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A bibliometric analysis of the scientific literature on Internet, video games and cell phone addiction

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Carbonell, Xavier, Guardiola, Elena, Beranuy, Marta, Bellés, Ana·2009·Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA

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OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to locate the scientific literature dealing with addiction to the Internet, video games, and cell phones and to characterize the pattern of publications in these areas. METHODS: One hundred seventy-nine valid articles were retrieved from PubMed and PsycINFO between 1996 and 2005 related to pathological Internet, cell phone, or video game use. RESULTS: The years with the highest numbers of articles published were 2004 (n = 42) and 2005 (n = 40). The most productive countries, in terms of number of articles published, were the United States (n = 52), China (n = 23), the United Kingdom (n = 17), Taiwan (n = 13), and South Korea (n = 9). The most commonly used language was English (65.4%), followed by Chinese (12.8%) and Spanish (4.5%). Articles were published in 96 different journals, of which 22 published 2 or more articles. The journal that published the most articles was Cyberpsychology & Behavior (n = 41). Addiction to the Internet was the most intensely studied (85.3%), followed by addiction to video games (13.6%) and cell phones (2.1%). CONCLUSIONS: The number of publications in this area is growing, but it is difficult to conduct precise searches due to a lack of clear terminology. To facilitate retrieval, bibliographic databases should include descriptor terms referring specifically to Internet, video games, and cell phone addiction as well as to more general addictions involving communications and information technologies and other behavioral addictions.

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  • Research on Internet, videogame, and cell-phone use is progressively growing, with the Internet being the most highly studied area, followed by videogames and then cell phones.

    “One bibliometric study (37) indicated a progressive and growing body of research, with the Internet being the most highly studied area, followed by videogames and then cell phones.”

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  • Internet addiction has been a widely discussed disorder in the media and in scientific literature.

    “Ever since Young [1] presented Internet Addiction: the Emergence of a New Disorder at the Congress of the American Psychological Association in Toronto, Internet addiction has been a widely discussed disorder in the media and in scientific literature [2].”

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Authors
Carbonell, X., Guardiola, E., Beranuy, M., & Bellés, A.
Affiliations
  • Fundació Blanquerna (ES)
  • Universitat Ramon Llull (ES)
  • Universitat Pompeu Fabra (ES)
Corresponding author
  • Carbonell, Xavier
  • Beranuy, Marta
Venue
Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA
Published
2009-04
Volume
97
Issue
2
Pages
102-107
ISSN
  • 1536-5050 (ISSN-L)
  • 1558-9439
OpenAlex
W2168543157
Cited by
116
References
13
Citations by year
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FWCI
26.96
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Licence
cc-by
Locations
  • Journal of the Medical Library Association JMLA (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › scientometrics and bibliometrics research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Psychology Research and Bibliometrics
Keywords
internet addiction, gaming addiction, smartphone addiction, behavioral addiction, publication trends
MeSH terms
Humans, Terminology as Topic, Periodicals as Topic, Bibliometrics, Databases, Bibliographic, Information Storage and Retrieval, Behavior, Addictive, Video Games, Internet, Biomedical Research, Cell Phone

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