Sharply restricting kids’ use of digital media is linked with problematic internet use — but it is still unclear why.
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New research shows how fear of missing out and an inability to regulate our own emotions is linked to using the internet in concerning ways.
Wasting time on the internet at work could be putting your company’s cyber-security at risk.
Spending lots of time on the internet might be good for getting what you want in the short term but it might not work in the long term.
Engineered to exploit human compulsions, the Internet competes for our attention, while teaching us to need it.
Internet addiction has the same symptoms as any substance abuse disorder. Trying to stop its use can lead to moodiness or even depression.
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Senior Lecturer in Cyberpsychology, De Montfort University
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Assistant Professor of Social Work, Georgia State University
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Professor, University of Southern Queensland
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Associate Professor (Economics), University of Southern Queensland
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Emeritus Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Ph.D. Student, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Oregon
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Senior research scientist, Wellesley Centers for Women, Wellesley College and Director of Youth, Media & Wellbeing Research Lab, Wellesley College
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Charles Darwin University
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Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Adolescent Health, University of California, Irvine
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Pediatrician and Medical Editor at Nemours KidsHealth, part of Nemours Children's Health, and Visiting Scholar, Wellesley College
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Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington