Annotated Bibliography

Internet Addiction
Andreou, E., & Svoli, H. (2013). The Association Between Internet User Characteristics and
Dimensions of Internet Addiction Among Greek Adolescents. International Journal Of Mental
Health & Addiction, 11(2), 139-148. doi:10.1007/s11469-012-9404-3
Moreover, a group of studies suggested that the higher ones level of shyness, the greater the
likelihood to be addicted to the internet (Chak and Leung 2004; Liu and Kuo 2007; Yuen and
Lavin 2004). Internet addiction was also associated with poor mental health and low self-
esteem in adolescents (Armstrong et al. 2000; Yen et al. 2009). These findings are consistent
with the view that one of the reasons people may become addicted to media use is to
overcome relationship problems and bolster their self-esteem (Peele 1985). This article shows
why children get addicted to the internet.
Davidow, B, (2012, July 18), Exploiting the Neuroscience of Internet Addiction,
Retrieved from http://www.theatlantic.com
It's not quite that simple. Thanks to neuroscience, we're beginning to understand that achieving
a goal or anticipating the reward of new content for completing a task can excite the neurons in
the ventral tegmental area of the midbrain, which releases the neurotransmitter dopamine into
the brain's pleasure centers. This in turn causes the experience to be perceived as pleasurable.
As a result, some people can become obsessed with these pleasure-seeking experiences and
engage in compulsive behavior such as a need to keep playing a game, constantly check email,
or compulsively gamble online. A recent Newsweek cover story described some of the harmful
effects of being trapped in the compulsion loop. This article helps with my issue because it
shows a good reason why people get addicted to things and why they keep going with it.
Fackler, M, (2007, November 18), In Korea, a Boot Camp Cure for Web Obsession,
Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com
It has become a national issue here in recent years, as users started dropping dead from
exhaustion after playing online games for days on end. A growing number of students have
skipped school to stay online, shockingly self-destructive behavior in this intensely competitive
society. This problem helps my issue because it shows that kids who are addicted to online
gaming can have personality changes and even cause death.
Hepburn, N, (2013, January 23), Life in the age of internet addiction,
Retrieved from http://theweek.com
The problem isn't just young men, either. "Women are getting addicted, too," Cash told me.
"Although women usually become addicted later in life and, more often than not, directly to
social media, while men are more adept to becoming addicted to multiplayer games. Women
seem to juggle addiction and life better than men." The article shows that women get addicted
too but have a better chance of dealing with it than men.
Kuss, D. J. (2013). Internet gaming addiction: current perspectives. Psychology Research &
Behavior Management, 6125-137. doi:10.2147/PRBM.S39476
The concerns appear to be grounded as a growing number of studies indicate that Internet
gaming addiction is associated with various negative consequences. The psychological
consequences include the following: sacrificing real-life relationships, other pastime activities,
sleep, work, education, socializing, and relationships, obsession with gaming and a lack of real-
life relationships, lack of attention, aggression and hostility, stress, dysfunctional coping, worse
academic achievement, problems with verbal memory, and low well-being and high loneliness.
This article really explains the negative affects on a person who is addicted to online gaming.
Neporent, L, (2013, September 04), Hospital First in US to Treat Internet Addiction,
Retrieved from http://abcnews.go.com
A psychologist first coined the phrase "Internet addiction" in 1995, when the web was in its
infancy. He meant it as a joke. But now, with the first hospital-based Internet addiction
treatment center opening next week at the Behavioral Health Services at Bradford Regional
Medical Center in Pennsylvania, Internet addiction is no longer considered a laughing matter.
This article shows that internet addiction is becoming a problem and that people are starting to
realize it.
Walton, A. G., (2012, October 02), Internet Addiction: The New Mental Health Disorder?,
Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com
Theres been more and more scientific research devoted to understanding what IUD is, how it
works neurologically, and how we can treat it. Research has shown that people with internet
addiction have demonstrable changes in their brains both in the connections between cells
and in the brain areas that control attention, executive control, and emotion processing. Most
intriguing is the fact that some of these changes are what you see happening in the brains of
people addicted to cocaine, heroine, special K, and other substances. This article greatly helps
support my issue because it shows that research on internet addiction shows the same effects
of people who are addicted to drugs.