mental healthvirtual behaviorProblem: An important environmental factor affecting adolescents today is undoubtedly technological tools. This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the relationship of adolescents' Internet and mobile phone usage, cyberbullying behaviors, and their self-...
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Internet addiction refers to excessive online dependency that impairs control over internet use, adversely affecting daily life, studies, work, and social interactions [1], which is now recognized as a pressing health concern worldwide [2]. This phenomenon is particularly prevalent among university st...
Professional help is recommended when the amount of subjective distress (like fear and anxiety) and objective difficulties (affecting sleep, work and study) are significantly increased. Professional health services should be available via regular protocols, SOS lines and other (country dependent) ...
This is a subject of debate at present. While internet addiction is not in the DSM-V, it is clearly a behavior that negatively impacts mental health andcognitionfor many, and many struggle to cut back on their time online. The term "addiction" is often used as a shorthand for, “My ch...
the individuals living in the areas or communities with more individuals infected with COVID-19 are more likely to be infected. The existing literature has found that the higher likelihood of being infected with Covid-19 is associated with poorer mental health such as feeling nervous, anxious, ...
Rising cases of internet addiction affecting productivity and social skills Negative impact on mental health, including anxiety and depression D. Digital Divide Unequal access to technology and the Internet exacerbating social inequalities Challenges in bridging the gap between tech-savvy and tech-la...
The conditional exogeneity assumption implies that there are no omitted variables affecting both FTTH rollout and youth outcomes, after controlling for static differences across neighborhoods and for overall differences by year of the survey (given the included fixed effects). This is a non-testable as...
Internet use has become an important factor affecting health. The spatio-temporal heterogeneity of the influence of internet utilization on life expectancy has not been thoroughly investigated on a global scale. The spatial clustering patterns that influence of internet usage on residents’ health levels...
Harvard University, Kings College, Oxford University and University of Manchester have found the Internet can produce both acute and sustained alterations in specific areas of cognition, which may reflect changes in the brain, affecting our attentional capacities, memory processes, and social interactions...