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Addictive behaviour on the Internet
Vondráčková, Petra ; Kalina, Kamil (advisor) ; Viktorová, Ida (referee)
ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOUR ON THE INTERNET Petra Vondráčková Abstract: This doctoral thesis is about addictive behaviour on the Internet which is studied on three different levels: general population level (quantitative approach), and some of the results of this study are more described on a group level and an individual level (qualitative approach). First paper is a quantitative study which deals with addictive behaviour on the Internet on the general level by providing its prevalence in the general population in the Czech Republic and compares some of the results with those in Chile and Sweden. The second paper is a qualitative study which maps motivation of addictive behaviour on the Internet in the group of MMORPG players and the third article is a case study of the development of addictive behaviour on the Internet and its treatment. It has been found that in the general population in the Czech republic 3.7% of Internet users were at risk and a total of 3.4% could be described as having developed addictive behaviour on the Internet, that players of MMORPG with addictive behaviour on the Internet play in order to relaxation, self-realization, social contact and coping with boredom and motives for limiting online games were realizing one's absorption in the game, health reasons, impulses from the environment...
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Attachment and internet addiction
Dolejšová, Aneta ; Vondráčková, Petra (advisor) ; Vacek, Jaroslav (referee)
My bachelor thesis is concerned with attachment and internet addiction. Therefore it attempts to establish correlation between these two terms through four research questions. These questions focus on presence of both the attachment types and scores for dimension of avoidance and anxiety in terms of extent gravity of internet addiction either by respondents at risk of potential addiction problems or by respondents already showing some symptoms of addiction. Theoretical part deals with definition of the internet addiction, its division, diagnose and prevalence in the Czech Republic. There is also described the attachment in general and consequently types of the attachment occurring during childhood and adulthood are mentioned as well. There are foreign researches in the last chapter of the theoretical part describing relations between the attachment and the internet addiction. You can find methodology description of the research in the research part and there are also the results of gained data. Data collection was provided by the questionnaires at forums of online games. Studied group consisted of 236 respondents (91,2% men, 8,8% women), all of them playing online games. Data processing was done with the program SPSS-statistic analysis through consequential tests: chi-squared distribution and...
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Characteristics of addictive behavior on the Internet of visitors and users of self-help application of Internet counseling service of Addictologal Clinic at Fist Faculty of Medicine
Svobodová, Karolína ; Vacek, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Nevoralová, Monika (referee)
The development of computer technology intervened to socio-psychological and psychiatric fields and gave rise to several types of online counseling and therapy. As the latest trends in online counseling and therapy self created applications in the textile even non textile addiction. In the Czech Republic was the first self-help application in the treatment of no cloth addiction, clinic was founded in Addictology, the first Medical Faculty of Charles University within the Internet counseling. The aim of the thesis is to evaluate the data after the first year of self-help application and to describe the demographic characteristics of users, to map incoming user self- motivated applications and types of objects the internet addiction. In the research issues the thesis deals with the analysis of demographic data, determines whether they are represented in all potential target groups, the degree of dependence on the Internet within the file, depending on what kind of Internet application in the present, and finally discovers self-help application users' motives for its use. Data analysis was carried out under conditions completely anonymous and includes both quantitative descriptive statistics and qualitative analysis. The results of socio- demographic data repelled the target group for which...
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Computer games addiction among pupils at second grade of selected primary schools
Zatřepálek, Jiří ; Vacek, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Vondráčková, Petra (referee)
The theoretical part of this thesis describes addictive behavior on the Internet and on- line games, the profile of the target group of students in primary schools in connection with a range of personality traits in terms of posing a risk of substance use. The purpose of the research thesis is the implementation of a questionnaire study on the prevalence of addictive behavior in using the Internet to play on-line games and identify links between this behavior and the various activities carried out on the Internet, sociodemographic characteristics, experience with substance use and risk factors for anxiety, hopelessness, search experiences and impulsivity. The basic set consists of all students 6 to 9 years of school districts in Kolin and Kutna Hora. The aim is to get around the 50 respondents showing signs of addictive behavior or threat of execution dependency behavior of the correlation study, the research file contains more than 600 pupils.
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Addictive behavior on the Internet in connection with the experience with drugs among children of elementary schools in the Liberec Region
Šubrtová, Eliška ; Vacek, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Gabrhelík, Roman (referee)
Based on actual problems extensive use of the Internet and the increasing number of younger children using addictive substances I chose the topic Addictive behavior on the Internet in connection with the experience with drugs among children of elementary schools in the Liberec Region. The main goal of the study is: determine the prevalence of addictive behavior on the Internet, determine the context of demographic data and determine the context of drug use. Finally describe risk factors affecting the addictive behavior. The basis for the work was the scientific literature and studies of this topic. The theoretical part describes the developmental phase of adolescence in relation to substance use and dependency behavior on the Internet, the most common Internet activities and addictive substances in children and the characteristics of addictive behavior on the Internet (including some previously conducted prevalence studies). At the end we present some results of studies that confirm the increased incidence of drug use in addicted individuals on the Internet. The practical part was supported by the research itself, dealt with the description of the methodology of work and the individual results of the research. To achieve the objectives of the research was used three research questions. The survey...
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Computer games and Internet addiction among second grade pupils of elementary schools: a comparison of urban and rural populations
Kramářová, Simona ; Vacek, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Vondráčková, Petra (referee)
The theme of this thesis is Computer games and Internet addiction among second grade pupils of elementary schools: a comparison of urban and rural populations. Its documents are the scientific literature and studies on the subject and the results of research conducted in the period from March to May 2012. The aim of this thesis is to find a prevalence of addictive behavior on the Internet and PC games among second grade pupils of elementary schools, to compare the prevalence of urban and rural population and to identify factors associated with this dependency behavior. Theoretical part is divided into six chapters. There are briefly described addictive and impulsive disorders, and further described dependency theories on the Internet / PC games, diagnostic criteria and symptoms by which this dependence may be identified, for comparison with my results there are the results of prevalence studies of defects observed in comparable populations. The thesis also focuses on the characteristics of the target groups and character traits, which are described in the problem users of the Internet/ PC games, protective and risk factors for the emergence and development of addiction to computer games and Internet, as well as prevention and treatment of these disorders. The practical part consists of a research...
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Intelligent Personal Assistants: Present state and potential risks
Smysl, Tomáš ; Sigmund, Tomáš (advisor) ; Kunca, Tomáš (referee)
This bachelor thesis aims to describe what is meant by term Intelligent Personal Assistant and what are the capabilities of this technology nowadays. The technology is being presented in the context of following topics: Internet and the Artificial Intelligence. These topics are commonly associated with few problems and risks. The problems connected with Internet and Artificial Intelligence might be inherited by the technology of Intelligent Personal Assistants (IPA) and because of other aspects of the technology, the risk of outcomes that may be potentialy harmful can be even higher with IPA than originaly. This thesis aims to define problems connected with privacy and addiction. It describes risks that arise from delegating mans work to a machine and potential danger of giving a machine personality traits. Eventually, the thesis suggests a possible solution.
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Modern addictions
ŘEZNÍČKOVÁ, Eva
The Bachelor thesis The modern addiction is focused on internet issues and risks, which are connected with internet connection not only for the young. The thesis is in the theoretical part focused on the definition of fundamental terms, i.e. the young, lifestyle of the young and their specific communication, further more media and their effect on the young. Last but not least, the characteristic of internet as a source and risks of this modern addiction are showed here. The practical part is focused on the mapping of internet position and effect on the life of today´s youth. The aim of this thesis it to analyze the internet effect in its form and content on the current youth. I describe in the thesis how internet influences today´s youth and what pitfalls may arise from that.
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Internetová závislosť – jedno z negatív rozvoja informačnej spoločnosti
Dvorská, Terézia ; Sigmund, Tomáš (advisor) ; Šubrta, Václav (referee)
Internet addiction is a phenomenon of modern times. It is linked with Internet penetrationin into all sectors of society, with opportunities to chat with somebody or playing the game, or to watch the favorite sites. Internet penetration in households isa result of the transformation of our society to an information society where the emphasis is on gathering information and its use in other areas of life. The curren uses the Internet almost every day, which is related to the possible negative impact, and Internet addiction. Internet addiction can occur in different directions,may be associated with communication in a variety of communication channels with the viewing of inappropriate sites, with increasing computing needs using the Internet and the growing hanging around playing computer games. My work describes the different types of Internet addiction, and outline the options that could help alleviate their consequences for the individual. The work is the practical part, through a questionnaire in which to conclude this work.
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