I&#x27;m not saying there is not a general problem with internet addiction, however:<p>The sample size is ridiculous. 27 participants is--as far as my understanding goes--not very representative. To make a news article based on this sample claiming that half of US students could be addicted is really a stretch. I understand that the researchers acknowledge this and have followed a qualitative approach (focusing on stories, backgrounds, etc. rather than facts and numbers), yet the title misrepresents that.<p>To anyone who&#x27;s interested in what the Compulsive Internet Use Scale contains without having to go through a paywall, here&#x27;s what I found after some random googling:
<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.aerztinnenbund.de&#x2F;downloads&#x2F;1&#x2F;meerkerk_11.00am.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.aerztinnenbund.de&#x2F;downloads&#x2F;1&#x2F;meerkerk_11.00am.pd...</a> (Slide 7).