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features of other, more complex models of addiction and problems of self control. We apply the model to analyze cigarette … smoking. Our main results are that, under not implausible conditions, making cigarettes more addictive can reduce smoking and …
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. This study investigated the relationship between level of Facebook addiction, Facebook behaviors, gender, and intimacy … that measured their level of Facebook addiction, what they do on Facebook, and their ability to form intimate relationships … levels of Facebook addiction in females, whereas gaming was related to high levels of Facebook addiction in males. Intimacy …
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This speculative submission tries to delineate the possible existence of a clash between fulfilling a mission towards developing the cognitive and intellectual abilities of learners via reading and the introduction of mobile technology or M-Learning techniques into university education along...
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. Prediction and valuation are complicated by behaviors, such as addiction, that do not clearly satisfy the assumptions of …
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and the European Union. It argues that past studies of the cost-benefits of smoking are flawed as they fail to net out … Paretoirrelevant pecuniary externalities. It estimates tobacco demand for both the myopic and rational addiction models and finds the … bénéfices de la cigarette sont erronées car elles ne tiennent pas compte des externalités pécuniaires non pertinentes dans un …
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Purpose – Evidence‐based practices (EBPs) are increasingly being implemented in real‐world settings. While intervention effectiveness is dependent on fidelity, interventions are often adapted to service settings according to the needs of stakeholders at multiple levels. This study aims to...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe theoretical background, concepts and materials for MEDIA PROTECT, a new elementary-school parent counselling programme to reduce problematic and, in the long term, addictive use of screen media via slowing the increase in screen equipment in...
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exploration of the effects of social media addiction on students' reading practice. This paper aims to explore the effects of … social media addiction on reading preferences, in-depth reading and sustained attention. Design/methodology/approach Survey …; however, prolonged social media use holds the danger of becoming a behavioral addiction that threatens to undermine one …
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Purpose – The purpose of this article is to probe three explanations for the difficulty that cigarette smokers have in … resistance to enacting smoking bans in bars and restaurants. It aims to argue that the latter two issues result in misplaced … successfully quit, and government statistics to have a clearer picture of the issues. Findings – Smokers are exposed to anti‐smoking …
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that influence the two most popular topics in industry – internet abuse and addiction at the workplace. Design … such as locus of control and self‐esteem significantly influence employees' internet addictions; and internet addiction … employees' personalities because they play important roles in internet addiction and internet abuse. Also a good internet policy …
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