Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Teens who spend lots of time on social media have complained of feeling like they can’t pay attention to more important things ...

The invention of social media’s never-ending scroll birthed an unforeseen addiction to the internet, and now, researchers are attempting to measure screen dependency in new studies. Scientists from ...

Adolescents with an internet addiction undergo changes in the brain that could lead to additional addictive behavior and tendencies, finds a new study by UCL researchers. The findings, published in ...

More parents are concerned about internet addiction by their adolescent children than substance addiction, according to the results of a survey published in JAMA Network Open on Oct. 26. Parents of ...

Cam Adair now gives talks around the world about the dangers of internet addiction Cam Adair finally realised that his addiction to video games was out of control when it made him consider ending his ...

Teenagers who feel well-supported by their parents are more likely to report increased internet addiction over time, in a surprise finding from a new University of Sydney Business School study. The ...

New Swinburne-led research has found that the use of mobile devices by primary school-aged children for gaming, social media and streaming significantly increases the risk of internet addiction—and ...

While not yet defined as a true addiction, many people are suffering the consequences of obsession with the online world, warns Dr. Diane Wieland, who treats patients with computer addiction in her ...

More a popular idea than a scientifically valid concept, internet addiction is the belief that people can become so dependent on using their mobile phones or other electronic devices that they lose ...

A new article published in Frontiers in Psychology offers insight into “Internet use disorder” — a condition characterized by excessive or poorly controlled urges and behaviors relating to Internet ...