Imagine having to go without Internet access for few days, what would happen to Internet addicts? It would result in many costs and effects, for example:
Physical Effects:
- — Weight gain
- — Decline in physical fitness
- — Carpal tunnel syndrome
- — Dry eyes
Mental Effects of IA:
- Depression
- Seclusion
- Sleep Disturbance
- Unpleasant feelings (e.g., anxiety, anger, depression and emptiness) when offline.
Statistics:
- — A company with 1,000 Internet users could lose upwards of $35 million in productivity annually from just an hour of daily Web surfing by employees.
- — Non-work related Internet surfing results in up to a 40% loss in productivity each year at American businesses.
- — Many companies have limited the internet access in their workers’ desktop computers due to productivity losses.
- — 64% of employees use the Internet for personal interest during working hours.
- — 37% of workers surf the Web constantly at work.
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