Research in different countries has produced varying results
of the prevalence of Internet addiction. A study in the UK, for
example, found Internet addiction to be prevalent among 18%
of young people (Neimz, Griffith and Banyard, 2006). A study
in Italy found that rate to be only 0.8% (Poli and Agrimi,
2012). In addition, a large sample survey in China puts the rate
at 12% among male and 5% among female students (Lau,
2011). Internet addiction is not just restricted to college
campuses; it also extends to high school as well as middle
school students. A longitudinal survey conducted in Hong
Kong reported prevalence rate of Internet addiction as high as
26.7% among high school students (Yu and Shek, 2013).