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Addictive Internet Use among Korean Adolescents: A National Survey

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Title
Addictive Internet Use among Korean Adolescents: A National Survey
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PLOS ONE, February 2014
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0087819
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Authors

Jongho Heo, Juhwan Oh, S. V. Subramanian, Yoon Kim, Ichiro Kawachi

Abstract

A psychological disorder called 'Internet addiction' has newly emerged along with a dramatic increase of worldwide Internet use. However, few studies have used population-level samples nor taken into account contextual factors on Internet addiction.

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Country Count As %
Malaysia 1 <1%
United States 1 <1%
France 1 <1%
Unknown 244 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 48 19%
Student > Master 35 14%
Student > Postgraduate 21 9%
Student > Ph. D. Student 21 9%
Researcher 16 6%
Other 49 20%
Unknown 57 23%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 71 29%
Psychology 51 21%
Nursing and Health Professions 18 7%
Social Sciences 18 7%
Computer Science 5 2%
Other 20 8%
Unknown 64 26%