Archive - Central European Conference on Information and Intelligent Systems, CECIIS - 2010

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Information addiction and attention deficit disorder in advanced ICT users
Igor Tomičić, Ana Ćorić

Last modified: 2010-07-16

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<!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:70.85pt 70.85pt 70.85pt 70.85pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> This paper discusses the possible existence of addictive models of behavior 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 behavior induce symptoms of attention deficit disorder (ADD) in advanced ICT users. To verify this assumption, a preliminary survey was conducted on a target sample of 100 respondents who fit the advanced ICT user profile. For research purposes, target behavior criteria which help to recognize the investigated behaviors will be defined. The findings of the conducted survey are presented along with suggestions for further research.

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