Internet Addiction

Achab, Sophia; Simon, Olivier; Müller, Stephanie; Thorens, Gabriel; Martinotti, Giovanni; Zullino, Daniele; Khazaal, Yasser

doi:10.1007/978-88-470-5322-9_128

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“…The first one is going online to compensate for a negative life situation and associated emotions. The internet can then play one or more of several roles [ 15 , 25 ]: It can be a means to escape from reality, to flee negative situations and emotions. This behavior is described in the literature as escapism; It can be a means to find online what the adolescent cannot find in real life; It can be a means to replay in an online space difficulties encountered in real life, in order to find means to overcome them; It can be a place of sublimation for negative emotions.…”

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Feelings of Loneliness: Understanding the Risk of Suicidal Ideation in Adolescents with Internet Addiction. A Theoretical Model to Answer to a Systematic Literature Review, without Results

Khatcherian

Zullino

Leo

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The Internet has become an essential tool for adolescents. It is part of their social integration within peers and supports their identity construction. The Internet can also become a source of addiction, especially when used as a coping strategy towards unpleasant life situations. Addiction to the Internet is often linked with an increase in the feeling of loneliness. The feeling of loneliness is an emotion present during adolescence. However, in excess, it can lead to suicidal ideation. Addiction to the Internet is also linked to an increased suicide risk. We questioned ourselves on the impact of the feeling of loneliness on the link between an excessive use of the Internet by adolescents and the risks of suicidal ideation. We attempted to find an answer to this question by performing a systematic review of the literature. We found no result matching our search criteria. We noted the absence of studies with regards to the interaction between the feeling of loneliness, addiction to the Internet and the risk of suicidal ideation amongst adolescents. We established a theoretical model which could be used as a lead for future research. We insist on the importance that studies need to be conducted in this domain, in order to enable us to establish efficient preventive measures for the risks of suicidal ideation amongst adolescents.

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Feelings of Loneliness: Understanding the Risk of Suicidal Ideation in Adolescents with Internet Addiction. A Theoretical Model to Answer to a Systematic Literature Review, without Results

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“…The development and spread of the internet worldwide have been contributing to growing concerns among researchers and health professionals about problematic Internet use (PIU), prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to examine since 2014, its public health implications (1). PIU is an umbrella construct, encompassing distress and functional impairment related to the uncontrolled use of one or more online activities in order to fulfill some specific need such as emotional coping, increased sense of belonging, improved self-esteem (2,3). This repetitive pattern of use continues over time to an extent in which the subject experiences significant psychosocial (e.g., depression, anxiety, social isolation, academic or professional failures) and physical (e.g., sleep disorders, sedentary life-style, musculoskeletal issues) harms (1).…”

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“…PIU has been considered to result from the interplay of various psychological factors including poor self-regulation capacities, mood regulation and preference for online social interaction, with addictive properties of some online activities (e.g., gambling, gaming) and with a socio-cultural environment (2). Better understanding of PIU requires unveiling underlying psychosocial mechanisms and associated vulnerability factors, as well as examining the singularity of each of the potentially problematic online activities (i.e., gambling, gaming, social networking, porn) and specific environmental contributors (1).…”

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Internet Use and Problematic Use in Seniors: A Comparative Study in Switzerland and Poland

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Background: Seniors have been only little considered in studies examining problematic internet use and associated health issues, although they may present risk factors that make them particularly vulnerable for the development of problematic internet use.Objectives: (1) To compare Internet use and problematic use among seniors in Switzerland and Poland; (2) To examine the relationships between problematic internet use, impulsivity traits and well-being as previous studies showed that internet can be used to cope with negative emotions or life dissatisfaction.Methods: A cross-sectional survey conducted between June 2016 and April 2017 with 264 older internet users aged above 60 years old recruited in Switzerland (88) and Poland (176) assessing sociodemographic variables, online activities, problematic internet use, impulsivity traits and well-being.Results: The two groups differed in their reported online activities in that Polish participants reported more searching for information and buying, whereas Swiss participants reported significantly greater problematic internet use than Polish participants. Finally, a multiple linear regression analysis performed on the whole sample indicated that lower well-being and being a Swiss participant were both significantly associated with greater problematic internet use, after age, gender, level of education, impulsivity traits have been controlled for.Discussion: Swiss seniors showed a more problematic internet use than Polish participants who focused more in their online activities on utility use of internet. The relationships between problematic internet use and well-being suggest that older adults use internet mainly to cope with negative emotion or life dissatisfaction. Socio-cultural differences that could account for these group differences as well as difference with young adults are discussed.

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“…(8) Playing internet games to escape or get rid of negative emotional states (such as guilt, anxiety). (9) To jeopardize or give up an important relationship, education or job opportunity to play internet games.…”

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“…The rate of gaming disorder in Europe is reported to be between 1 and 10% (5)(6)(7)(8). In addition, in a study conducted among young people in East and Southeast Asian countries, the prevalence of gaming disorder was found to be around 10-15% (9). In a study conducted in Switzerland in 2015, 15% of individuals between the ages of 15-34 (10); 14% of adults in Republic of Korea (11) and 17% of participants in a study conducted with secondary school students in Iran (12) were found to develop gaming disorders.…”

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Examination of game addiction studies conducted in Turkey: A systematic review study

Boz

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2023

Front. Psychiatry

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The aim of this study is to examine the methodological orientations in game addiction studies in Turkey between 2019 and 2022 in a holistic way and to present suggestions for new literature studies. For this purpose, only articles written in Turkish language were reviewed on Google Scholar. Open-access quantitative studies between 2019 and 2022 were included in our study. As a result, 69 out of 257 studies were found to comply with the predetermined criteria. The number of participants in these 69 studies, with a total sample size of 26,415, varies between 60 and 987. Almost half of the studies sample group is children (n = 36). The majority of the studies examine the relationship between academic achievement, familial and social relationship problems, gaming behavior and game addiction in children and adolescents. It was found that gaming addiction was higher in male students compared to female students, especially between the ages of 14–15. Among children, male students play digital games more than girls, and they mostly prefer action-adventure, war, and racing games. Previous studies have concluded that the use of consoles and smartphones in adolescents and young adults has a high impact on digital game addiction. In the light of the findings, it is suggested that empirical studies on game addiction should be addressed with different aspects using new literature studies.

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Internet Addiction

Cited by 5 publications

References 58 publications

Feelings of Loneliness: Understanding the Risk of Suicidal Ideation in Adolescents with Internet Addiction. A Theoretical Model to Answer to a Systematic Literature Review, without Results

Feelings of Loneliness: Understanding the Risk of Suicidal Ideation in Adolescents with Internet Addiction. A Theoretical Model to Answer to a Systematic Literature Review, without Results

Internet Use and Problematic Use in Seniors: A Comparative Study in Switzerland and Poland

Examination of game addiction studies conducted in Turkey: A systematic review study

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