Objective: Internet addiction (IA) has become a global public health issue. Although previous
studies revealed several risk factors related to IA, most of them focused on the western …

Background Internet addiction (IA) is now very common. However, few studies have
explored the sex differences in risk factors for IA, especially among Chinese college …

Background Internet addiction (IA) is associated with adverse consequences, especially for
younger people. Evidence indicates that IA is associated with depression, but no studies …

Background and aims Internet addiction (IA) among teenagers has been reported frequently
in China, although research has seldom focused on vocational high school students. This …

Purpose Internet use has global influences on all aspects of life and has become a growing
concern. Cross-sectional studies on Internet addiction (IA) have been reported but causality …

Internet addiction (IA) among adolescents is a serious public health problem around the
world. However, there have been few studies that examine the association between IA and …

Background Internet addiction (IA) has various adverse effects. We sought to elucidate the
relationship between IA and depression among university students and to identify factors …

Introduction Internet addiction (IA) is common among adolescents and may have severe
consequences. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and factors associated with …

Background and aims Internet addiction disorder (IAD) is common in university students. A
number of studies have examined the prevalence of IAD in Chinese university students, but …

Internet addiction (IA) is common among adolescents and significantly determined by
sociocultural and economic factors. The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of …