Prevalence and co-occurrence of compulsive buying, problematic Internet and mobile phone use in college students in Yantai, China: relevance of self-traits (2016)

BMC Public Health. 2016 Dec 1;16(1):1211. Jiang Z1, Shi M2. Abstract BACKGROUND: Until now, most research in the prevalence of compulsive buying (CB) has been developed from samples in western developed countries, this study aimed to estimate the prevalence and co-morbidities of CB, problematic Internet use (PIU) and problematic mobile phone use (PMPU) in college […]

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Internet-Communication Disorder: It’s a Matter of Social Aspects, Coping, and Internet-Use Expectancies (2016)

Front Psychol. 2016; 7: 1747. Published online 2016 Nov 10. doi:  10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01747 PMCID: PMC5102883 Elisa Wegmann1 and Matthias Brand1,2,* Abstract Online communication applications such as Facebook, WhatsApp, and Twitter are some of the most frequently used Internet applications. There is a growing amount of individuals suffering diminished control over their use of online communication applications […]

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Individual and family protective factors of intentional and unintentional consumption of online pornography in Hong Kong (2016)

Cecilia M.S. Ma1 / Daniel T.L. Shek23456 / Catie C.W. Lai2 1Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hunghom, Hong Kong, P.R. China 2Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, P.R. China 3Centre for Innovative Programmes for Adolescents and Families, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, […]

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The research of event-related potentials in working memory of the juvenile internet addiction (2010)

LINK TO STUDY Abstract: Internet addiction disorder, as a form of technological addiction, will cause neurological complications, psychological disturbances, and relational chaos. Teenagers are in the most vulnerable age group, who will develop more serious complications than other age groups when addicted to the Internet. The objective of this study was to analyze the damage […]

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Cell-Phone Addiction: A Review (2016)

Front Psychiatry. 2016 Oct 24;7:175. eCollection 2016. De-Sola Gutiérrez J1, Rodríguez de Fonseca F2, Rubio G3. Abstract We present a review of the studies that have been published about addiction to cell phones. We analyze the concept of cell-phone addiction as well as its prevalence, study methodologies, psychological features, and associated psychiatric comorbidities. Research in […]

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Validation of the Social Networking Activity Intensity Scale among Junior Middle School Students in China (2016)

PLoS One. 2016 Oct 31;11(10):e0165695. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165695. eCollection 2016. Li J1,2, Lau JT1,3, Mo PK1,3, Su X1,3, Wu AM4, Tang J5, Qin Z5. Abstract BACKGROUND: Online social networking use has been integrated into adolescents’ daily life and the intensity of online social networking use may have important consequences on adolescents’ well-being. However, there are few […]

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Food cravings, food addiction, and a dopamine-resistant (DRD2 A1) receptor polymorphism in Asian American college students (2016)

Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2016;25(2):424-9. doi: 10.6133/apjcn.102015.05. Yeh J1, Trang A2, Henning SM2, Wilhalme H3, Carpenter C2, Heber D2, Li Z2. Abstract in English, Chinese BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In an era where obesity remains an important public health concern, food addiction has emerged as a possible contributor to obesity. The DRD2 gene is the […]

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Internet Addiction Based on Personality Characteristics in Medical Students (2016)

  Ali Sahraian 1 ; Seyyed Bozorgmehr Hedayati 2 ; Arash Mani 3 ; and Arvin Hedayati 4, * 1 Associated Professor, Psychiatrist, Research Center for Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Psychiatry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Shiraz, Iran 2 General Physician, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Shiraz, […]

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