1Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Viet Nam.
2Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
J Behav Addict. 2020 Jul 7;9(2):469-482. doi: 10.1556/2006.2020.00031. Print 2020 Jun.
Excessive use of electronic devices has become a major global problem. However, little is known about the development and current landscape of research concerning this field. This study aimed at exploring the overall publication trend and topics of research on the overuse of electronic devices and the Internet from 1971 to 2017.
We systematically searched the Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus databases for published articles on the excessive use of electronic devices and the Internet. Data regarding the publication volume, international collaborations, and geographical locations were analyzed by bibliometrics analysis. Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) was undertaken to categorize publications into different research topics.
A total of 2,276 papers from the WOS and 600 papers from the Scopus were included. We found a dramatic increase in the number of scientific papers towards addiction to electronic devices and the Internet. The United State led in all publication parameters including the total number of papers and total citations. China, Korea and Taiwan were among the most prolific countries/regions. Smartphone addiction was the main concern, and the relationship between the overuse of electronic devices and the Internet and mental health issues have been highlighted. On the other hand, our study found a limited appearance of discussion on effective treatment and intervention.
The findings of this study call for more national and international cooperation in evaluating and intervening addiction to electronic devices and the Internet to gather more knowledge about this phenomenon and evaluate the effectiveness of treatment.
过度使用电子设备已成为一个全球性的重大问题。然而，目前对于该领域的研究发展和现状还知之甚少。本研究旨在探讨 1971 年至 2017 年期间过度使用电子设备和互联网的研究总体发表趋势和研究主题。
我们系统地在 Web of Science（WoS）和 Scopus 数据库中搜索了关于过度使用电子设备和互联网的已发表文章。通过文献计量学分析，对出版物数量、国际合作和地理位置等数据进行了分析。采用潜在狄利克雷分配（LDA）将出版物分类为不同的研究主题。
从 WoS 共纳入 2276 篇论文，从 Scopus 共纳入 600 篇论文。我们发现，关于电子设备和互联网成瘾的科学论文数量呈急剧增长趋势。美国在所有发表参数方面均处于领先地位，包括论文总数和总引用数。中国、韩国和中国台湾地区是发表论文最多的国家/地区之一。智能手机成瘾是主要关注点，并且强调了过度使用电子设备和互联网与心理健康问题之间的关系。另一方面，我们的研究发现，关于有效治疗和干预的讨论有限。
本研究结果呼吁在评估和干预电子设备和互联网成瘾方面加强国家和国际合作，以收集更多关于该现象的知识并评估治疗效果。
