Are males more likely to be addicted to the internet than females? A meta-analysis involving 34 global jurisdictions

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Highlights：

• Males have higher IA tendency than do females with a small effect size.

• The largest effect size was found in the region of Asia.

• Effect size was positively related to GDP per capita and internet penetration.

• Internet availability and social norms hypotheses were supported.

摘要

•Males have higher IA tendency than do females with a small effect size.•The largest effect size was found in the region of Asia.•Effect size was positively related to GDP per capita and internet penetration.•Internet availability and social norms hypotheses were supported.

论文关键词：Internet addiction,Problematic internet use,Gender difference,Gender inequality,Meta-analysis

论文评审过程：Received 9 November 2018, Revised 9 April 2019, Accepted 24 April 2019, Available online 7 May 2019, Version of Record 23 May 2019.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2019.04.021