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Information addiction

This paper discusses the possible existence of addictive models of behaviour concerning the constant input of data and information in the modern ICT environment. Furthermore the paper deals with addiction and attention deficit disorder related concepts, with reference to the theoretical basis and an overview of the most relevant existing work in this field. It is assumed that the above-mentioned addictive models of behaviour are related to attention deficit disorder symptoms in advanced ICT users. To verify this assumption, a research was conducted on a target sample of 100 respondents who t the advanced ICT user profile. For research purposes, target behaviour criteria which help to recognize the investigated behaviours will be defined. The findings of the conducted survey are presented along with suggestions for further research.

ADD; attention disorder; addiction; information; Internet

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