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Internet Addiction: A Clinical Study by Sminkerica is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This document summarizes a study on internet addiction. The study adapted criteria for pathological gambling to develop a diagnostic questionnaire (DQ) for internet addiction. 396 participants who met 5 or more criteria on the DQ were classified as internet dependent, along with a control group of 100 non-dependent users. Results found demographics differed between the groups. Dependent users spent more weekly hours online, had been using the internet for less time, and used it more for escaping problems ra

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Sminkerica

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