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Internet Addiction Phenomenon In Early Adolescents In Hong Kong, Daniel T. L. Shek, Lu Yu
Internet Addiction Phenomenon In Early Adolescents In Hong Kong, Daniel T. L. Shek, Lu Yu
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The present study investigated the prevalence and demographic correlates of Internet addiction in Hong Kong adolescents as well as the change in related behavior at two time points over a one-year interval. Two waves of data were collected from a large sample of students (Wave 1: 3,328 students, age = 12.59 ± 0.74 years; Wave 2: 3,580 students, age = 13.50 ± 0.75 years) at 28 secondary schools in Hong Kong. Comparable to findings at Wave 1 (26.4%), 26.7% of the participants met the criterion of Internet addiction at Wave 2 as measured by Young's 10-item Internet Addiction Test. The …