Since the mid 90′s, the internet addictive behavior has been classified as a serious health problem. Recent research has warned of new hazards that threaten the teenagers from the ‘disease’ Internet addiction.
From observations of the Australia-China study of 1618 adolescents aged 13-18 years in Guangdong, China, Internet-addicted teenagers inferred behavior tend to engage in self-defeating.
These teenagers deliberately studied the behavior of hitting, pulling hair to burn yourself. Then they were also given a test to measure how candunya the Internet.
Approximately 10% of teens surveyed stated that Internet addiction, and less than 1% of which are very addictive. But surprisingly, the teens who are addicted to this found 2.4 times more like to hurt myself. 1-5 times could be reached within six months.
“Many students have reported the relationship between Internet addiction and psychiatric symptoms of depression among teenagers,” said the researchers in their study published in the journal Injury Prevention.
Some experts also menginteprestasikan that Internet addicts tend to have feelings of depression, nervous and lost the mood when not online. However, all these negative feelings can be eliminated when they return to deal with cyberspace.
