take a look at this...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8493149.stm
"Although excessive internet use can't be said to cause mental health problems, if a web addict is substituting meaningful friendships and socialising with virtual contact on the internet, this might have an adverse affect on their mental wellbeing." - this i cant help but agree with.
However the article admits half way through that they dont know which is the response variable (symptom) and which one is the explanatory (cause) - (on a side note, i cant believe my stats module is actually appearing in stuff that i find interesting!)
With this in mind, Ive begun to see that the title of the article is very misleading. They could have just as easily written "Depression linked to internet addiction", but by having the article start off with the words 'internet addiction' first, it allows readers to associate it being the cause and not a symptom. not that i know which is which, but seeing as the article goes on to explain that theyre not sure, theyve added unremovable bias in the title itself...!
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