Researchers at Stanford University have discovered what they say is more evidence that compulsive use of the Internet may be more than just a bad habit. “Potential markers of problematic Internet use seem present in a sizable proportion of adults,” the researchers concluded in an article published in CNS Spectrums: The International Journal of Neuropsychiatric Medicine. The researchers also discovered that 8.7 percent of Web users in the survey attempted to conceal non-essential Internet use from family, friends and employees.
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Internet Addiction: Problem or Pathology?
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. October 19, 2006 08:22 AMResearchers at Stanford University have discovered what they say is more evidence that compulsive use of the Internet may be more than just a bad habit. “Potential markers of problematic Internet use seem present in a sizable proportion of adults,” the researchers concluded in an article published in CNS Spectrums: The International Journal of Neuropsychiatric Medicine. The researchers also discovered that 8.7 percent of Web users in the survey attempted to conceal non-essential Internet use from family, friends and employees.