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Psychological Maltreatment and Internet Addiction: Is Psychological Maltreatment a Risk Factor?

Psychological Maltreatment and Internet Addiction: Is Psychological Maltreatment a Risk Factor?

Gökmen Arslan
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781522570363|ISBN10: 1522570365|EISBN13: 9781522570370
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7036-3.ch024
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Arslan, Gökmen. "Psychological Maltreatment and Internet Addiction: Is Psychological Maltreatment a Risk Factor?." Social Issues Surrounding Harassment and Assault: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 423-441. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7036-3.ch024

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Arslan, G. (2019). Psychological Maltreatment and Internet Addiction: Is Psychological Maltreatment a Risk Factor?. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Social Issues Surrounding Harassment and Assault: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice (pp. 423-441). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7036-3.ch024

Chicago

Arslan, Gökmen. "Psychological Maltreatment and Internet Addiction: Is Psychological Maltreatment a Risk Factor?." In Social Issues Surrounding Harassment and Assault: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 423-441. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7036-3.ch024

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Abstract

Internet use enhances one's quality of life; yet, excessive use may lead to various problems for their healthy development and wellbeing. Understanding the risk and protective factors in internet addiction has importance to promote individuals' positive development and wellbeing. Therefore, the purpose of the present chapter is to explore the role of psychological maltreatment in the development of the internet addiction. Psychological maltreatment is a significant public health problems associated with a range of short and long–term undesirable mental health and wellbeing outcomes in childhood to adulthood. Considering the outcomes supporting the significant role of child maltreatment on the development of internet addiction, it is clear that maltreated individuals are at–risk to develop internet addiction, and psychological maltreatment, as a risk factor, has a crucial role in the development of internet addiction. However, evidences here are relatively limited, and there is need further research investigated long–term impacts of psychological maltreatment on internet addiction.

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