Personality, internet addiction, and other technological addictions: an update of the research literature

Hussain, Z. and Pontes, Halley (2019) Personality, internet addiction, and other technological addictions: an update of the research literature. In: Bozoglan, B. (ed.) Multifaceted Approach to Digital Addiction and Its Treatment. IGI Global, pp. 46-72. ISBN 9781522584490.

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8449-0.ch003

Abstract

There has been a significant shift from the view that addictions are disorders involving compulsive drug usage to a view that non-substance related behaviors may now be considered addictions. There is evidence to suggest that people are showing signs of addiction to non-substance-related behaviors. Research into technological addictions, such as internet addiction, smartphone addiction and social networking addiction has exponentially increased over the last decade. Understanding how technological addictions relate to personality and key individual differences is important. This chapter provides renewed empirical and conceptual insights into technological addictions and how they may be related to different personality types and key individual differences. The complex nature of personality and technological addictions is discussed together with areas for future research.

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Item Type:	Book Section
School:	Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science > School of Psychological Sciences
Depositing User:	Administrator
Date Deposited:	26 May 2021 10:25
Last Modified:	07 Aug 2023 16:18
URI:	https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/44445

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