Journal of Wellbeing Management and Applied Psychology (웰빙융합연구)

Korea Wellbeing Convergence Association (한국웰빙융합학회)
권호 표지
DOI QR코드

DOI QR Code

Exploring the problem of Internet Addiction: A Review and Analysis of Existing Literature

  • Received : 2020.03.07
  • Accepted : 2020.03.27
  • Published : 2020.03.30
Download PDF
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

Anecdotal reports indicate that maladaptive patterns of Internet use constitute behavioral addiction. Internet addiction is characterized by unrestrained and awfully controlled engrossment or behaviors regarding internet access that lead to impairment, stress, dimensionally measured depression, indicators of social separation and anguish. By reviewing and analyzing approximately 100 articles we present evidence that are able to provide an overview of the main themes and proclivity covered by existing and relevant studies. The vital detection of this research unveils that many factors related to social, demographic, lifestyle changes related constructs have a bearing on the phenomenon of internet addiction strongly. This study not only reached certain conclusions for both theory and practice, but also defined future lines of research according to the gaps detected by the study's results. The main findings from this literature, though not conclusive, but will help the researcher and policymakers to obtain a better understanding and description of the problem faced by the youth and necessary to develop some remedies to lessen the addiction phenomenon.

Keywords

References

  1. Arakelyan, L. K. (2014). The problem of the addiction in young people to social networks. Bulletin of the Council of young scientists and specialists, 1, 5-6.
  2. Arestova, O. N., Babanin, L. N., & Voiskounsky, A. E. (2000). The motivation of Internet users. Moscow: MozhaiskTerra.
  3. Arshinova, V. V., & Bartsalkina, V. V. (2010). Prevention of gambling on the internet, addiction in the educational environment. Moscow: MGPPU.
  4. Asmolov, A. G., Tsvetkov, N. A., & Tsvetkova, A. V. (2004). Psychological model of Internet addiction personality. The World of Psychology, 1, 179-192.
  5. Awan, M. A., Khan H.U., and Zhang, W. (2012). A comparative study on Online Service Quality Perception of two Major Regional Economies. International Journal of e-Education, eBusiness, e-Management and eLearning(IJEEEE), 2(6), 529-551.
  6. Awan, M. A., Khan, H. U., & Ho, H. C. (2016). Online Banking: A Comparative Study Of Chinese and Saudi Customers Perceptions Of Service Quality. Journal of Internet Banking and Commerce, 21(S5), 1-31.
  7. Awan, M.A., and Khan, H.U. (2016). Status of Internet Addiction among College Students: A Case of South Korea. First American Academic Research Conference on Global Business, Economics, Finance and Social Sciences (AAR16 New York Conference), New York, USA, May 25- May 28, 2016. (Conference Proceeding).
  8. Babaeva, J. D., Voiskounsky, A. E., & Smyslova, O. V. (2002). The Internet: the impact on individuals. Moscow: Mozhaisk-Terra. 68-69
  9. Barke, A., Nyenhuis, N., & Kroner-Herwig, B. (2012). The German version of the internet addiction test: a validation study. Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw, 15, 34-542.
  10. Beard, K.W., & Wolf, E.M. (2001). Modification in the proposed diagnostic criteria for Internet addiction. Cyberpsychology Behav, 4, 377-383. https://doi.org/10.1089/109493101300210286
  11. Beard, K.W. (2005). Internet addiction: a review of current assessment techniques and potential assessment questions. CyberPsychology Behav, 8, 7-14. https://doi.org/10.1089/cpb.2005.8.7
  12. Billieux, J., Van Der Linden, M., Achab, S., Khazaal, Y., Paraskevopoulos, L., Zullino, D., & Thorens, G. (2013). Why do you play World of Warcraft? An in-depth exploration of selfreported motivations to play online and in-game behaviours in the virtual world of Azeroth. Comput Human Behav, 29, 103-109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2012.07.021
  13. Block, J.J. (2008). Issues for DSM V: Internet Addiction. Am J Psychiatry, 165, 306-307. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2007.07101556
  14. Bubnova, I. S., & Tereshchenko, A. G. (2016). Prevention of addictive behavior among College students. Bulletin of Omsk University. Series: Psychology, 2, 4-11.
  15. Burova, V. A. (2000). Internet addiction pathology of the XXI century? Scientific-practical journal. Issues of Mental Medicine and Ecology, 1(6), 11-13.
  16. Cantelmi, T., Del Miglio, C., Talli, M., & D'Andrea, A. (2000). Internetrelated psychopathology: first experimental data, clinical aspects and critical notes. Ital J Psychopathol, 6, 40-51.
  17. Cao, H., Sun, Y., & Wan, Y. (2011). Problematic Internet use in Chinese adolescents and its relation to psychosomatic symptoms and life satisfaction. BMC Public Health 11, 802. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-802
  18. Chappell, D., Eatough, V., Davies, M.N.O., & Griffiths, M. (2006). Ever Quest - It's Just a Computer Game Right? An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Online Gaming Addiction. Int J Ment Health Addict, 4, 205-216. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-006-9028-6
  19. Charlton, J.P., & Danforth, I.D.W. (2007). Distinguishing addiction and high engagement in the context of online game playing. Comput Human Behav, 23, 1531-1548. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2005.07.002
  20. Derogatis, LR. (1983). SCL-90-R: Administration, scoring, and procedures manual II for the revised version. Towson, MD: Clinical Psychometric Research; 595-605.
  21. Fioravanti, G., Primi, C., & Casale, S. (2013). Psychometric evaluation of the Generalized Problematic Internet Use Scale 2 in an Italian sample. Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw, 16, 761-766. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2012.0429
  22. Goldberg, I. (1996). Internet addictive disorder (IAD) diagnostic criteria. Retrieved from http://web.urz.uniheidelberg.de/Netzdienste/anleitung/wwwtips/8/addict.html
  23. Greenfield, P. M. (2009). Technology and informal education: what is taught, what is learned. Science, 323(5910), 69- 71. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1167190
  24. Griffiths, M. D. (2001). Sex on the Internet: Observations and implications for sex addiction. Journal of Sex Research, 38(4), 333-342. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224490109552104
  25. Guan, S.S.A., & Subrahmanyam, K. (2009). Youth Internet use: risks and opportunities. Curr Opin Psychiatry, 22, 351- 356. https://doi.org/10.1097/YCO.0b013e32832bd7e0
  26. Gubanov, D. A., & Chkhartishvili, A. G. (2009). A model for information warfare in the social network. Management System and Information Technology, 3, 13-16.
  27. Hinic, D. (2011). Problems with Internet addiction diagnosis and classification. Psychiatria, 2(23), 145-151.
  28. Hall, A., & Parsons, J. (2001). Internet addiction: College student case study using best practices in cognitive behavior therapy. J Ment Heal Couns, 23, 312-327.
  29. Internet World Stats. (2012). Miniwatts. http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm. Accessed 25 Aug 2015.
  30. Kandell, J. J. (1998). Internet addiction on campus: The vulnerability of college students. CyberPsychology and Behavior, 1(1), 11-17. https://doi.org/10.1089/cpb.1998.1.11
  31. Kardefelt-winther, D. (2014). Computers in Human Behavior A conceptual and methodological critique of internet addiction research: Towards a model of compensatory internet use. Comput Human Behav, 31, 351-354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2013.10.059
  32. Khil'ko, O. V. (2015). A practical approach to the prevention of computer addiction in adolescents. Scientificmethodical electronic journal "Concept", 13, 56-60. Retrieved from http://e-koncept.ru/2015/85012.htm
  33. Khutornoi, S. N. (2013). Network virtual communication and its impact on interpersonal relationships. Modern Research of Social Problems, 6, 9-14.
  34. Kim, H., Kim, Y.K., Gwak, A.R., Limm J.A., Lee, J.Y., Jung, H.Y., Sohn, B.K., Choi, S.W., Kim, D.J., Choi, J.S. (2015). Resting-state regional homogeneity as a biological marker for patients with Internet gaming disorder: A comparison with patients with alcohol use disorder and healthy controls. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry, 60, 104-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnpbp.2015.02.004
  35. Ko, C.H., Yen, J.Y., Chen, S.H., Wang, P.W., Chen, C.S., & Yen, C.F. (2014). Evaluation of the diagnostic criteria of Internet gaming disorder in the DSM-5 among young adults in Taiwan. J Psychiatr Res.,53, 103-110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2014.02.008
  36. Kosenko, I. I. (2008). The study of the Internet as a means of social communication. Informatics and Education, 9, 90 - 91.
  37. Lai, C.M., Mak, K.K., Watanabe, H., Ang, R.P., Pang, J.S., Ho. R.C. (2013). Psychometric properties of the IA test in Chinese adolescents. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 38(7), 794-807. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jst022
  38. Lee, B.W., & Stapinski, L.A. (2012). Journal of Anxiety Disorders Seeking safety on the internet: Relationship between social anxiety and problematic internet use. J Anxiety Disord 2012, 26,197-205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2011.11.001
  39. Lemenager, T., Gwodz, A., Richterm A., & Reinhard, I. (2013). Selfconcept deficits in massively multiplayer online roleplaying games addiction. Eur Addict 2013.
  40. Li, D., Liau, A., & Khoo, A. (2011). Examining the influence of actual-ideal self-discrepancies, depression, and escapism, on pathological gaming among massively multiplayer online adolescent gamers. Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw, 14, 535-539. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2010.0463
  41. Pezoa-Jares, R., & Espinoza-Luna, I. (2013). Internet addiction: A review. J Addict, 12, 1-13.
  42. Pontes, H., Szabo, A., & Griffiths, M. (2015). The impact of Internetbased specific activities on the perceptions of Internet addiction, quality of life, and excessive usage: A crosssectional study. Addict Behav Reports 2015.
  43. Pratarelli, M.E,, Brown,e B.L., & Johnsonm K. (1999). The bits and bytes of computer/Internet addiction: a factor analytic approach. Behav Res Methods Instrum Comput. 31, 305-314. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03207725
  44. Rodgers, R.F., Melioli, T., Laconim, S., Buim, E., & Chabrol, H. (2013). Internet addiction symptoms, disordered eating, and body image avoidance. Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw, 16, 56-60. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2012.1570
  45. Saville, B.K., Gisbert, A., Kopp, J., & Telesco, C. (2010). Internet addiction and delay discounting in college students. Psychol Rec,60, 273-286. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03395707
  46. Smahel, D., Brown, B.B., & Blinka, L. (2012). Associations between online friendship and Internet addiction among adolescents and emerging adults. Dev Psychol, 48, 381-388. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0027025
  47. Starcevic, V. (2013). Is internet addiction a useful concept? Spec Issue Aust New Zeal J Psychiatry,47, 16-19. https://doi.org/10.1177/0004867412461693
  48. Tang, J., Yu, Y., Du, Y., Ma, Y., Zhang, D., and Wang, J. (2015). Prevalence of internet addiction and its association with stressful life events and psychological symptoms among adolescent internet users. Addictive Behaviors, 39 (3), 744-747. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.12.010
  49. Tao, H.K. (2005). Teenagers' Internet addiction and the qualityoriented education. J High Corresp Educ (Philosophy Soc Sci, 3, 70-73.
  50. Turel, O., & Serenko, A. (2010). Is Mobile Email Addiction Overlooked? Commun ACM, 53, 41-43. 123. https://doi.org/10.1145/1735223.1735237
  51. Weinstein, A., & Lejoyeux, M. (2010). Internet addiction or excessive internet use. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse, 36, 277-283. https://doi.org/10.3109/00952990.2010.491880
  52. Whang, L.S., Lee, S., Chang, G. (2003). Internet over-users' psychological profiles: a behavior sampling analysis on internet addiction. Cyberpsychol Behav, 6, 143-150. https://doi.org/10.1089/109493103321640338
  53. Widyanto, L., Griffiths, M.D., & Brunsden, V. (2011). A psychometric comparison of the Internet Addiction Test, the Internet-Related Problem Scale, and self-diagnosis. Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw, 14, 141-149. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2010.0151
  54. Young, K. (2000). Diagnosis - Internet-addiction. World Online, 2, 24-29.
  55. Zanetta Dauriat, F., Zermatten, A., Billieux, J., Thorens, G., Bondolfi, G., Zullino, D., & Khazaal, Y. (2011). Motivations to play specifically predict excessive involvement in massively multiplayer online role-playing games: Evidence from an online survey. Eur Addict Res, 17, 185-189. https://doi.org/10.1159/000326070