Addressing taxonomic challenges for Internet Use Disorders in light of changing technologies and diagnostic classifications

Commentary on: “How to overcome taxonomical problems in the study of Internet use disorders and what to do with “smartphone addiction”?” (Montag et al., 2020)

Datos Bibliográficos

ID21881925
AutoresHans‐jürgen Rumpf (0000-0001-6848-920X, University of Lübeck, autor de correspondencia), Dillon T Browne (0000-0002-7445-6604, University of Waterloo), Dominique Brandt (0000-0002-9753-4134, University of Lübeck), Florian Rehbein (Criminological Research Institute of Lower Saxony)
Año2021
Volumen9
Número4
Páginas942-944
Fecha de publicación2021-01-15
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Behavioral Addictions (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2062-5871 • E-ISSN: 2063-5303
EditorialAkademiai Kiado Zrt. (PUBLISHER • HU)
DOI10.1556/2006.2020.00094
PMID33289695
OpenAlexW3112160520
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas15

Drawing a distinction between mobile and non-mobile Internet Use Disorders is an important step to clarify blurred current concepts in the field of behavioral addictions. Similarly, future technological advances related to virtual or augmented reality, artificial intelligence or the Internet of things might lead to further modifications or new taxonomies. Moreover, diagnostic specifiers like offline/online might change with technological advances and trends of use. An important taxonomical approach might be to look for common structural characteristics of games and applications that will be amenable to new technical developments. Diagnostic and taxonomical approaches based on empirical evidence are important goals in the study of behavioral addictions

Addiction · Data science · Internet privacy · Mobile internet · The Internet · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Digital Marketing and Social Media · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Neuroscience · Psychology · Technology Adoption and User Behaviour