Internet Addiction and Depression, Anxiety and Stress ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between internet addiction and depression, anxiety, and stress. Participants were 300 university students who were enrolled in mid-size state University, in Turkey. In this study, the Online Cognition Scale and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale were used. In correlation analysis, internet addiction was found positively related to depression, anxiety, and stress. According
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1.0 INTRODUCTION Recently, obesity has become an epidemic in America. The condition has accelerated in the past thirty to fifty years, and its health effects are devastating.Obesity among American youth has doubled in the past 3 decades , and now more than two-thirds of U.S. adults are overweight or obese (Ogden et al., 2014). However, obesity has also become a major public health problem in many parts of the world too. According to the findings published in the journal Circulation, worldwide
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Effective study skills are the sole foundation of a sound education. What are study skills? They are different approaches applied to learning they are essential for successful grades for schools and colleges. They help you to learn and study the right way by studying a subject correctly using study skills you can only improve on the subject. Before starting out on a course generally one would not possess much knowledge of study skills but by Learning about learning one would feel that studying
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Sherry Turkle, aprofessor of the social studies of science and technology at the massaachusetts institute of technology, wrote the article “The Flight From Conversation. In this article, Turkle mainly discussed all aspects on how much impact technology has in the world today. One of the many examples that Turkle stated in her article focused on the convenience that technology has made on communication between families and friends. Everywhere people go, they mostly text or check their email via phones
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Relationship between the Strategy of Knowledge Folders and Study Skills 2 Introduction Over the past several years, I have had students in my junior classes who were not performing well on their summative evaluations and did not seem to understand the importance of quality class work and homework. I currently teach juniors and seniors in a high school science academy where they are expected to be prepared for college and beyond. The students’ study skills were not evolved to the point where they
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Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING Introduction Learning can be immensely gratifying, but studying usually involves hard work. The primary step towards effective study habits is to face up to this reality. One need not feel guilty if one doesn’t look forward to studying. Once an individual accepts the premise that studying doesn’t come naturally, it should be apparent that one needs to set up an organized program to promote adequate study. Learning how to study is really a long-term process. As one
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Application to Learning and Study Habits Introduction Memory is something that we never really fully understand. In this paper I am going to explain the many details and roles of Short-Term and Long-Term memory, as well as affects that attention has on memory and how it all ties into the process of forgetting. In addition, I will explain how to avoid common problems with forgetting. Short-Term & Long Term Memory Short-term memory holds the information that we are thinking about or are aware
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What Contributes to Childhood Obesity? Pamela C. Cole SOC 120 Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility Kimberly Otterstetter January 24, 2011 What Contributes to Childhood Obesity? Childhood obesity is an issue that requires immediate attention. According to the CDC, “childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years, with the increase from 6.5% in 1980 to 19.6% in 2008 amongst children aged 6 to 11 years” (CDC, 2010). “With so many Americans (adult and children) reportedly
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School, Spain), Manuel Guillén (University of Valencia, Spain), and Alfredo Rodríguez-Sedano (University of Navarre, Spain) Introduction A three-dimensional framework to explain ethical theories Ethical approaches of business firms Teaching ethics experiences using this framework Discussion of the teaching experiences Conclusions References 1 2 6 9 10 12 13 Introduction This paper tries to contribute, in some way, to the urgent need recently warned by Benedict XVI: “the university, for its
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“THE EFFECTS OF COMPUTER GAMES TO THE STUDY HABITS OF GRADE THREE PUPILS IN RELATION TO THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE” A research proposal Presented to: In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Subject Research Seminar 1 By: September 9, 2012 INTRODUCTION As time passes by, technology continues to evolve. Because of technology, new things were created that sustains and lightens human work. Computers were created because of technology. Computers
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