Technological addictions: Conceptualisation, measurement, etiology and treatment
(2017) Addictive Behaviors — Vol. 64, p. 231-233 (2017)
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- (en) Nowadays, Internet and mobile phone use are widespread worldwide. Forty percent of the world population use the Internet, whereas six times more individuals are online today compared to the last decade (International Telecommunication Union, 2012, International Telecommunication Union, 2013). Advancements in digital technologies have resulted in various positive applications, including (but not limited to) promoting (mental) health, education, leisure, communication and global connectivity. However, extensive research conducted over the last two decades also evidenced that the use of digital technologies may come at a price, and accumulating evidence resulting from empirical research emphasized that a number of negative consequences are linked to the overuse of these technologies, such as subjective distress and psychopathological symptoms, health problems, professional and social disruptions, symptoms traditionally associated with substance-related addictions (see Billieux et al., 2015a, Kuss et al., 2014a, for reviews). Accordingly, technological innovations of the 21st Century have not only brought about significant lifestyle changes which some critically refer to as leading to us being “alone together” (i.e., brought together virtually by technology, but physically alone due to overengagement with technology) (Turkle, 2013), and in some instances may lead to the development of addictive usage patterns. [...]
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Kuss, D. J., & Billieux, J. (2017). Technological addictions: Conceptualisation, measurement, etiology and treatment. Addictive Behaviors, 64, 231-233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.04.005 (Original work published 2017)