Author: Hansen, S.
Description: The new psychological ‘disorder’ of Internet Addiction (IA) is fast accruing both popular and professional recognition. This pathology claims to make sense of ‘excessive Internet use,’ which is considered a behavioral addiction akin to pathological gambling. Indeed, the diagnostic criteria for IA have been cut and pasted from the criteria for pathological gambling contained in the APA’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. More recently, 5 subtypes of IA have been proposed (K. Young, 2000). These extend the reach of the disorder from excessive (and nonproductive) use-in-general to encompass a range of different online activities. This research project is primarily concerned with the effects of 2 of these categorizations: cyber-sexual addiction and cyber-relationship addiction. These new variants of IA appear to have been formulated in recognition of the Internet as a social space, where relationships may be conducted. This research questions the utility of construing ‘excessive and nonproductive’ student Internet use as symptomatic of IA. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved).
Subject headings: Internet Addiction; Pathology; Pathological gambling
Publication year: 2002
Journal or book title: Journal of Computer Assisted Learning
Volume: 18
Issue: 2
Pages: 235-236
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Type: Journal Article
Serial number: 573