Internet Addiction Guide A resource for objective, useful information about Internet addiction, a theorized disorder, by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. (updated April 16, 2005)
What is Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD)?
What "Internet addiction disorder" (IAD) is still difficult to define at this time. Much of the original research was based upon the weakest type of research methodology, namely exploratory surveys with no clear hypothesis or rationale backing them. Coming from an atheoretical approach has some benefits, but also is not typically recognized as being a strong way to approach a new disorder. More recent research has expanded upon the original surveys and anecdotal case study reports. However, as I will illustrate below later, even these studies don't support the conclusions the authors claim. Preview Website -
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Review of Caught in the Net Did Kimberly S. Young get it right in her new book on "Internet addiction?" A little bit.
ABSTRACT: Kimberly S. Young, perhaps the world's best known advocate of helping people who spend too much time online, has a way with words. In her first book, Caught in the Net (John Wiley & Sons, 1998), she uses her wordweaving skills to offer pragmatic suggestions to the very real problems hundreds of people are suffering. What these problems are and what to call them remain a contentious issue for many researchers in this area. Young tries to, but ultimately fails, to sidestep this labeling issue, sometimes blaming the Internet for people's interpersonal, social, and psychological problems. Preview Website -
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Response to the HomeNet Study So people who spend more time online are likely to
become more lonely, depressed, and not communicate
with their family? You wish. This is a response to a study which has been widely reported in the press as finding that, as people spend more time online, they become more depressed, more lonely, and reduce family communications. Preview Website -
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Response to the Stanford Internet Research StudyTop Rated Thoughts and comments about this study, released
February 16, 2000. By John Grohol.
ABSTRACT: Yet again, researchers are releasing studies without regard to tempering their findings and putting things into a broader perspective. The latest research purportedly reports on the Internet's impact in society, and was done by a political scientist (not a social scientist) who has, along with Stanford, a financial stake in the company which conducted the survey. Preview Website -
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Internet Addiction Guide
