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Problematic Smartphone Use, Deep and Surface Approaches to Learning, and Social Media Use in Lectures (2018)

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Jan 8;15(1). pii: E92. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15010092. Rozgonjuk D1,2, Saal K3, Täht K4. Abstract Several studies have shown that problematic smartphone use (PSU) is related to detrimental outcomes, such as worse psychological well-being, higher cognitive distraction, and poorer academic outcomes. In addition, many studies have shown that PSU is […]

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Debunking “Should you be worried about porn-induced erectile dysfunction?” (by The Daily Dot’s Claire Downs)

Introduction Here we have yet another propaganda piece, this one attempting to deny the existence of widespread porn-induced sexual problems. It’s by The Daily Dot’s Claire Downs whose expertise is described as “A third-generation worker in the Chicago futures industry, she specializes in cryptocurrencies and altcoins.” Interestingly, none of the recent hit pieces attempting to […]

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Age 14 – 365 days later: Greater popularity, My love of baseball returning, My emotions no longer being numbed, Me becoming a social butterfly

It was just one year ago today that on my old account that I decided to quit porn for the holiday season because I still had a faint hope that Santa was real and that my elf on the shelf would see everything (lol don’t judge). At first I was like eh, I’ll go back […]

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(CAUSE) Adolescent Internet Use, Social Integration, and Depressive Symptoms: Analysis from a Longitudinal Cohort Survey (2018)

J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2018 Feb 13. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000553. Strong C1, Lee CT2, Chao LH1, Lin CY3, Tsai MC4. Abstract OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between adolescent leisure-time Internet use and social integration in the school context and how this association affects later depressive symptoms among adolescents in Taiwan, using a large nationwide cohort study […]

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Altered Gray Matter Volume and Resting-State Connectivity in Individuals With Internet Gaming Disorder: A Voxel-Based Morphometry and Resting-State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study (2018)

Front Psychiatry. 2018; 9: 77. Published online 2018 Mar 27. doi:  10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00077 PMCID: PMC5881242 PMID: 29636704 Ji-Woo Seok1 and Jin-Hun Sohn2,* Abstract Neuroimaging studies on the characteristics of individuals with Internet gaming disorder (IGD) have been accumulating due to growing concerns regarding the psychological and social problems associated with Internet use. However, relatively little is […]

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A Phenotype Classification of Internet Use Disorder in a Large-Scale High-School Study (2018)

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Apr 12;15(4). pii: E733. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15040733. Lindenberg K1, Halasy K2, Szász-Janocha C3, Wartberg L4. Abstract Internet Use Disorder (IUD) affects numerous adolescents worldwide, and (Internet) Gaming Disorder, a specific subtype of IUD, has recently been included in DSM-5 and ICD-11. Epidemiological studies have identified prevalence rates up to […]

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Critique of “Is Pornography Really about ‘Making Hate to Women’? Pornography Users Hold More Gender Egalitarian Attitudes Than Nonusers in a Representative American Sample” (Kohut et al., 2016)

The authors of this study framed egalitarianism as: (1) Support for abortion, (2) Feminist identification, (3) Women holding positions of power, (4) Belief that family life suffers when the woman has a full-time job, and oddly enough (5) Holding more negative attitudes toward the traditional family. No matter what you personally believe, its easy to see that […]

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