...Ibrahim Arpaci; Şahin Kesici; Mustafa Baloğlu Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the mediating role of psychological needs in the association between individualism and internet addiction. Design/methodology/approach A mixed-method design was used by comprising of 602 college...

... communications Smartphone use Social anxiety Internet addiction Rumination Communication theory Problematic technology use Smartphone addiction In recent years, published studies have examined the construct of problematic smartphone use. Problematic smartphone use is often defined as excessive use...

...Qiaolei Jiang Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the interrelationships between internet connectedness, online gaming, internet addiction symptoms, and academic performance decrement among the internet-dependent young people in China. Design/methodology/approach – A paper...