"cyber addiction" is a perfectly acceptable English phrase.
You can use it any time you are discussing the phenomenon of addiction to technology and its related activities, such as spending too much time on the internet or social media. For example, "Experts are warning that cyber addiction can be just as detrimental to mental health as substance abuse."
Debate about the effects of the culture on young people – sexting, bullying, mental health and cyber addiction – has never been livelier.
Risk of cyber addiction was 27.5%, which might seem high but not all students become cyberaddicted.
However, eating disorders and risk of cyber addiction have never been associated with stress in university students.
Our study revealed a positive trend towards increased stress levels in students at risk of cyber addiction.
Female students are more exposed to stress associated with risk of cyber addiction, disorders related to alcohol use, eating disorders, and regular smoking than their male counterparts.
Data collected included socio-economic characteristics, Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), substance use (tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis) and hazardous behaviors: alcohol abuse problems, smoking, consumption of cannabis, eating disorders, and cyber addiction.
Dr Claire Casey, 48, is a consultant psychiatrist at Harley Street Clinic who specialises in cyber addictions.
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And have the tabloids and celebrity gossip magazines learned from 2007? "The media in general still seems to feed off of negativity and false stories, but people are becoming more conscious about cyber bullying, addiction, body issues and other struggles," says another mid-2000s blogger, partylikeits2007.
New terms like Facebook Depression, Technology Addiction, cyber-bulling and socialbots (social robots) signal continuing relationship challenges.
Teen Violence, School Shootings, Cyber-Bullying, Internet Addiction, T.V. and gaming Violence & Teen Suicide: Facts, Ideas, And Actions, Online Publication by Zur Institute.
