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Looking at PIU, the overuse of the Internet leads to adverse health and life consequences (Use table), look at the table on the side which shows the the many consequences. ^[1]

For problematic internt use the current hypothesis that individuals’ preference for online, rather than face-to-face, social interaction plays an important role in the development of negative consequences associated with problematic Internet use. A study conducted by Scott E. Caplan, suggests that lonely an depressed individuals may develop a preference for online social interaction, which may then lead to negative outcomes with their Internet use. Stated by Caplan, the term problematic refers to usage reflecting a specific cycle of innate dysfunction leading to Internet use that in turn exacerbates the dysfunction.^[2]

References

http://crx.sagepub.com/content/30/6/625.full.pdf+html

[1] ttp://www.pophealth.wisc.edu/PopHealth/files/Lauren%20Jelenchick.pdf

[2] ttp://crx.sagepub.com/content/30/6/625.full.pdf+html

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