SOCIAL MEDIA USE W/PSYCHOLOGIC - Choudhury Maria - Bog

INTRODUCTION 1.1 OVERVIEW Internet addiction has emerged as a significant area of research since 1996. For the first time, Internet addiction was researched by Young in 1996 and the findings were presented at the American Psychological Association. The study was based on reviewing over 600 cases of internet users who exhibited clinical signs of addiction while being measured through an adapted version of the DSM-IV criteria for Pathological Gambling. Studies conducted way back attempted to define Internet addiction and evaluate the behavioral patterns that differentiated compulsive from normal internet usage. Many studies have researched the factors or causes related to the disorder. Many other recent studies have investigated the etiologic factors or causes associated with the disorder. Many of the studies examined the computer mediated communication and its impact on the way people will adapt to interactive features of the internet. The studies initiated from the United States and then have spread into other countries like Russia, China, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom. Ivan Goldberg (1995) for the first time proposed internet addiction disorder as a mental disorder in a satirical hoax. It refers to an individual's inability to control the urge to deal with social media platforms, be online which results in uncontrolled internet use. It has many unfavorable consequences in life such as increased level of stress, reduced social interaction, and loss of interests in daily activities, education and occupation (Aboujaoude,