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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Watching sex on television predicts adolescent initiation of sexual behavior (2004)

Rebecca L. Collins, Marc N. Elliott, +4 authors Angela Miu Published in Pediatrics 2004 DOI:10.1542/peds.2003-1065-L BACKGROUND Early sexual initiation is an important social and health issue. A recent survey suggested that most sexually experienced teens wish they had waited longer to have intercourse; other data indicate that unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases are more […]

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Adolescent Health Implications of New Age Technology (2016)

Pediatr Clin North Am. 2016 Feb;63(1):183-94. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2015.09.001. Jacobson C1, Bailin A1, Milanaik R1, Adesman A2. Abstract This article examines the health implications of new age technology use among adolescents. As Internet prevalence has increased, researchers have found evidence of potential negative health consequences on adolescents. Internet addiction has become a serious issue. Pornography is […]

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Differences between sexually victimized and nonsexually victimized male adolescent sexual abusers: developmental antecedents and behavioral comparisons (2011)

J Child Sex Abus. 2011 Jan;20(1):77-93. doi: 10.1080/10538712.2011.541010. Burton DL1, Duty KJ, Leibowitz GS. Abstract This study compares sexually victimized and nonsexually victimized male adolescent sexual abusers on a number of variables. Self-report measures were administered to 325 male sexually abusive youth (average age 16) in six residential facilities in the Midwest, 55% of whom […]

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Part II: differences between sexually victimized and nonsexually victimized male adolescent sexual abusers and delinquent youth: further group comparisons of developmental antecedents and behavioral challenges (2012)

J Child Sex Abus. 2012;21(3):315-26. doi: 10.1080/10538712.2012.675421. Leibowitz GS1, Burton DL, Howard A. Abstract In a recent paper published in the Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, we assessed the differences between sexually victimized and nonsexually victimized male adolescent sexual abusers ( Burton, Duty, & Leibowitz, 2011 ). We found that the sexually victimized group had […]

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A high-fat high-sugar diet in adolescent rats impairs social memory and alters chemical markers characteristic of atypical neuroplasticity and parvalbumin interneuron depletion in the medial prefrontal cortex (2019)

Food Funct. 2019 Apr 17;10(4):1985-1998. doi: 10.1039/c8fo02118j. Reichelt AC 1, Gibson GD , Abbott KN , Hare DJ . Abstract Brain plasticity is a multifaceted process that is dependent on both neurons and extracellular matrix (ECM) structures, including perineuronal nets (PNNs). In the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) PNNs primarily surround fast-spiking parvalbumin (PV)-containing GABAergic interneurons […]

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