Archives of Addiction and Rehabilitation

Editorial Pages 112-114

Addictive Behaviour on the Internet: A Quagmire for the Young and Unsuspecting

Authors: Trevor Archer

Abstract: Although Smartphone usage accomplishes a revolutionary manner in which different types of information are acquired, the technology is responsible also for the profound modifications implicated in the teaching of medicine and other disciples. Nevertheless, inadvertent use can negatively affect student learning. Among a Chinese population of young adults (aged 32 years), internet gaming disorder behaviour and addictive symptoms were correlated positively with expressions of stress and correlated negatively with the three factors of positive psychology, namely frustration tolerance, mindfulness, and social support, thereby demonstrating the protective and moderating influence of these factors.

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