Studies in recent years and especially since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic have
shown a significant increase in the problematic use of computer games and social media …

Abstract Purpose of Review The early detection of problematic Internet use (PIU) is essential
to prevent the development of Internet use disorders (IUD). Although a variety of screening …

Using a valid and reliable scale to measure problems associated with excessive internet use
is a key element of research on internet addiction (IA). The main goal of the current study …

Internet addiction is associated with a range of psychological risk factors such as childhood
trauma and depression. Studies have also suggested sex differences in internet and other …

Repetitive online searches for health information increase anxieties and result in Internet
addiction. Internet addiction, cyberchondria, anxiety sensitivity, and hypochondria have …

Background Previous literature has investigated the association of this phenomenon and
Internet addiction. Nevertheless, little research has been conducted to elucidate the …

Background According to the validation literature on items of Young's Internet Addiction Test
(IAT), this study rephrased disputable items to improve the psychometric properties of this …

The pathological use of the Internet has surged during the pandemic, even though service
provisions were negatively impacted. Telepsychiatry can be used as a solution to maintain …

Gaming and Internet use are positively associated with benefits for interpersonal
relationships in adolescence, with these behaviors when excessive having been negatively …

Internet addiction (IA) is widespread, comorbid with other conditions, and commonly
undetected, which may impede recovery. The Internet Addiction Test (IAT) is widely used to …