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Is there a gradient in the association between internet addiction and health? | Recent Publication by Mr. Masum Billah

Mar 04, 2022

Is there a gradient in the association between internet addiction and health? | Recent Publication by Mr. Masum Billah

Our faculty member Mr. Masum Billah, Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology, East West University, has recently published a paper in PLOS ONE journal. In the collaborative research paper, they showed strong gradients between levels of addiction to internet and health outcomes, suggesting that increased health risks may exist even at lower levels of internet addiction. 

The findings highlight the need for departure of current research from a focus on the classic dichotomy of problematic versus not problematic internet use and a move toward recognizing the potential hierarchical effects of IA on health.

This study  examined if the levels of IA had a graded relationship with poor sleep quality, psychological distress, and self-rated health among university students in Bangladesh.

For more please visit: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0264716#:~:text=The%20study%20found%20strong%20gradients,lower%20levels%20of%20internet%20addiction