Internet Addiction in Context

VONDRÁČKOVÁ, Petra and David ŠMAHEL. Internet Addiction in Context. In M. Khosrow-Pour. Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology. 4th ed. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018, p. 4223-4233. ISBN 978-1-5225-2255-3. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2255-3.ch366.

Basic information

Original name

Internet Addiction in Context

Authors

VONDRÁČKOVÁ, Petra (203 Czech Republic) and David ŠMAHEL (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

4th ed. Hershey, PA, Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, p. 4223-4233, 11 pp. 2018

Publisher

IGI Global

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Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Kapitola resp. kapitoly v odborné knize

Field of Study

50100 5.1 Psychology and cognitive sciences

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Publication form

printed version "print"

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URL

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14230/18:00105474

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

ISBN

978-1-5225-2255-3

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2255-3.ch366

UT WoS

000416401304040

Keywords in English

Internet addiction; online addiction; excessive Internet use

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International impact, Reviewed

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Abstract

V originále

This chapter presented up-to-date studies focused on the diagnostics, prevalence, correlates, and treatments of Internet addiction. We presented several tools for the identification of Internet addiction, although only one of them was standardized in a clinical setting.