Facebook Addiction Disorder (FAD) among German students—A longitudinal approach (2017)

PLoS One. 2017; 12(12): e0189719. Published online 2017 Dec 14. doi:  10.1371/journal.pone.0189719 PMCID: PMC5730190 Julia Brailovskaia, Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing* and Jürgen Margraf, Funding acquisition, Resources, Writing – review & editing Phil Reed, Editor Abstract The present study aimed to investigate […]

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Addiction to Internet Use, Online Gaming, and Online Social Networking Among Young Adults in China, Singapore, and the United States (2017)

Asia Pac J Public Health. 2017 Nov;29(8):673-682. doi: 10.1177/1010539517739558. Epub 2017 Nov 30. Tang CS1, Koh YW1, Gan Y2. Abstract The current study investigated the rates of addictions to Internet use, online gaming, and online social networking as well as their associations with depressive symptoms among young adults in China, Singapore, and the United States. […]

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Dysfunctional Prefrontal Function Is Associated with Impulsivity in People with Internet Gaming Disorder during a Delay Discounting Task (2017)

Front. Psychiatry, 13 December 2017 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00287 Yifan Wang1,2, Yanbo Hu3, Jiaojing Xu4, Hongli Zhou1, Xiao Lin5, Xiaoxia Du6 and Guangheng Dong1,7* 1Department of Psychology, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China 2School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China 3Department of Psychology, London Metropolitan University, London, United Kingdom 4School of Psychology, Southwest […]

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(REMISSION) Outcome of the Psychological Intervention Program: Internet Use for Youth (2017)

Ke, Guek Nee, and Siew Fan Wong. Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy: 1-14. Abstract The prevalence of problematic Internet use (PIU) is reportedly higher in South East Asian adolescent populations. The exacerbation of problematic adolescent behaviors has been found to associate significantly with PIU and is expected to worsen with age. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy […]

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Investigating the differential effects of social networking site addiction and Internet gaming disorder on psychological health (2017)

J Behav Addict. 2017 Nov 13:1-10. doi: 10.1556/2006.6.2017.075. Pontes HM1. Abstract Background and aims Previous studies focused on examining the interrelationships between social networking site (SNS) addiction and Internet gaming disorder (IGD) in isolation. Moreover, little is known about the potential simultaneous differential effects of SNS addiction and IGD on psychological health. This study investigated […]

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Smartphone Addiction of Adolescents, Not a Smart Choice (2017)

J Korean Med Sci. 2017 Oct; 32(10): 1563–1564. Published online 2017 Aug 29. doi:  10.3346/jkms.2017.32.10.1563 PMCID: PMC5592166 Seung Min Bae See the article “Risk Factors for Smartphone Addiction in Korean Adolescents: Smartphone Use Patterns” on page 1674. The smartphone market opened when Samsung and Apple launched “Omnia” and “iPhone,” respectively, in 2007. These remarkable devices eventually attracted […]

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Impaired Empathy Processing in Individuals with Internet Addiction Disorder: An Event-Related Potential Study (2017)

Can Jiao1†, Ting Wang1†, Xiaozhe Peng1 and Fang Cui1,2* 1College of Psychology and Sociology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China 2Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Affective and Social Cognitive Science, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China Internet addiction disorder (IAD) is associated with deficits in social communication and avoidance of social contact. It has been hypothesized that people with IAD […]

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Empirical support for “The Great Porn Experiment” – TEDx Glasgow (2012): Page 2

Introduction This page, and a second page, provide empirical support for claims put forth in The Great Porn Experiment | Gary Wilson | TEDxGlasgow (and The Demise of Guys, by Philip Zimbardo). Each PowerPoint slide and associated text is accompanied by (1) the original supporting citations/sources, followed by (2) supporting studies and clinical evidence published […]

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Development and validation of the Parents’ Perceived Self-Efficacy to Manage Children’s Internet Use Scale for parents of adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (2017)

J Behav Addict. 2017 Oct 27:1-8. doi: 10.1556/2006.6.2017.066. Hsieh YP1, Chou WJ2, Wang PW3,4, Yen CF3,4. Abstract Background and aims This study developed and validated the Parents’ Perceived Self-Efficacy to Manage Children’s Internet Use Scale (PSMIS) in the parents of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Methods In total, 231 parents of children with ADHD were […]

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Impaired Feedback Processing for Symbolic Reward in Individuals with Internet Game Overuse (2017)

Front Psychiatry. 2017 Oct 5;8:195. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00195. Kim J1, Kim H2, Kang E1. Abstract Reward processing, which plays a critical role in adaptive behavior, is impaired in addiction disorders, which are accompanied by functional abnormalities in brain reward circuits. Internet gaming disorder, like substance addiction, is thought to be associated with impaired reward processing, but […]

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