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- Title
Internet addiction: metasynthesis of 1996-2006 quantitative research.
- Authors
Byun, Sookeun; Ruffini, Celestino; Mills, Juline E; Douglas, Alecia C; Niang, Mamadou; Stepchenkova, Svetlana; Lee, Seul Ki; Loutfi, Jihad; Lee, Jung-Kook; Atallah, Mikhail; Blanton, Marina
- Abstract
This study reports the results of a meta-analysis of empirical studies on Internet addiction published in academic journals for the period 1996-2006. The analysis showed that previous studies have utilized inconsistent criteria to define Internet addicts, applied recruiting methods that may cause serious sampling bias, and examined data using primarily exploratory rather than confirmatory data analysis techniques to investigate the degree of association rather than causal relationships among variables. Recommendations are provided on how researchers can strengthen this growing field of research.
- Publication
Cyberpsychology & behavior : the impact of the Internet, multimedia and virtual reality on behavior and society, 2009, Vol 12, Issue 2, p203
- ISSN
1557-8364
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1089/cpb.2008.0102