The work, published June 3 in PLoS ONE, suggests self -
assessed Internet addiction, primarily through online multiplayer games, rewires structures deep in the brain.
Not exact matches
Their anxiety and self - reported
internet -
addiction were also
assessed.
Six questionnaires were used to
assess the participants» behavioral features, namely the Young's
Internet Addiction Scale (YIAS)[26], Time Management Disposition Scale (TMDS)[27], Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)[28], Barratt Impulsiveness Scale - 11 (BIS)[29], the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED)[30] and Family Assessment Device (FAD)[31].
Pathological use of the
Internet was
assessed by the
Internet Addiction Test, also known as the Young's
Internet Addiction Scale, designed by Young.20 The
Internet Addiction Test is a 20 - item self - reported scale, and the design was based on the concepts and behaviors exhibited by pathological gamblers as definite by the DSM - IV diagnostic criteria.
The Center for
Internet Addiction Recovery
assesses and treats
Internet Addiction for clients and families.