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• TITLE: Internet Addiction in Malaysia Causes and Effects

  AUTHORS: Ashish Kapahi, Choo Siow Ling, Sureswaran Ramadass, Nibras Abdullah

  KEYWORDS: Internet Use; Internet Addiction; Addictive Behavior; Surfing Addiction; Malaysian; Youth

  JOURNAL NAME: iBusiness, Vol.5 No.2, June 27, 2013

  ABSTRACT: The Internet started as a divine gift to the human society, it was meant to enlighten the human society by transferring knowledge, making available all the information needed for human well being, growth and prosperity. But as the Internet grew, it created its own set of problems—one of the key ones being Internet Addiction. According to Dr. Jerald J. Block, from the Center for Internet Addiction, “Internet addiction” affects as many as one in eight Americans. Block also defined Internet addiction as a compulsive activity involving excessive use, withdrawal and negative repercussions including social isolation, lying, low achievement and fatigue. As the Internet grows in Malaysia, Internet addiction is surfacing as a key problem, particularly amongst the younger generation here. This research outlines a method to examine the level of Internet addiction amongst Malaysian youth. The purpose of our study is to identify the use of Internet among Malaysian youth and the relation of excessive use to the addictive level. We have devised an online survey to study the Internet use among the youth; the findings of this study indicate that the youth are indeed susceptible to Internet addiction.