Alcohol Alcohol. 2014 Sep;49 Suppl 1:i67. doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agu054.70. Kim SG1, Yun I2. Abstract OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between self control, smoking, alcohol drinking, internet, smartphone addiction among a sample of South Korean middle school students. METHODS: An epidemiological survey was conducted in a sample of 1852 students (grade […]
Read More… from Associations between self control, smoking, alcohol drinking, internet, smartphone addiction among South korean adolescents (2014)
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2014 Sep 5. Müller KW1, Janikian M, Dreier M, Wölfling K, Beutel ME, Tzavara C, Richardson C, Tsitsika A. Abstract Excessive use of online computer games which leads to functional impairment and distress has recently been included as Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) in Section III of the DSM-5. Although nosological classification […]
Read More… from Regular gaming behavior and internet gaming disorder in European adolescents: results from a cross-national representative survey of prevalence, predictors, and psychopathological correlates (2014)
Int J Psychol. 2014 Oct;49(5):342-7. doi: 10.1002/ijop.12063. Yang L1, Sun L, Zhang Z, Sun Y, Wu H, Ye D. Abstract The aim of this study is to examine the mediating role of life events in the relation between Internet addiction and depression using an adolescent sample in China. A total of 3507 urban adolescent students […]
Read More… from Internet addiction, adolescent depression, and the mediating role of life events: Finding from a sample of Chinese adolescents (2014)
J Sex Res. 2014 Mar 26. Doornwaard SM1, van den Eijnden RJ, Overbeek G, Ter Bogt TF. Abstract This study used a person-centered approach to examine whether different developmental trajectories of boys’ and girls’ use of sexually explicit Internet material (SEIM) exist, which factors predict these trajectories, and whether sexual behavior develops differently for adolescents […]
Read More… from Differential Developmental Profiles of Adolescents Using Sexually Explicit Internet Material (2014)
LINK TO FULL STUDY (PDF) Title Use of Pornography and its Associations with Sexual Experiences, Lifestyles and Health among Adolescents Language eng Author Mattebo, Magdalena Publisher Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa Publisher Uppsala Date 2014 Subject(s) Adolescents, Health, Lifestyles, Pornography, Sexual experiences, Sexuality Abstract The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate […]
Read More… from Use of Pornography and its Associations with Sexual Experiences, Lifestyles and Health among Adolescents (2014)
Curr Opin Pediatr. 2014 Aug 23. Bailin A1, Milanaik R, Adesman A. Abstract PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Within the past 20 years, there have been profound advances in personal technology. Although adolescents have embraced the Internet, video games and smart phones, with their extraordinary potential for education, entertainment and connecting with peers, respectively, there is a […]
Read More… from Health implications of new age technologies for adolescents: a review of the research (2014
J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2014 Aug 21 Bonomi AE1, Nemeth JM, Altenburger LE, Anderson ML, Snyder A, Dotto I. Abstract Background: No prior study has empirically characterized the association between health risks and reading popular fiction depicting violence against women. Fifty Shades-a blockbuster fiction series-depicts pervasive violence against women, perpetuating a broader social narrative that […]
Read More… from Fiction or Not? Fifty Shades is Associated with Health Risks in Adolescent and Young Adult Females (2014)
Acta Med Iran. 2014 Jun;52(6):467-72. FULL STUDY – PDF Ahmadi K. Abstract Problematic use of the Internet by children and adolescents is a newly emerging disorder that has alerted health authorities throughout the world. In Iran, despite the very high speed rate of Internet spread, there is not enough data on the rate of Internet […]
Read More… from Internet Addiction among Iranian Adolescents: a Nationwide Study. (2014)
Beyens, Ine × Vandenbosch, Laura Eggermont, Steven # FULL STUDY – PDF The Journal of Early Adolescence ABSTRACT Research has demonstrated that adolescents regularly use Internet pornography. This two-wave panel study aimed to test an integrative model in early adolescent boys (Mean age = 14.10; N = 325) that (a) explains their exposure to Internet […]
Read More… from Early adolescent boys’ exposure to internet pornography: Relationships to pubertal timing, sensation seeking, and academic performance (2014)
ScientificWorldJournal. 2014;2014:874648. doi: 10.1155/2014/874648. Wang CW1, Chan CL2, Mak KK3, Ho SY3, Wong PW4, Ho RT2. Abstract This pilot study investigated the patterns of video and internet gaming habits and the prevalence and correlates of gaming addiction in Hong Kong adolescents. A total of 503 students were recruited from two secondary schools. Addictive behaviors of […]
Read More… from Prevalence and Correlates of Video and Internet Gaming Addiction among Hong Kong Adolescents: A Pilot Study (2014)