Psychologists have been studying
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Internet use since the late 1990s. Brenner"s subjects reported an
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of 19 hours per week of Internet use. Many reported up to 10
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of interference in
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functioning,
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failure to manage time, missing sleep, or missing meals. A surprising result is that 80% of the
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reported at least five of these signs. These numbers suggest that the
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of some level of these problems should not be considered
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.
Kathleen Scherer studied 531 students at the University of Texas at Austin and 381 of them were studied further. "
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" users averaged only 11 hours per week online. Janet Morahan-Martin and Phyllis Schumaker surveyed
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college students and
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pathological use by
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a 13-item
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which
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evidence that the Internet was causing personal problems,
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symptoms and mood
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use. According to their research, pathological users averaged
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hours of Internet use per week.
Pathological users reported significantly more
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, used online games more than other users, and they also used more technologically
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aspects of the Net more than other students. When is Internet use pathological The simple answer: when it gets in the way of the rest of your life. Addictions involve
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use despite harm.