Internet Addiction Among Cyberkids in China: Risk Factors and Intervention Strategies

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-981-13-3791-8
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore

Buch, Englisch, 199 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 512 g

Focusing on the two essential factors of the construction of risk, this book presents research revolving around the staging of and the coping with Internet addiction in China. Using ethnographic methods, it investigates the signs and treatment of Internet addiction and discusses the in-patient approaches used to help children overcome the addiction and to reduce the likelihood of relapse following discharge. Examining the individual level and broader social levels of the process as well as the links between the two, the findings provide valuable insights into the prevention and treatment of Internet addiction. To help readers better understand the signs of Internet addiction and preventive measures, the book addresses the following issues:Public concern and media coverage of Internet addiction in contemporary ChinaClinical assessment and risk factors of Internet addiction in adolescentsParent-narrated signs of Internet addiction in Chinese childrenand adolescentsCoping strategies and treatments for Internet addiction

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jiang, Qiaolei

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Entwicklungspsychologie Kinder- und Jugendpsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Digitale Medien, Internet, Telekommunikation
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Altersgruppen Kinder- und Jugendsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Invalidität, Krankheit und Abhängigkeit: Soziale Aspekte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Mediensoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Risk, technology, health and everyday life.- Internet development and Internet addiction in China.- Public concern and media coverage of Internet addiction.- Risk factors and clinical assessment of Internet-addicted adolescents.- Parent-narrated signs and Internet-addicted adolescents’ recovery in inpatient treatment.- Discussion and Conclusions.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Qiaolei Jiang is an associate professor at Tsinghua University. She obtained her B.A. and M.A. from Peking University, and Ph.D. degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She has conducted studies on impacts of new media technologies and social psychology of new media, especially Internet addiction and mobile phone dependency. Qiaolei won the Herbert Schiller Award and the Chinese University of Hong Kong Young Scholars Dissertation Award.