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FIGURE 3.5
Many South Koreans play persistent online games in centers called PC bangs. In
2005 a 28-year-old South Korean man died after playing one game practically nonstop for
50 hours.
(Kim-Jae Hwan)
addiction” rather than “Internet compulsion,” since the former term appears to be more
widely used by the press.
According to Peele, social, situational, and individual factors can increase a person's sus-
ceptibility to addiction. For example, peer groups play an important role in determining
how individuals use alcohol and other drugs. People in stressful situations are more
likely to become addicted, as are those who lack social support and intimacy, and those
