Research for a paper in cyber-psychology
Test 4 part 3
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Research Topic
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Instant Messaging addiction in teenagers
Demographics
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450 21 completed by random sample of middle school students, Jiangsu Province
Scope
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Does IM addiction exist?
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What are the symptoms?
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Can it be predicted?
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Does it affect schoolwork?
4 Symptoms
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Predictors of IM addiction
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Note: high level users who are not addicts tend to use IM to chat with friends rather than

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Conclusions
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Differences exist between high use and addiction but both have 29 effect on academic scores.
Recommendations
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Parents ought to take notice of teenagers' IM usage and offer suitable 30 and control their use of IM.