| Problematic Internet use among information technology workers in South Africa. | |
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PMID: 18991525 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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This exploratory study looks at the prevalence and correlates of problematic Internet use (PIU) in South African technology workers (N = 630) and other workers (N = 769). The results indicated that the prevalence of PIU in this sample was higher in the IT group (3.81%) than the non-IT group (1.91%), both considerably lower than in other countries. In both groups, respondents were more likely to have higher PIU scores if they were younger and male, if they spent a large amount of time online, and if they used the interactive functions of the Internet. The best predictors of PIU in both groups were online procrastination, online flow experiences, spending a long period of time online in a single session, and chatting online. |
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Authors:
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Andrew Thatcher; Gisela Wretschko; James Fisher |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Cyberpsychology & behavior : the impact of the Internet, multimedia and virtual reality on behavior and society Volume: 11 ISSN: 1557-8364 ISO Abbreviation: Cyberpsychol Behav Publication Date: 2008 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-12-16 Completed Date: 2009-03-31 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9804397 Medline TA: Cyberpsychol Behav Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 785-7 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Psychology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Andrew.Thatcher@wits.ac.za |
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Humans Information Systems / statistics & numerical data* Internet / statistics & numerical data* South Africa / epidemiology |
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