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Title in English	Addiction and Internet Applications: Games, Communication and Sexual Web Sites
Authors	ŠMAHEL David ŠEVČÍKOVÁ Anna BLINKA Lukáš VESELÁ Martina
Year of publication	2009
Type	Chapter of a book
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Social Studies
Citation
Description	The chapter deals with problematic Internet use, i.e. addictive behavior on the Internet. It represents theoretic approaches towards this phenomenon as well as the variability of related terms. Further we discuss the addictive behavior on the Internet in the context of excessive online communication, immoderate playing online MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games), and sexual compulsive behavior on the Internet. Finally, the contribution deals with the research on addictive behavior carried out in the Czech Republic. It focuses on comparison of three dimensions: the amount of time spent online, self-perception as addictive, and addiction score.
Related projects:	World Internet Project – The Czech Republic Psychological and social characteristics of children, youth and families, development of the personality in the time of changes of modern society