TY - JOUR
T1 - Digital Addiction among Arab Families
T2 - Status, Contributing Factors, Responsibilities, and Solutions
AU - Alshakhsi, Sameha
AU - Al-Harahsheh, Sanaa T.
AU - Hassan, Diana Alsayed
AU - Al-Thani, Dena
AU - Ali, Raian
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2025/10/1
Y1 - 2025/10/1
N2 - DIGITAL ADDICTION (DA) refers to a problematic relationship with technology characterized by symptoms of behavioral addiction, including mood modification, salience, tolerance, conflict, withdrawal symptoms, and relapse. While addictive use of technology is not yet officially recognized as a clinical diagnosis, certain forms, such as Internet gaming disorder (IGD), have been classified as clinical conditions. Notably, IGD was included in the ICD-11 (International Classification of Diseases) by the World Health Organization in 2018.19 Despite that, public concerns about technology overuse and dependence continue to rise, though they vary in intensity across different regional and cultural contexts. In this article, we discuss DA in the Arab countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. The figure summarizes the article’s key points, outlining DA status; key contributing factors; the roles of families, schools, and policymakers; and potential solutions and intervention strategies.
AB - DIGITAL ADDICTION (DA) refers to a problematic relationship with technology characterized by symptoms of behavioral addiction, including mood modification, salience, tolerance, conflict, withdrawal symptoms, and relapse. While addictive use of technology is not yet officially recognized as a clinical diagnosis, certain forms, such as Internet gaming disorder (IGD), have been classified as clinical conditions. Notably, IGD was included in the ICD-11 (International Classification of Diseases) by the World Health Organization in 2018.19 Despite that, public concerns about technology overuse and dependence continue to rise, though they vary in intensity across different regional and cultural contexts. In this article, we discuss DA in the Arab countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. The figure summarizes the article’s key points, outlining DA status; key contributing factors; the roles of families, schools, and policymakers; and potential solutions and intervention strategies.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105019704415
U2 - 10.1145/3737452
DO - 10.1145/3737452
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:105019704415
SN - 0001-0782
VL - 68
SP - 42
EP - 44
JO - Communications of the ACM
JF - Communications of the ACM
IS - 10
ER -