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Internet addiction associated with features of impulse control disorder: is it a real psychiatric disorder?

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    Impulsiveness can also predict loss of control and has often been associated with the onset of an addictive behavior (Blaszczynski et al., 1997). Actually, it can play a crucial role in the development and maintenance of addictive behaviors (Cao et al., 2007; Treuer et al., 2001), as Internet Addiction is also considered an impulse control disorder (Sadock et al., 2007; Shapira et al., 2000). With respect to impulsivity and Internet Addiction, a study by Cao et al. (2007) has investigated their relationship in a sample of Chinese adolescents.

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    Many studies indicate that IAD is a multi-dimension construct which has many dependencies like mental health, age, peer influence, social support, family relationship, parental mental health, emotion dysregulation, alexithymia personality and so on (Mo, Chan, Chan, & Lau, 2018; Xiuqin et al., 2010). Among these factors, certain personality traits like self-control, impulsivity, items in Big Five personality including Openness, Extraversion, Conscientiousness, Agreeableness, Neuroticism are regarded to have close association with IAD (Ismail & Zawahreh, 2017; Lam, Peng, Mai, & Jing, 2009; Musetti et al., 2016; Treuer, Fa'bi'an, & Fu¨redi, 2001; Zhou, Li, Li, Wang, & Zhao, 2017). Although IAD can be found in any age group and every occupation, the youths are more vulnerable to IAD.

  • Abnormal reward and punishment sensitivity associated with Internet addicts

    2017, Computers in Human Behavior
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    Reward sensitivity is considered as one of the two major components of the personality trait impulsivity (Dawe & Loxton, 2004; Loxton et al., 2008). In this regard, our results indicate a potential association between the Internet addiction disorder and impulsivity, which is supported by previous studies (Cao, Su, Liu, & Gao, 2007; Lin & Tsai, 2002; Treuer, Fábián, & Füredi, 2001). Rash impulsiveness, which is the other major component of impulsivity, refers to a tendency to act rashly and without consideration of consequences.

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