Internet use and internet addictive behaviour among European adolescents: A cross-sectional study.

This report presents the findings of the EU NET ADB study, funded by the European Commission’s Safer Internet Programme. The EU NET ADB research project aims to augment the knowledge base of the Internet addictive behaviour risk among adolescents in Europe. The participating countries are Greece, Spain, Poland, Germany, Romania, the Netherlands and Iceland. A representative sample of 13.284 adolescents aged 14-17 years attending school, was surveyed between October 2011 and May 2012. The survey included questions on adolescents’ internet access and use; internet addictive behaviour; online communication and social networking; computer gaming and gambling; and other potentially risky as well as positive experiences.