A growing body of literature is associating excessive and addictive use of digital media with
physical, psychological, social and neurological adverse consequences. Research is …

Most people use the Internet as a functional tool to perform their personal goals in everyday-
life such as making airline or hotel reservations. However, some individuals suffer from a …

As new media are becoming daily fare, Internet addiction appears as a potential problem in
adolescents. From the reported negative consequences, it appears that Internet addiction …

In the 2000s, online games became popular, while studies of Internet gaming addiction
emerged, outlining the negative consequences of excessive gaming, its prevalence, and …

There is evidence that the neural mechanisms underlying Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD)
resemble those of drug addiction. Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) studies of …

In the past decade, research has accumulated suggesting that excessive Internet use can
lead to the development of a behavioral addiction. Internet addiction has been considered …

This instructor's manual is designed to assist faculty teaching a mass communication theory
or media and society course. It offers many of the items typically found in such a manual (for …

Aims: In the last 5 years a deluge of articles on the topic of Internet addiction (IA) has
proposed many candidate symptoms as evidence of this proposed disease. We critically …

Many recognize that several behaviors potentially affecting the reward circuitry in human
brains lead to a loss of control and other symptoms of addiction in at least some individuals …

Addiction professionals and the public are recognizing that certain nonsubstance behaviors—
such as gambling, Internet use, video-game playing, sex, eating, and shopping—bear …