A pilot study of a group mindfulness-based cognitive-behavioral intervention for smartphone addiction among university students (2018)

J Behav Addict. 2018 Nov 12:1-6. doi: 10.1556/2006.7.2018.103. Lan Y1, Ding JE1, Li W2, Li J1,3,4,5, Zhang Y1, Liu M2, Fu H1,3,4. Abstract BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) has been applied in behavioral addiction studies in recent years. However, few empirical studies using MBI have been conducted for smartphone addiction, which is prevalent among […]

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Breaking the habit. Commentary on: Policy responses to problematic video game use: A systematic review of current measures and future possibilities (Király et al., 2018)

J Behav Addict. 2018 Nov 14:1-3. doi: 10.1556/2006.7.2018.110. Müller KW1. Abstract Internet gaming disorder has been widely recognized as a new health issue. At present, we are experiencing a rapid growth of knowledge on different aspects of this disorder, such as, for instance, prevalence rates, underlying neurobiological mechanisms, and treatment strategies. In contrast, preventing individuals […]

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Understanding and predicting profiles of compulsive sexual behavior among adolescents (2018)

Yaniv Efrati, Mateusz Gola Ahead of Print, pp. 1–11 https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.7.2018.100 Keywords: compulsive sexual behavior, adolescents, personality traits, loneliness Abstract | Full Text | References | PDF (330 KB) Abstract Background and aims This two-study research was designed to define and predict profiles of compulsive sexual behavior (CSB) among non-clinical population of adolescents, and aimed to […]

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Attitudes and Risk Factors of Pornography Consumption Among Bangladeshi University Students: An Exploratory Study (2018)

Al Mamun, M. A., SM Yasir Arafat, Mst Ambiatunnahar, and Mark D. Griffiths. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction: 1-13. Abstract Pornography is extensively produced, distributed, and used as a medium of entertainment around the world but has been little studied in Bangladesh. The present study examined the attitudes and risk factors of Bangladeshi […]

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Relative risks of Internet-related addictions and mood disturbances among college students: a 7-country/region comparison (2018)

Public Health. 2018 Oct 19;165:16-25. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2018.09.010. Tang CSK1, Wu AMS2, Yan ECW3, Ko JHC4, Kwon JH5, Yogo M6, Gan YQ7, Koh YYW8. Abstract OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to determine the relative risks of addiction to the Internet, online gaming and online social networking of college students in six Asian countries/regions (Singapore, Hong Kong [HK]/Macau, […]

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(CAUSATION) Testing Longitudinal Relationships between Internet Addiction and Well-Being in Hong Kong Adolescents: Cross-Lagged Analyses Based on three Waves of Data (2018)

Child Indic Res. 2018;11(5):1545-1562. doi: 10.1007/s12187-017-9494-3. Yu L1, Shek DTL2,3,4,5,6. Abstract Using a panel design, this study examined the prospective relationships between Internet addiction and life satisfaction as well as hopelessness in a representative sample of Hong Kong adolescents. Starting from 2009/10 academic year, 3328 Secondary 1 students in 28 secondary schools in Hong Kong […]

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The Neural Correlates of Implicit Cognitive Bias Toward Internet-Related Cues in Internet Addiction: An ERP Study (2018)

Front Psychiatry. 2018; 9: 421. Published online 2018 Sep 7. doi:  10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00421 PMCID: PMC6137619 PMID: 30245642 Limin Chen,1,† Hongliang Zhou,2,† Yue Gu,3 Shuai Wang,1 Jun Wang,1 Lin Tian,1 Hongmei Zhu,1 and Zhenhe Zhou1,* Abstract Internet addiction is a sort of non-psychoactive substance dependence. The Implicit Association Test (IAT) is used to measure implicit cognition. Event-related […]

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