Fwd from Tuan V Nguyen Re: Effects of being ignored on the Internet

["Hoa Nguyen" <thanhhuy@email.msn.com>]

Hi ba'c Tuan & ca'c ba'c,
Tui co' bie^'t Kip Williams trong mo^.t cuo^.c ga(.p
ti`nh co+` ca'ch dda^y 3,4 na(m gi` ddo'.  Anh na`y la` da^n
ta^m ly' ho.c, chuye^n ve^` Ostracism va` eyewitness identity.
Dda^y la` mo^.t dde^` ta`i thu' vi. va` tui dde^? y' coi
o^?ng se~ ti`m ra ddu+o+.c gi`?
Theo nhu+ to+` USA Today ma` tui ddo.c ca'ch dda^y va`i
tua^`n thi` chi? rie^ng o+? My~ dda~ co' khoa?ng 63 trie^.u
ngu+o+`i du`ng internet. So^' nga`y ma` ho. du`ng ha`ng tha'ng
dda~ ta(ng tu+` 10.3 nga`y ho^`i na(m 1998 le^n 12.1 nga`y va`o
na(m nay.  Co' nha` ta^m ly' ho.c no. dda~ qua? quye^'t cho
ra(`ng ba^y gio+` xa~ ho^.i la.i co' the^m mo^.t be^.nh: internet
addiction, co`n go.i la` IA.  Ho. co`n co' nguye^n mo^.t nghie^n
cu+'u ve^` vu. na`y.
Theo Ho^.i Ta^m Ly' Ho.c cu?a My~ (American Psychological
Association) ba'o ca'o: "Surfing the web is America's latest
addiction." Trong so^' 17000 ngu+o+`i ddu+o+.c ho?i ly' do du`ng
internet, co' 30% no'i la` ho. du`ng dde^? "escape reality."
Nhu+~ng ca^u tra? lo+`i kha'c nhu+: 25% no'i la` ho. va`o net dde^?
"relieve feelings of helplessness, guilt, anxiety and depression."
Internet co`n co' a?nh hu+o+?ng to+'i co^ng vie^.c nu+~a.
Theo ca'i survey tre^n thi` 1 trong 7 ngu+o+`i ca?m tha^'y
"preoccupied with thoughts about the internet" ha`ng nga`y.  Do
ddo' ho. kho^ng chu' ta^m ddu+o+.c va`o co^ng vie^.c, va` ha^.u
qua? la` ma^'t job.  So^' ngu+o+`i no'i la` ho. ma^'t job vi`
internet la` 4%.
Sau dda^y la` nhu+~ng ca^u ho?i trong ca'i survey ddo'
ddu+o+.c dda(ng trong to+` Psychol. Bull. cho ca'c ba'c tu+.
test xem mi`nh co' ma('c chu+'ng IA hay kho^ng?
1. How often do you find that you stay on-line longer than you
intended?
2. How often do you neglect household chores to spend more time
on-line?
3. How often do you prefer the excitement of the Internet to
intimacy with your partner?
4. How often do you form new relationships with fellow on-line
users?
5. How often do others in your life complain to you about the
amount of time you spend on-line?
6. How often do your grades or school work suffer because of the
amount of time you spend on-line?
7. How often do you check your e-mail before something else that
you need to do?
8. How often does your job performance or productivity suffer
because of the Internet?
9. How often do you become defensive or secretive when anyone
asks you what you do on-line?
10. How often do you block out disturbing thoughts about your
life with soothing thoughts of the Internet?
11. How often do you find yourself anticipating when you will
go on-line again?
12. How often do you fear that life without the Internet would
be boring, empty, and joyless?
13. How often do you snap, yell, or act annoyed if someone bothers
you while you are on-line?
14. How often do you lose sleep due to late-night log-ins?
15. How often do you feel preoccupied with the Internet when
off-line, or fantasize about being on-line?
16. How often do you find yourself saying "just a few more
minutes" when on-line?
17. How often do you try to cut down the amount of time you
spend on-line and fail?
18. How often do you try to hide how long you've been on-line?
19. How often do you choose to spend more time on-line over
going out with others?
20. How often do you feel depressed, moody, or nervous when you
are off-line, which goes away once you are back on-line?
Mo^~i ca^u ho?i co' 5 possible answers, ddu+o+.c score tu+`
1 to+'i 5 nhu+ sau:
1 = Rarely
2 = Occasionally
3 = Frequently
4 = Often
5 = Always
Sau khi co^.ng ta^'t ca? scores cu?a 20 ca^u thi` ca'c ba'c se~
co' mo^.t final score.  Ne^'u ca'i final score cu?a ba'c la`:
* 20 - 49 points: You are an average on-line user. You may surf
the Web a bit too long at times, but you have control over your
usage.
* 50 -79 points: You are experiencing occasional or frequent
problems because of the Internet. You should consider their full
impact on your life.
* 80 - 100 points: Your Internet usage is causing significant
problems in your life. You should evaluate the  impact of the
Internet on your life and address the problems directly caused
by your Internet usage.

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Tuan V Nguyen