Problematic internet use as an age-related multifaceted problem: Evidence from a two-site survey

Konstantinos Ioannidis; Matthias S. Treder; Samuel R. Chamberlain; Franz J. Király; Sarah A. Redden; Dan Joseph Stein; Christine Löchner; Jon E. Grant

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.02.017

Abstract

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Many types of online behavior (e.g. shopping, pornography, general surfing) bear a stronger relationship with maladaptive use of the internet than gaming supporting the diagnostic classification of problematic internet use as a multifaceted disorder. Furthermore, internet activities and psychiatric diagnoses associated with problematic internet use vary with age, with public health implications.

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