Internet Addiction

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How it works

Evidence quality

Highlighted claims

• The study examined internet addiction as lived and perceived by Taiwanese junior college students rather than only as a diagnostic category. — Experiences of internet addiction among junior college students in Taiwan: a qualitative descriptive phenomenological study
• The study identified a process in which exposure, reinforcement, and ineffective resistance shaped students' internet addiction experiences. — Experiences of internet addiction among junior college students in Taiwan: a qualitative descriptive phenomenological study
• Internet addiction lacks formal recognition in diagnostic systems for mental disorders despite being discussed as a public-health concern. — Experiences of internet addiction among junior college students in Taiwan: a qualitative descriptive phenomenological study
• The study interprets internet addiction as being sustained partly by unmet psychological needs that the internet can compensate for. — Experiences of internet addiction among junior college students in Taiwan: a qualitative descriptive phenomenological study