultof
onlineactivity,anduseoftheInternettoselfmedicate.Theyalsostatedasimpler
definitionofinternetaddictionwhichis:Aninabilitytocontrolyourinternetusewhile
havingfeelingsofdistressandimpairmentindailyactivities.Inthepasttwoyearsthe
numberofavatarsregisteredonlinehasdoubledfrom13milliontoover20million,this
showshowfasttheinternetisgrowing.Thisstudyisoneofmanythatwillcontributeto
dataonInternetAddiction,andastheinternetgrowssowillthedatacollected.
EachauthorofthisarticleisfromtheDepartmentofPsychologyatLoyola
MarymountUniversity,thisshowsthattheareeducatedinhowthebrainworksand
addiction.Theylistmanyresourcesthattheyusedintheirresearch,showingthatthey
lookeddeeplyintothistopicsotheycouldprovidethebestinformationpossible.They
alsostatedthemethodsused,andshowedtablesshowinghowtheirmethodswere
used.Theywerenotbiasedintheirresearchandpresentedclearinformation.Overall,I
foundthistobeacrediblesource.
Informationpresentedinthisacademicjournalwillbevaluableinmyoral
presentation,sincewehavediscussedthatourgenerationusestheinternetthemostit
isunderstandablethatInternetAddictionislikelytobecomethatmostserious
behavioraladdictionofourtime.Usingthestatistics,likethenumberofonlineavatars
growingfrom13millionto20millioninthepasttwoyears,willbehelpfultogivepeople
anideaofhowmanypeopleareonlineusingtheinternet.Theystatedthatsymptoms
ofInternetAddictionincludewithdrawalsymptomswhenyoudonothaveinternet
access,usingtheinternettoselfmedicate,andunsuccessfulattemptstodecreaseuse.
ThissourcedidnotlookintotreatmentsforInternetAddiction.

Goldsborough,R.(2007).Whentheinternetbecomestoomuch.BusinessJournal
(CentralNewYork),21(52),1718.

ThisnewspaperarticlewrittenbyReidGoldsboroughtalksaboutInternet
Addictionbeingatrend,andreasonsthatInternetAddictionissocommonintodays
world.Thearticlestatesthatwithsomanythingsonlinethatcanpullyouin,suchas
onlinegames,porn,orgambling,thatitisveryeasyforpeopletobecomeaddicted.
Betweenfiveandtenpercentofwebuserssufferfromsomeformofinternet
dependency,accordingMaressaHechtOrzackwhohasstudiedcomputeraddictionat
McLeanHospital.InternetAddictionDisorder(IAD)isapsychiatricconditionrecognized
byAmericanPsychiatricAssociation.Signsofbeingaddictedtotheinternetinclude
feelinganxiouswhenyouarenotonline,needingtobeonlinetofeelsatisfaction,and
understandingyoursituationbutnotbeingabletocutdownonyourinternetuse.In
ordertofightthisaddictionyouhavetorecognizetheproblemthatyouhaveandhave
motivationtokickit.Justlikemanythingsinlife,thekeytointernetuseisfindingthe
happymedium.
Thearticledoesnotprovidemuchinformationontheauthor.Theauthorstates
otherresourcesandpeoplethatsupporthisinformationthatheiswritingabout,this
showsthathelookedintothistopicbeforewritingthisarticle.Theauthordidnotseem
biased,andstatedsupportfromanotherresourceforeachpointthatstated.Overall,
thisarticlewascrediblebutwouldhavebeenmorecredibleifmoreinformationabout
theauthorwasprovided.
Informationpresentedinthisnewspaperarticlewillbevaluableinmyoral
presentation,usingthestatisticthatbetweenfiveandtenpercentofinternetusers
sufferfromsomeformofinternetdependency.Knowingthedifferentaspectsofthe
internetthatdrawpeoplein,suchasonlinegamesorporn,ishelpful.Thisarticledidnot
stateanytreatmentsforInternetAddiction,excepttofindahappymedium.

Kuss,D.J.(2013).Internetgamingaddiction:currentperspectives.Psychology
Research&BehaviorManagement,(6)125137.doi:10.2147/PRBM.S39476

ThisacademicjournalwrittenbyDariaJ.KusstalksaboutInternetAddiction
throughonlinegames.Thepurposeofthisresearchistoprovideinsighttotheaddiction
intheonlinegamingworld.Onlinegamesallowplayerstoachievetheirgoalswithinthe
gamewhilebeingsocial,whichappealstomanypeople.Peopleplayingthesegames
tendtobecomeaddictedbecausetheywanttolevelupandacquirestatusandpowerin
thegame.Thegamesareconsideredsocialbecauseyouareabletotalktoother,real,
peoplethatareplayingthegame,youcanformfriendshipsandalliancesforworking
throughthegame.Sinceyouaretalkingtorealworldpeoplethroughthegameitblurs
thelinesofhowmuchistoomuch,manypeoplewillusevideogamestoavoidtheirreal
life.Manyonlinevideogamesaretailoredtomalesandfemales,youngorold,because
youareabletocreateyourownavatarandcustomizeotherthings,makingthegamefit
toyourneeds.Thatiswhyaddictiontoonlinevideogamesisrising,becausethereare
somanypeopleplayingthem.TheirstudyfoundthatanofficialdiagnosisofInternet
GamingAddictionmustregardembeddingoftheproblematicbehaviorwithinthe
contextoftheindividual,thegame,andgamingpractices,aswellasthebroadersocio
culturalenvironmentasthemeaningofthegamingbehaviorderivesfromitscontext.
Inordertotreatthisaddictionyoumustuseaholisticperspective,integratingthe
neurobiological,individual,gamerelated,andculturalfactorscontributingto
pathogenesisandsymptomexperience.
TheauthorofthisacademicjournalispartofPsychologyResearchandBehavior
ManagementatBirminghamCityUniversity,showingthatsheiseducatedin
psychologyandhowthebrainworks.Thejournallistedmanyreferences,showingthat
theauthorlookedintootherresearchthathasbeendoneonthetopic.Shealsolisted
suggestionsforfutureresearchthatmaybedoneonthistopic,showingthatshehopes
theknowledgeofthistopicexpands,andhasaopenperspectiveofthetopic.Shewas
notbiasedinherresearch,sheusedaholisticperspectiveinherresearch,shestated
hermethodandshowedhowsheusedthemethodinherresearch.Overall,Ifoundthat
thiswasacrediblesource.
Informationpresentedinthisacademicjournalwillbevaluableinmyoral
presentation,ittalksaboutwhyonlinevideogamesareappealingtosomanypeople,
andwhatfactorsofthegamesdrawpeopleinsomuchthattheybecomeaddicted.
Knowingthatyoucanmakeyourownavatar,andmakethegameformtoyourneedsis
appealingtomostpeople,resultinginanincreaseinonlinevideogameusers.Somany
peoplearedrawntoonlinegamingandthatwhilemorepeopleareplayingonline
games,thatmorepeoplewillbecomeaddicted.

Lam,L.T.,Peng,Z.,Mai,J.,&Jing,J.(2009).Factorsassociatedwithinternet
addiction
amongadolescents.Cyberpsychology&Behavior,12(5),551555.
doi:10.1089/cpb.2009.0036

ThisacademicjournalwrittenbyLawrenceT.Lam,ZiwengPeng,Jincheng
Mai,andJinJinglooksatInternetAddictionasauncontrollablementalhealthproblem.
Theylookintotheriskfactorsofinternetaddictioninadolescents,theyfocuson
adolescentsbecauseaddictionisanincreasingproblemforthem.Theirstudyfoundthat
internetaddictionismorecommonifyouareamale,theystatethatmalesare50%
morelikelytobeaddictedtotheinternetthanfemales.Otherriskfactorsincluded
havingadrinkingproblem,dissatisfactionwithyourfamily,oralotofstressinyourlife,
theseareallstressrelatedvariables.Peoplewillusetheinternetasadistractionfrom
allofthestressesintheirlivesanditwilleventuallybecomeacopingmechanism.They
foundthatgrouptherapywouldbeaneffectivetreatmentforinternetaddiction,andthat
futurestudiesshouldbemorepreciseandlookfurtherintoriskfactorsthatthey
discovered,andintomoretreatmentsforInternetAddiction.
Theauthorsofthissourcearealleducated,onehavingtheirPhD,onehaving
theirMBBS,andtwohavingtheirM.D.Theystatereferencesthattheyusedintheir
research,showingthattheylookedintothistopicandotherresearchthathasbeen
doneonit.Theystatedtheirmethodandmaterialsusedwhiledoingtheirownresearch,
andprovidedtablesthatshowhowtheyusedtheirmethod.Theresearchandresults
providedarenotbiased,andtheymadetheirperspectiveandresultsclear.Overall,I
foundthatthiswasacrediblesource.
Informationpresentedinthisacademicjournalwillbevaluableinmyoral
presentationbecauseitfocusesonadolescentsandtheriskfactorsthattheymay
possess.InternetAddictionisanincreasingprobleminyoungadults,andmanypeople
useitasadistractionfromtheotherstressesintheirlives.RiskfactorstoInternet
Addictionincludedissatisfactionwithyourfamily,excessivedrinking,ortoomuchstress
inyourlife.StatedisthatgrouptherapywouldbeaneffectivetreatmentforInternet
Addiction,butthatfuturestudiesshouldlookmoreintodifferenttreatments.


Mami,S.,&HatamiZad,A.(2014).Investigatingtheeffectofinternetaddictionon
socialskillsandinhighschoolstudents'achievement.InternationalJournalOf
SocialSciences&Education,(4)5661.

ThisacademicjournalwrittenbyShahramMamiandAzadehHatamiZad
investigatesInternetAddictioninhighschoolstudentsalongwiththeirsocialskillsand
academicachievements.Theystatethataddictiontotheinternetiscategorizedwith
compulsivedisorders,meaningthatitisanuncontrollableobsessiontotheinternet.
SignsofInternetAddictionincludeanxiety,depression,misbehavior,obsessive
thoughts,seclusion,andinterruptioninsocialconnections.Themoretimepeoplespend
ontheinternetthelesstimetheyarespendingintherealworld,andastheyspend
moretimeonlinetheirthepossibilityoftheiracademicperformancedecreasing,
increases.Developmentofpropersocialskillshappensthroughinteractionwithpeople
inreallife,ifyouareahighschoolstudentspendingmostofyourtimeonlineyourreal
lifesocialskillsarelikelytodecrease.Theirstudiesfoundthateventhoughthereisno
seriousrelationshipbetweenInternetAddiction,astudentssocialskills,andtheir
academicachievement,InternetAddictionisagoodpredictorfortheirsocialskillsand
academicachievements.Meaningthatwhenaddictiontotheinternetincreasesthat
theirsocialskillsandacademicachievementsdecrease.Thisstudystatesthataddiction
isthesameinbothmalesandfemales,thatnoonegenderismorelikelytobeaddicted.
Changingthepatternofyourinternetuse,andmonitoringthetimeandmannerofyour
internetuseareeffectivewaystomakesurethatyoudonotbecomeaddicted.
OneauthorofthissourceworksintheDepartmentofPsychologyatTheIslamic
AzadUniversityofScienceandResearchandtheotherauthorisastudentthere.They
listmanyreferencesthattheyusedwhiledoingtheirresearch,thisshowsthatthey
lookeddeeplyintothetopic.Theyalsostatetheirmethodusedfortheirresearch,along
withtablesthatshowhowtheyobtainedtheirfinalfindings.Theywerenotbiasedin
theirresearch,andtheypresentedtheirfindingsclearly.Overall,Ifoundthatthiswasa
crediblesource.
Informationpresentedinthisacademicjournalwillbevaluableinmyoral
presentationbecauseittalksaboutInternetAddictionbeingacompulsivedisorder,and
uncontrollable.ManypeoplethinkofInternetAddictionaspeoplejustspendingtoomuch
timeontheinternet,notanactualaddiction.Showingthatwhensomeonesinternetuse
increasesthattheirsocialskillsandacademicachievementsarelikelytodecrease,may
haveanimpactonmanypeopleandmakethemcometoarealizationthattheirinternet
usemaybeeffectingthesethingsintheirownlife.Thisstudyfoundthatchangingthe
patternofyourinternetandmonitoringyourtimeonlinearebothhelpfulwaystoensure
thatyoudonotbecomeaddicted.

Weinstein,A.,&Lejoyeux,M.(2010).Internetaddictionorexcessiveinternetuse.
AmericanJournalOfDrug&AlcoholAbuse,36(5),277283.
doi:10.3109/00952990.2010.491880

ThisacademicjournalwrittenbyAvivWeinsteinandMichelLejoyeuxstatesthat
InternetAddictionischaracterizedbypoorlycontrolledorexcessiveuseoftheinternet,
orhavingurgestousetheinternetthatcausedistress.Theirstudyidentifiedthree
subtypestointernetuse,theyareexcessivegaming,sexualpreoccupations,and
emailing/textmessaging.Thesethreethingssharemaincomponentswhichare
excessiveuse,oftenassociatedwithalossofsenseoftimeoraneglectofbasicdrives,
withdrawal,includingfeelingsofanger,tension,and/ordepressionwhenthecomputer
isinaccessible,tolerance,includingtheneedforbettercomputerequipment,more
software,ormorehoursofuse,andadverseconsequences,includingarguments,lying,
poorachievement,socialisolation,andfatigue.Theauthorsofthisarticlebelievethat
thereisnotenoughinformationandstudiesoninternetaddictiontorecommenda
proper,evidencebasedtreatment.
BothauthorsofthisacademicjournalhavetheirPhD,showingthattheyare
educated.Theylistmanyreferencesthattheyusedwhiledoingtheirresearch,this
showsthattheylookeddeeplyintothetopic.Theyalsostatetheirmethodusedfortheir
research,alongwithtablesthatshowhowtheyobtainedtheirfinalfindings.Theywere
notbiasedintheirresearch,theypresentedtheirfindingsclearly.Overall,Ifoundthat
thiswasacrediblesource.
Informationpresentedinthisacademicjournalwillbevaluableinmyoral
presentationbecauseitlistedthreesubtypestointernetuse,gamingsexual
preoccupations,andemailing/textmessaging,allofthesesubtypeshavethingsin
common.Theauthorsstatedthattheydidnothaveenoughvaluableinformationonthis
topictorecommendapropertreatmentforInternetAddiction.