In the last decade, Internet usage has grown tremendously on a global scale. The increasing
popularity and frequency of Internet use has led to an increasing number of reports …

Social Networking Sites (SNSs) are virtual communities where users can create individual
public profiles, interact with real-life friends, and meet other people based on shared …

Internet addiction is a newly emergent disorder. It has been found to be associated with a
variety of psychiatric disorders. Information about such coexisting psychiatric disorders is …

This study investigated the associations between personality traits, based on the Big Five
model, and addictive behaviors to different online activities among adolescents. A sample of …

Abstract Background and Aims The growing popularity and frequency of Internet use has
resulted in a large number of studies reporting various clinical problems associated with its …

Purpose This study aimed to classify distinct subgroups of people who use both smartphone
and the internet based on addiction severity levels. Additionally, how the classified groups …

Background: Problematic Internet addiction or excessive Internet use is characterized by
excessive or poorly controlled preoccupations, urges, or behaviors regarding computer use …

Background and aims Out of a large number of studies on Internet addiction, only a few have
been published on the prevention of Internet addiction. The aim of this study is provide a …

Youth around the world are fittingly described as digital natives because of their comfort and
skill with technological hardware and content. Recent studies indicate that an overwhelming …

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between internet addiction and
depression, anxiety, and stress. Participants were 300 university students who were enrolled …