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Dysfunctional Internet use – Review of research

Author(s): Aneta Przepiórka, Tomasz Rowiński, Agata Błachnio
Subject(s): Psychology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Scholar Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: Internet psychology; Internet addiction; pathological Internet use; dysfunctional Internet use

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents a review of research carried out in years 1995–2011 on dysfunctional use of Internet. Theories that explain the phenomenon of dysfunctional Internet use were discussed. There were discussed clinical symptoms of Internet addiction, diagnostic criteria, relationships with other disorders, biological and psychosocial factors affecting Internet addiction. In addition, there were described psychometric characteristics of some measures diagnostic of dysfunctional Internet use.

  • Issue Year: IX/2014
  • Issue No: 31
  • Page Range: 378-395
  • Page Count: 18