Addict Behav. 2016 May 12;61:74-79. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.05.009. Mei S1, Yau YH2, Chai J1, Guo J1, Potenza MN3. Abstract Given the prevalence of Internet use among youth, there is concern that a subset of Internet-using youth may exhibit problematic or addictive patterns of Internet use. The present study examines the association between problematic Internet use (PIU), […]
Front Psychol. 2016 May 4;7:597. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00597. eCollection 2016. Wang Y1, Zou Z1, Song H1, Xu X1, Wang H1, d’Oleire Uquillas F2, Huang X1. Abstract Mobile phone dependence (MPD) is a behavioral addiction that has become an increasing public mental health issue. While previous research has explored some of the factors that may predict MPD, […]
Front Hum Neurosci. 2016; 10: 4. Published online 2016 Jan 28. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2016.00004 PMCID: PMC4729938 Xin Du,1,† Xin Qi,1,† Yongxin Yang,2,† Guijin Du,3 Peihong Gao,3 Yang Zhang,1 Wen Qin,1 Xiaodong Li,3,* and Quan Zhang1,* Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract Recent studies suggested that internet gaming […]
BMC Psychiatry. 2016; 16: 132. Published online 2016 May 10. doi: 10.1186/s12888-016-0836-3 PMCID: PMC4862221 Yasser Khazaal, Anne Chatton, Stephane Rothen, Sophia Achab, Gabriel Thorens, Daniele Zullino, and Gerhard Gmel Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract Background The 7-item Game Addiction Scale (GAS) is a used to […]
J Behav Addict. 2016 May 9:1-13. Harper C1, Hodgins DC1. Abstract Background and aims The phenomenon of Internet pornography (IP) addiction is gaining increasing attention in the popular media and psychological research.What has not been tested empirically is how frequency and amount of IP use, along with other individual characteristics, are related to symptoms of […]
Front. Psychol., 10 May 2016 | http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00687 Helen E. Fisher1, Xiaomeng Xu2, Arthur Aron3 and Lucy L. Brown4* 1The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA 2Department of Psychology, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, USA 3Department of Psychology, The State University of New York Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY, USA 4Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein […]
J Formos Med Assoc. 2016 May 1. pii: S0929-6646(16)30039-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jfma.2016.03.010. Liu HC1, Liu SI2, Tjung JJ3, Sun FJ4, Huang HC4, Fang CK5. Background/Purpose Self-harm (SH) is a risk factor for suicide. We aimed to determine whether internet addiction and internet exposure to confided suicidal ideation are associated with SH in adolescents. Methods This study […]
International Journal on Disability and Human Development Volume 11, Issue 2 (May 2012) Daniel T.L. Shek1–5, , , , / Cecilia M.S. Ma1 1Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, P.R. China 2Public Policy Research Institute, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, P.R. China 3Department of Social Work, East […]
COMMENTS: Study found significant correlation between porn use and visiting prostitutes. An article about the study (April 10). Excerpts from the article: Another worrying finding is that of those who had paid for sex, their median age was only 16 and 38 per cent had their first sexual encounter with a sex worker. Doctors and […]
Curr Behav Neurosci Rep. 2016; 3: 49–57. Published online 2016 Feb 20. doi: 10.1007/s40473-016-0068-3 PMCID: PMC4769313 L. S. Morris and V. Voon Abstract Cognitive constructs provide conceptual frameworks for transpathological characterization and improved phenotyping of apparently disparate psychiatric groups. This dimensional approach can be applied to the examination of individuals with behavioral addictions, for example, […]
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