Objectives Internet addiction has become an increasingly serious public health issue,
putting young people at particular risk of psychological harm. This study aimed to analyze …

Internet addiction (IA) incurs significant social and financial costs in the form of physical side-
effects, academic and occupational impairment, and serious relationship problems. The …

Background and aims Numerous studies have shown that people who have Internet
addiction (IA) are more likely to experience poor sleep quality than people who do not …

Depression and anxiety severity are found in numerous studies to correlate with increased
levels of problematic smartphone use. Yet there are less available data on other …

Pathological Internet use (PIU) is associated with various maladaptive problems and is
becoming increasingly common among adolescents. Anxiety has been discovered as an …

The study explored the immediate impact of internet exposure on the mood and
psychological states of internet addicts and low internet-users. Participants were given a …

COVID-19 has caused major changes in people's mental health and behavior. This study
aimed to investigate whether boredom proneness and fear of missing out acted as …

In recent years, the widespread use of the Internet has led to increasing concerns about
problematic behaviors related to excessive Internet use and their potential consequences …

Prior studies have mainly focused on the psychological correlates of Internet addiction, but
scant research has tested how actual interpersonal experience can influence people's …

The personality trait of neuroticism (N) has consistently shown to be a risk factor for Internet
Addiction (IA). Review literature, however, looked at this in bivariate analyses only. To the …