Severe Cases of Internet Addiction?

Some statistics are showing that 5 to 10% of people online are actually dependent on the internet. Since there is no official set of diagnostic criteria for internet addiciton, the symtoms used to define problematic use will vary from study to study. Consequently, inconsistent internet addiction statistics and results are produced.

From Tech Addiction:

9-15 million people in the United States use the internet every day. Every 3 months the rate of use increases by 25% (Wieland et al, 2005)

Internet users in Greece have an internet addiciton prevalence rate of 8.2%. Most internet addicts are males who play online games and access internet cafes. (Konstantinos et al, 2008)

10% of South Korean youth are considered to be at high risk for internet addiction. (Park et al, 2009)

In addition to other criteria, it has been proposed that a diagnosis of internet addiction must include symptoms for at least 3 months and at least 6 hours of non-essential internet use perday. (Tao et al, 2010)

96% of teenagers in China use IM and 10% can be classified as IM addicts. (Leund et al, 2009)

41% of self-selected online gamers play video games to escape and 7% are classified as being at risk of developin a psychological and behavioral dependence on online computer games. (Hussain et al, 2009)

1% of Norwegians are addicted to the internet. An additional 5% are at risk of developint internet addiciton. The highest rate of addiction is in the 16-29 year old group (4% addicted; 19% at risk). (Bakkan et al, 2008).

The prevalence of problematic internet use among South African technology workers in 4% (compared to 2% of a control group of non-IT workers). (Thatcher et al, 2008).

7% of Chinese elementary and middle school student suffer from internet addiction. The rate is higher in males (10%) than in females (4%). The rate is higher for rural students (8%) that city students (5%). (Liu et al, 2010).

Only 1% of college-level introductory and abnormal psychology books make reference to internet addiction. (Mossbarger, 2008).

18% of British students were considered to be pathological internet users, whose excessive use of the internet was causing acadenic, social, and interpersonal problems. Students addicted to the internet were found to have lower self-esteem than other students. (Niemz et al, 2005).

5% of boys and girls from Finland were classified as being addicted to the internet. (Kaltiala-Heino et al, 2004).

Adolescents who play more than one hour of console or Internet video games may have more or more intense symptoms of ADHD or inattention than those who do not. (Chan et al, 2006)

Statistics on Pornography, Sexual Addiction and Online Perpetrators:

As of 2003, there were 1.3 million pornographic websites; 260 million pages (N2H2, 2003).

Total porn industry revenue for 2006: $ 13.3 billion in USA; $ 97 billion worldwide.

U.S. adult DVDE/video rentals in 2005: almost 1 billion (Adult Video News).
Hotel viewership for adult films: 55% (cbsnews.com).

Hardcore porn titles releeased in 2005 U.S.: 13,588 (Internet Filter Review).

Adults admitting to Internet Sexual Addiction: 10%; 28% of those are women (Internet Filter Review).

More than 70% of men from 18-34 visit a pornographic site in a typical month (comScore Media Metrix).

More than 20,000 images of child pornography posted online every week (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, 10/8/03).

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Always a hot crowd?

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