Harmful Internet use (HIU) is a term coined for the unintended use of the Internet. In this study, we propose a more accurate HIU measuring method based on the peer assessment and differential evolution approach. The sample data comprises a juvenile population in Poland; 267 subjects assessed 1,513 peers. In addition to classic statistical analysis, differential evolution has been employed. Results indicate that there may be a substantially higher rate of HIU than other studies have indicated. More accurate measurement of the adolescent population influx affected by HIU is needed for healthcare and welfare system planning.
This paper was presented during International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Energy Technologies (ICECET 2022), Prague, Czechia.
The paper team consist of:
- W.W. Koczkodaj, O.S. Xue, R. Roth, Department of Computer Science, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada.
- Mazurek, D. Strzałka, Department of Complex Systems, Rzeszów University of Technology, Rzeszów, Poland.
- Pedrycz, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
- Rogalska, Institute of Pedagogy University of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland.
- Szymanska, Institute of Psychology Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University, Warsaw, Poland.
- Wolny-Dominiak, University of Economics in Katowice, Katowice, Poland.
- Woodbury-Smith, Biosciences Institute Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom.
- Zbyrowski, Department of Operational Research, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
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