Psychological, social, and cultural aspects of Internet addiction / Bahadir Bozoglan, IF Weinheim Institute, Germany, [editor].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bozoglan, Bahadir, author.

Contributor:

Bozoglan, Bahadir, 1979- editor.

Series:

Premier reference source.

Advances in human and social aspects of technology book series.

Advances in human and social aspects of technology (AHSAT) book series, 2328-1316

Gale eBooks

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Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internet addiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvii, 390 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Hershey, Pennsylvania : IGI Global, Information Science Reference (an imprint of IGI Global), [2018]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"This book assesses Internet Addiction from different perspectives including variables such as family and social factors, self-esteem, loneliness, social anxiety, cognitive absorption and psychiatric disorders. It also explores the role of psycho-social variables in Internet Addiction and the treatments for Internet Addiction"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Section 1. Internet addiction as a global phenomenon. Chapter 1. The impact of the internet in twenty-first century addictions: an overview ; Chapter 2. Internet addiction: a modern societal problem

Section 2. Psychological aspects of internet addiction. Chapter 3. Personality, Internet addiction, and other technological addictions: a psychological examination of personality traits and technological addictions ; Chapter 4. I'm always online: well-being and main sources of life dis/satisfaction of heavy internet users ; Chapter 5. Psychological maltreatment and internet addiction: is psychological maltreatment a risk factor? ; Chapter 6. Loneliness and Internet addiction among university students

Section 3. Social aspects of Internet addiction. Chapter 7. Socioeconomic determinants of Internet addiction in adolescents: a scoping review ; Chapter 8. The role of family factors in Internet addiction among children and adolescents: an overview ; Chapter 9. Evaluating the risk of digital addiction in blended learning environments: considering ICT intensity, learning style, and architecture ; Chapter 10. CyberPsycho effect: a critical study on the impact of Internet addiction

Section 4. Cultural aspects of Internet addiction. Chapter 11. A review of Internet addiction on the basis of different countries (2007-2017) ; Chapter 12. Individual differences and the development of Internet addiction: a nationally representative study ; Chapter 13. Selfie-objectification as a facet of the social media craze among youths in Nigeria: a socio-cultural discourse ; Chapter 14. Problematic linkages in adolescents: Italian adaptation of a measure for Internet-related problems

Section 5. Putting it together. Chapter 15. Treatment of Internet addiction

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781522534785

OCLC:

1012487280