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Television addiction

Proposed addiction model

Television addiction
Summary

Proposed addiction model

A child watching in front of a TV illustrates the addiction of television on children.

Television addiction is a proposed addiction model associated with maladaptive or compulsive behavior associated with watching television programming.

Analysis

The most recent medical review on this model concluded that pathological television watching behavior may constitute a true behavioral addiction, but indicated that much more research on this topic is needed to demonstrate this. The compulsion can be extremely difficult to control in many cases. The television addiction model has parallels to other forms of behavioral addiction, such as addiction to drugs or gambling, which are also forms of compulsive behavior.

Recognition

Television addiction is not a diagnosable condition of DSM-IV.

References

References

  1. [https://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/16/science/how-viewers-grow-addicted-to-television.html How Viewers Grow Addicted To Television - The New York Times]
  2. "Television Addiction: Implication for Enhancing Media... : Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry". LWW.
  3. (2013). "Hidden addiction: Television". J Behav Addict.
  4. McIlwraith, Robert D.. (1998-06-01). ""I'm addicted to television": The personality, imagination, and TV watching patterns of self-identified TV addicts". Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media.
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