The dark side of Internet: a bibliometric study of online addictive behaviors
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https://doi.org/10.3989/redc.2019.4.S8Keywords:
internet addiction, pathological internet use, scientific output, bibliometric study, visualization of research frontsAbstract
The current bibliometric study characterized the research on medical problems derived from the excessive or inappropriate use of Internet during the period 2011-2017. A total of 1.178 papers on addictive behaviors were identified in PubMed, which accounts for 2.7 % of Internet-related biomedical literature, and 22.3 % of papers having Internet as the main topic. The annual behavior of scientific output was analyzed, the most productive journals and authors were identified, and the main research fronts were recognized through bibliometric techniques. Addictions to online gambling and cyberpornography, cognitive alterations associated to Internet addiction and overuse of smartphones and social networks were the main problems identified in the scientific literature. As a conclusion, is essential the development of public policies to take advantage of the Internet benefits, minimizing the risks of pathological behavior in children and adolescents.
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