Essays about: "internet addiction"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words internet addiction.

1. 1. 'It was never about the games' : A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Construction of "Video Game Addiction" in Swedish News 1991-2017

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

   Author : Ulf Benjaminsson; Danielle Unéus; [2023]
   Keywords : discourse analysis; video game addiction; moral panic; moral entrepreneurs; Owe Sandberg; Patrik Wincent; youth culture; juvenism; forced treatment; Sweden;

   Abstract : This theoretical thesis employs critical discourse analysis to scrutinise the construction of video game addiction in Swedish press from 1991 to 2017, and examines its potential contribution to a moral panic. Our research is based on the assumption that media discourse influences societal norms, which in turn, can profoundly affect individuals and groups. READ MORE

3. 2. Artificial Intelligence and Corporate Social Responsibility in the Online Gambling Industry

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Kristijan Salihovic; [2021-07-08]
   Keywords : Online gambling; Responsible gambling; Gambling addiction; Problem gambling; CSR; AI; Moral profit; Customer-oriented Moral and Systemic Proactivity; COMSP; Gambling-related Harm Reduction and Prevention; G-HARP; Cloud-based Global Gambling Registry; CGGR; International Gambling Standards; IGAS;

   Abstract : Background: Digital technology and the Internet have created the preconditions for the development of online gambling. Gamblers can play or bet online whenever they want and wherever they are. Gambling should be entertaining, allowing players to keep it in balance with other activities in their lives. READ MORE

4. 3. Age as a Moderator within Problematic Internet Use and Social Anxiety Disorder

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete

   Author : Ena Fazlic; Lydia Korhonen; [2021]
   Keywords : Social anxiety disorder; problematic internet use; age differences; internet addiction; moderation analysis; Social fobi; internet; åldersskillnader; internetberoende; moderationsanalys;

   Abstract : The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship betweensocial anxiety disorder and problematic internet use. Individuals withsocial anxiety disorder might prefer online interaction compared toface-to-face interaction. This could develop into problematic internetuse (PIU). READ MORE

5. 4. Exploring Media Panic Discourses: News Media Attitudes toward Digital Games in China

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

   Author : Shi Erchen; [2021]
   Keywords : digital games; game addiction; news media; moral panic; media panic; content analysis;

   Abstract : Previous research demonstrated the phenomenon of moral panics on “dangerous” games mostly from Western perspectives, regarding media violence and deviant behaviour. With the development of media technology, the term “media panic” has evolved from moral panic, representing the debates and fearful emotion from the public when a new media technology has been created. READ MORE

6. 5. Social media addiction : The paradox of visibility & vulnerability

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för bibliotek, information, pedagogik och IT

   Author : Ewelina Kempa; [2015]
   Keywords : Online privacy; Internet addiction; Big Data; Regulations; Social media;

   Abstract : We currently post a large amount of personal information about ourselves on social media sites. Many times though, users of these services are poorly aware of what kind of terms and conditions they agree to. There are in fact many techniques available that ensure users privacy, yet not many organizations make the effort to have those in place. READ MORE