Tag: Internet addiction

U.S. students suffering from Internet addiction: study

Apr 23, 2010

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mwkruse

in Social Media, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet)

Reuters: U.S. students suffering from Internet addiction: study American college students are hooked on cellphones, social media and the Internet and showing symptoms similar to drug and alcohol addictions, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Maryland who asked 200 students to give up all media for one full day found that…
US shows signs of net addiction

Oct 18, 2006

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mwkruse

in Culture, Health and Medicine, Social Media, Sociology, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet)

From the BBC: US shows signs of net addiction More than one in eight adults in the US show signs of being addicted to the internet, a study has shown. "Addicts" showed signs of compulsive internet use, habitually checking e-mail, websites and chat rooms. More than 8% of the 2,513 respondents to the Stanford University…