Internet abusers associate with a depressive state but not a depressive trait (2013)

COMMENTS: Internet addiction was associated with depressive states, but NOT with depressive traits. This means that Internet use was the likely cause of depression. Put simply, depression was not a pre-existing condition. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2013 Dec 8. doi: 10.1111/pcn.12124. Huang AC, Chen HE, Wang YC, Wang LM. Source Department of Psychology, Fo Guang University, […]

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Possible Internet Addiction in High School Students in the City Center of Isparta and Associated Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study (2013)

LINK Turk J Pediatr. 2013 Jul-Aug;55(4):417-25. Evrim Aktepe1, Nihal Olgaç-Dündar2, Özgen Soyöz2, Yonca Sönmez3 Departments of 1Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and 3Public Health, Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Medicine, Isparta and 2Department of Pediatrics, Katip Çelebi University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey. E-mail:[email protected] Summary The aim of the present study was to detect both sociodemographic […]

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Effects of Internet Addiction on Heart Rate Variability in School-Aged Children (2013)

COMMENTS: Heart rate variability is a measure of autonomic nervous system function and dysfunction. Those with IAD demonstrated autonomic dysfunction. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2013 Oct 1. Lin PC, Kuo SY, Lee PH, Sheen TC, Chen SR. Source Pi-Chu Lin, RN, EdD Associate Professor, School of Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan. Shu-Yu Kuo, […]

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The relationship of affective temperament and emotional-behavioral difficulties to internet addiction in Turkish teenagers (2013)

ISRN Psychiatry. 2013 Mar 28;2013:961734. doi: 10.1155/2013/961734. Ozturk FO, Ekinci M, Ozturk O, Canan F. Source Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ataturk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey. Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the association of affective temperament profiles and emotional and behavioural characteristics with Internet addiction among high school […]

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Internet Addiction Among Elementary and Middle School Students in China: A Nationally Representative Sample Study. (2013)

Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw. 2013 Aug 24. Li Y, Zhang X, Lu F, Zhang Q, Wang Y. Source 1 National Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University , Beijing, China . Abstract Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of Internet addiction in a nationally representative sample of […]

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Consumption of pornographic materials in early adolescents in Hong Kong (2013)

J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2013 Jun;26(3 Suppl):S18-25. doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2013.03.011. Ma CM, Shek DT. Source Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, P.R. China. Electronic address: [email protected]. Abstract STUDY OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine longitudinal changes in pornography consumption and related psychosocial correlates (ie, positive youth development […]

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Internet addiction in Hong Kong adolescents: a three-year longitudinal study (2013)

J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2013 Jun;26(3 Suppl):S10-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2013.03.010. Yu L, Shek DT. Source Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, P.R. China. Electronic address: [email protected]. Abstract OBJECTIVE: The present study investigated the prevalence and psychosocial correlates of Internet addiction in Hong Kong adolescents using a longitudinal design. DESIGN: Three […]

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