Anderson, Keith J. “Internet Use Among College Students: An Exploratory Study” Journal of American College Health 50.1 (2001) 21-26. Web.
This study looks at a group of 1.300 college students and their frequency of Internet use in relation to how it affects other major activities in their life. The main focus is a case study on a sophomore male who found himself in several depressed mood states and newly formed difficulties in his daily routine. This study focuses on looking at college students because of their greater access to and reliance on the Internet.
Block, Jerald J. “Issues for DSM-V: Internet Addiction.” American Journal of Psychiatry 165 (2008):306-307. Web
This article discusses the actual criteria for the clinical diagnosis of Internet addiction as found in the DSM. There have been many findings in South Korea that Internet addiction is a serious health problem. In several Internet cafes of South Korea there have been reports of death, and about 210,000 children are affected by this disorder and require treatment.
Caplan, Scott E. “Preference for Online Social Interaction: A Theory of Problematic Internet Use and Psychosocial Well-Being” Communication Research 30.6 (2003): 625-648 Web.
This article focuses on excessive Internet use and its effects on human communication. Research shows that the human tendency to prefer online communication can lead to loneliness and depression. Studies show that there is a relationship between amount of Internet use and self-image. One hypothesis looks at whether preference for online interaction predicts severity of problematic internet use.
Carolyn A. Lin, et al. “Internet Gratifications And Internet Addiction: On The Uses And Abuses Of New Media.” Cyberpsychology & Behavior 7.4 (2004): 384-394. Business Source Complete. Web.
Elizabeth Mendell, et al. “Internet Use For Health Information Among College Students.”Journal Of American College Health 53.4 (2005): 183-188. Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition. Web.
Hoffman, Donna L., Thomas P. Novak, and Alladi Venkatesh. “Has The Internet Become Indispensable?.” Communications Of The ACM 47.7 (2004): 37-42. Business Source Complete. Web.
Massimini, M. & Peterson, M. “Information and communication technology: Effects on U.S. college students.” Cyberpsychology: Research on Cyberspace 3.1 (2009): 1-15. Web.
Walters, Glenn D. “Addiction And Identity: Exploring The Possibility Of A Relationship.”Psychology Of Addictive Behaviors 10.1 (1996): 9-17. PsycARTICLES. Web.
This article discusses how there have been studies on excessive Internet use and how results show links to mental and social problems.
Young, Kimberly S. ” Internet Addiction: Emergence of a New Clinical Disorder.” CyberPsychology & Behavior 1.3 (1996): 237-244. Web on research of 396 case studies, researchers compared these people to certain criteria in order to observe any differences between the two groups being studied: those dependent on Internet and those non-dependent.
Young, Kimberly S., and Rodgers C. Robert. “The Relationship Between Depression and Internet Addiction.” CyberPsychology & Behavior 1.1 (1998): 25-28. Web.
This article aims to see for any signs of depression that are linked with obsessive Internet use. A group of Internet users were monitored to see how often people search “Internet addiction” in search engines. An online survey was created to look at whether people were Internet dependent or not based off diagnostic questions. Those who answered, “yes” to at least five or more of the Internet addiction criteria were used for the study.
Young, Kimberly S. ” Internet Addiction: A New Clinical Phenomenon and Its Consequences” American Behavioral Scientist 48.4 (2004): 402-415. Web.
In this article, Young discusses how society has become completely absorbed by the Internet. She examines abuse of the Internet in relationship forming, the workforce, and students. Many people have forgotten the main purpose of the Internet and allowed it to become a vice that is extremely difficult to get rid of.