Horm Behav. 2013 Jul;64(2):203-10. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2013.05.010. Juraska JM, Sisk CL, Doncarlos LL. Source Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois, 603 E Daniel St., Champaign, IL 61820, United States. Electronic address: [email protected]. Abstract This article is part of a Special Issue “Puberty and Adolescence”. Sexual differentiation is the process by which the nervous […]
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Monday, 27 October 2014 Author / Source: Dr Wrishi Raphael These days it is impossible to find a teenager belonging to a middle class family without a smart phone or a tablet; therefore without access to portable high speed internet. While a vast majority of parents are totally unaware of the potential dangers of the […]
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Psychopathology. 2014 Oct 22. Wartberg L1, Kriston L, Kammerl R, Petersen KU, Thomasius R. Abstract Background: Pathological internet use is of increasing significance in several industrial nations. Sampling and Methods: We surveyed a representative German quota sample of 1,723 adolescents (aged 14-17 years) and 1 caregiver each. We conducted a latent profile analysis to identify […]
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J Behav Addict. 2014 Sep;3(3):157-65. doi: 10.1556/JBA.3.2014.013. VAN Rooij AJ1, Kuss DJ2, Griffiths MD3, Shorter GW4, Schoenmakers MT1, VAN DE Mheen D5. Abstract AIMS: The current study explored the nature of problematic (addictive) video gaming (PVG) and the association with game type, psychosocial health, and substance use. METHODS: Data were collected using a paper and […]
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Dev Cogn Neurosci. 2014 Sep 2. pii: S1878-9293(14)00061-9. doi: 10.1016/j.dcn.2014.08.010. Smith AR1, Steinberg L1, Strang N2, Chein J3. Abstract Prior research suggests that increased adolescent risk-taking in the presence of peers may be linked to the influence of peers on the valuation and processing of rewards during decision-making. The current study explores this idea by […]
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Brain Res. 2014 Aug 27. pii: S0006-8993(14)01119-6. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2014.08.044. Xing L1, Yuan K2, Bi Y1, Yin J1, Cai C1, Feng D1, Li Y1, Song M1, Wang H3, Yu D4, Xue T5, Jin C3, Qin W6, Tian J7. Abstract The association between the impaired cognitive control and brain regional abnormalities in Internet gaming disorder (IGD) adolescents […]
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Alcohol Alcohol. 2014 Sep;49 Suppl 1:i67-i68. doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agu054.72. Jung YC1, Lee S2, Chun JW3, Kim DJ3. Abstract BACKGROUND: Internet gaming disorder is a pattern of excessive and prolonged internet gaming that results in a cluster of cognitive and behavioral symptoms, analogous to substance use disorder and gambling disorder. Previous studies suggest adolescents with internet gaming […]
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Dev Psychobiol. 2010 Apr;52(3):216-24. doi: 10.1002/dev.20445.\ FULL TEXT – PDF Steinberg L. Department of Psychology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA. [email protected] Abstract It has been hypothesized that reward-seeking and impulsivity develop along different timetables and have different neural underpinnings, and that the difference in their timetables helps account for heightened risk-taking during adolescence. In […]
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Addict Behav. 2014 Sep 16;40C:109-114. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.09.009. Gámez-Guadix M1, Calvete E2, Orue I3, Las Hayas C4. Abstract Problematic Internet use (PIU) and problematic alcohol use are two pervasive problems during adolescence that share similar characteristics and predictors. The first objective of this study was to analyze the temporal and reciprocal relationships among the main components […]
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Alcohol Alcohol. 2014 Sep;49 Suppl 1:i67. doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agu054.71. Lim JA1, Gwak AR1, Park SM1, Kim DJ2, Choi JS3. Abstract INTRODUCTION: Previous studies have reported that aggression and impulsiveness are associated with Internet Addiction Disorders (IAD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the extent of Internet addiction and aggression, impulsiveness and its relationship with […]
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