The Role of Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies on Problematic Smartphone Use: Comparison between Problematic and Non-Problematic Adolescent Users (2019)

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Aug 28;16(17). pii: E3142. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16173142. Extremera N1, Quintana-Orts C2, Sánchez-Álvarez N3, Rey L3. Abstract Prior work has suggested that individuals with deficits in emotion regulation skills are prone to compulsive behaviour and to following maladaptive coping strategies, such as smartphone overuse, to manage negative moods. Adolescence is […]

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Smartphone addiction may be associated with adolescent hypertension: a cross-sectional study among junior school students in China (2019)

BMC Pediatr. 2019 Sep 4;19(1):310. doi: 10.1186/s12887-019-1699-9. Zou Y1, Xia N1, Zou Y2, Chen Z1, Wen Y3. Abstract BACKGROUND: Hypertension in children and adolescents is on the rise worldwide, especially in China. The prevalence of hypertension is related to many factors, such as obesity. In the era of smart phones, it is important to study […]

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Dysfunctional cognitive control and reward processing in adolescents with Internet gaming disorder (2019)

Psychophysiology. 2019 Aug 27:e13469. doi: 10.1111/psyp.13469. Li Q1,2, Wang Y1,2, Yang Z1,2, Dai W1,3,4,5, Zheng Y6, Sun Y1,2, Liu X1,2. Abstract Developmental theories posit that immature cognitive control and excessive reward-seeking capacities may be a risk factor for addictive behaviors during adolescence, but the control and reward capacities have rarely been assessed experimentally in adolescents […]

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Factors associated with Internet addiction among Tunisian adolescents (2019)

Encephale. 2019 Aug 14. pii: S0013-7006(19)30208-8. doi: 10.1016/j.encep.2019.05.006. [Article in French] Ben Thabet J1, Ellouze AS2, Ghorbel N3, Maalej M1, Yaich S4, Omri S1, Feki R1, Zouari N1, Zouari L1, Dammak J4, Charfi N1, Maalej M1. Abstract INTRODUCTION: Internet addiction, a relatively new phenomenon, is a field of recent research in mental health, particularly within […]

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Adolescent Condom Use, Parent-adolescent Sexual Health Communication, and Pornography: Findings from a U.S. Probability Sample (2019)

Health Commun. 2019 Aug 12:1-7. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2019.1652392. [ Wright PJ1, Herbenick D2, Paul B1. Abstract Sexual scripts in pornography rarely include condoms. Many teenagers in the U.S. are exposed to pornography and have unprotected sex. Despite this, only a few studies have investigated whether greater pornography exposure is associated with condomless sex among U.S. teenagers, […]

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Association between Sleep Habits and Problems and Internet Addiction in Adolescents (2019)

Psychiatry Investig. 2019 Aug 8. doi: 10.30773/pi.2019.03.21.2. Kawabe K1, Horiuchi F1, Oka Y2, Ueno SI3. Abstract OBJECTIVE: This study examined the association between sleep habits and problems and Internet addiction in adolescents. METHODS: Junior high school students from a local town in Japan (n=853; male/female, 425/428) were the subjects of this study, and were assessed […]

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Social Factors As Predictors Of Pornographic Viewing Among In School Adolescents In Edo State, Nigeria (2019)

Omoponle, Adewuyi Habeeb, And Yusuf Adam Oyetunji. ” Vol 6 No No. 1 (2019): Social factors as predictors of pornographic viewing among in school adolescents in Edo State, Nigeria / Abstract The belief in the sacredness and sanctify of human sexuality is gradually deteriorating globally. This is aided by the proliferation of pornographic materials through […]

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Neurobiological Risk Factors for the Development of Internet Addiction in Adolescents (2019)

Behav. Sci. 2019, 9(6), 62; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs9060062 Review Sergey Tereshchenko * and Edward Kasparov Research Institute of Medical Problems of the North, Federal Research Center “Krasnoyarsk Science Center of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences”, Krasnoyarsk 660022, Russia Abstract The sudden appearance and spread of Internet addiction in adolescent populations, in association with […]

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Facilitated attention for gambling cues in adolescent problem gamblers: An experimental study (2019)

J Affect Disord. 2019 Jun 1;252:39-46. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.04.012. Ciccarelli M1, Cosenza M2, Griffiths MD3, Nigro G2, D’Olimpio F2. Abstract BACKGROUND: Studies investigating attentional biases in gambling have observed that problem gamblers’ attention is biased toward gambling cues. Despite the increase of gambling among adolescents, to date, no study has ever examined the role of attentional […]

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Negative Life Events and Problematic Internet Use as Factors Associated With Psychotic-Like Experiences in Adolescents (2019)

Front Psychiatry. 2019 May 29;10:369. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00369. Lee JY1,2, Ban D2, Kim SY1, Kim JM1, Shin IS1, Yoon JS1, Kim SW1,2. Abstract Objectives: Psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) and problematic internet use (PIU) are common in adolescents. However, little is known about the association between PLEs and PIU among adolescents. The present study examined the associations between […]

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