Diagnosis of Internet-dependent Human Behavior in the Information Aspect
- DOI
- 10.2991/iscfec-19.2019.45How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Addiction, Internet addiction, Sense, Entropy, Information, Semantic connection, Probabilistic model of meaning.
- Abstract
The paper gives a substantiation of the diagnostic criterion and the methodology of the primary evaluation of Internet-dependent human behavior in the information aspect. As a diagnostic criterion, the entropy of key words and expressions used by a person when searching for information on the Internet is considered. The study is relevant due to the fact that nowadays for many people the Internet has turned into a pernicious habit, which can be got rid of by timely diagnosis and adoption of appropriate psychotherapeutic measures. The purpose of the study is to substantiate the diagnostic criterion and methodology for the initial evaluation of Internet-dependent human behavior. Research methods: the method of calculating the amount of information, developed and laid down in the theory of information by K. Shannon; author's technique for assessing the sense of a text message, based on a comparative analysis of the source text with its probabilistic representation by random permutation of words. The survey of 50 Internet users confirmed the main hypothesis of the conducted research on the possibility of using word entropy to diagnose Internet addiction. The materials of the paper can be of practical and theoretical interest for psychologists and sociologists dealing with issues of addictions in the field of information technology, linguists and developers of artificial intelligence.
- Copyright
- © 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - S.G. Fadyushin AU - E.A. Vereshchagina AU - A.B. Kayak PY - 2019/05 DA - 2019/05 TI - Diagnosis of Internet-dependent Human Behavior in the Information Aspect BT - Proceedings of the International Science and Technology Conference "FarEastСon" (ISCFEC 2019) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 168 EP - 170 SN - 2352-5428 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/iscfec-19.2019.45 DO - 10.2991/iscfec-19.2019.45 ID - Fadyushin2019/05 ER -