I'm getting old. I could have sworn I posted something about this earlier, but now it is nowhere to be found :(
A brief summary of my previous post:
-I'm writing an article on Internet Addictions
-Time is my enemy here.
-I have yet to find any information on the kind of people that become addicted to serving.
-All suggestions and links are very welcome.
Thanks in advance, guys.

me for instance... [img]smile.gif[/img]

Okey sorry, time is against you so nameing everyone who is addicted could be a problem... [img]smile.gif[/img] anyway I'll get back to you...

[edit] Check your hotmail... the same thats in your profile... I hope thats usefull...

[ 11-01-2003, 06:58 AM: Message edited by: Jorath Calar ]

You're the man ;)
Thanks alot mate. You've been a great help [img]smile.gif[/img]

Yes I could have sworn I read that thread. Can't find it now either LOL.

Eidt: Here it is: http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/no...;f=10;t=018146 (from your profile)

[ 11-01-2003, 07:36 AM: Message edited by: WillowIX ]

Yes I could have sworn I read that thread. Can't find it now either LOL.

Eidt: Here it is: http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/no...;f=10;t=018146 (from your profile) </font>[/QUOTE]Apparantly, it is somewhere on the GD, but I can't find it anywhere...

look down the page. Its just a few threads down, maybe half-way down.

ok its now at the top beside this one.

I removed the other thread, seemed a bit pointless to have two them at the same time. I'd like to thank all the people who posted there [img]smile.gif[/img]

Feel free to quote me:

I was addicted to Phantasy Star Online for 8100 hours of play... I kept going back because I developed freindships online and had no real life freinds so all my spare time went into PSO. My character and I were like one in the same in the end of it all, only thing was he had everything and I didnt actually have anyone. So I quit.

Other addictive internet things you could write about: Bejewled! [img]tongue.gif[/img]

I found these journal articles that address internet addiction. Most of the journals are available online, and I made sure they were very recent as e-journals generally don't go back further than 5 or 6 years. Using e-journals rather than websites as sources is also much more safe regarding accurate information, as the articles have been peer reviewed.

Sjoeberg, L & Fromm, J. (2001). "Information technology risks as seen by the public". Risk-Analysis, 2001, 21(3), 427-442

{forgot to copy the author lol ;) }. (2002). "Occupational health issues concerning Internet use in the workplace". Work-and-Stress, 16(4), 283-286

Caplan, S E. (2002). "Problematic Internet use and psychosocial well-being: Development of a theory-based cognitive-behavioral measurement instrument". Computers-in-Human-Behavior, 2002, 18(5), 553-575

Davis, R A, Flett,G L & Besser, A. (2002). "Validation of a new scale for measuring problematic Internet use: Implications for pre-employment screening". CyberPsychology-and-Behavior, 5(4), 331-345

Hansen, S. (2002). "Excessive Internet usage or 'Internet Addiction'? The implications of diagnostic categories for student users". Journal-of-Computer-Assisted-Learning, 18(2), 232-236

Griffiths, M. (2001). "Sex on the Internet: Observations and implications for Internet sex addiction". Journal-of-Sex-Research, 38(4), 333-342

Pratarelli, M E & Browne, B L. (2002). "Confirmatory factor analysis of Internet use and addiction". CyberPsychology-and-Behavior, 5(1), 53-64

Beard, K W. (2002). "Internet addiction: Current status and implications for employees". Journal-of-Employment-Counseling, 39(1), 2-11

Wang, W. (2001). "Internet dependency and psychosocial maturity among college students". International-Journal-of-Human-Computer-Studies, 55(6), 919-938

Chou, C. (2001). "Internet heavy use and addiction among Taiwanese college students: An online interview study". CyberPsychology-and-Behavior, 4(5), 573-585

LaRose, R, Mastro, D & Eastin, M S. (2001). "Understanding Internet usage: A social-cognitive approach to uses and gratifications". Social-Science-Computer-Review, 19(4), 395-413