Internet addiction and its relationship with anxiety, stress, depression and insomnia in nursing and midwifery (2013)

Noori, Reza and Sadeghyan, Naeimeh Health_Based Research, 3 (1). Abstract Background & Objectives: Internet addiction is one of the problems associated with the advancement of technology that affects people’s mental health. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between addiction to the Internet and insomnia, anxiety, depression and stress in nursing and […]

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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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Tolerance in Internet gaming disorder: A need for increasing gaming time or something else? (2017)

J Behav Addict. 2017 Nov 15:1-9. doi: 10.1556/2006.6.2017.072. King DL1, Herd MCE1, Delfabbro PH1. Abstract Background and aims The criterion of tolerance in DSM-5 Internet gaming disorder (IGD) refers to a need for increasing time spent gaming. However, this focus on “need for gaming time” may overlook some of the broader motivations, outcomes, or effects […]

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Dismantling the “group position” paper opposing porn and sex addiction (November, 2017)

Introduction In early November, 2017 three non-profit kink organizations (Center for Positive Sexuality, National Coalition for Sexual Freedom, and The Alternative Sexualities Health Research Alliance) released a group position paper “opposing the addiction model in relation to frequent sexual behavior and pornography viewing.” The groups’ press release, Position statement opposing sex/porn addiction model, explained their […]

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Impact of Smartphone Addiction on Business Students’ Academic Performance: A Case Study (2017)

Periodicity.: July – September 2017 e-ISSN……: 2236-269X Shamsul Arefin, Rafiqul Islam, Mohitul Ameen Ahmed Mustafi, Sharmina Afrin, Nazrul Islam Abstract The development of telecom technology has a profound impact on the lives and activities of the people of the world. Smartphone usage became popular to young generation because of its educational and entertaining options by using the […]

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Relationships among smartphone addiction, stress, academic performance, and satisfaction with life (2016)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.12.045 Samaha, Maya, and Nazir S. Hawi. ” Relationships among smartphone addiction, stress, academic performance, and satisfaction with life.” Computers in Human Behavior 57 (2016): 321-325. Highlights • Stress mediates the relationship between smartphone addiction and satisfaction with life. • Academic performance mediates the relationship b/w smartphone addiction & satisfaction with life. • There is […]

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Internet Gaming Disorder in Children and Adolescents (2017)

Pediatrics. 2017 Nov;140(Suppl 2):S81-S85. doi: 10.1542/peds.2016-1758H. Gentile DA1, Bailey K2, Bavelier D3,4, Brockmyer JF5, Cash H6, Coyne SM7, Doan A8, Grant DS9, Green CS10, Griffiths M11, Markle T12, Petry NM13, Prot S14, Rae CD6, Rehbein F15, Rich M16, Sullivan D17, Woolley E18, Young K19. Abstract The American Psychiatric Association recently included Internet gaming disorder (IGD) […]

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The correlation between Smartphone Addiction and Psychiatric Symptoms in College Students (2013)

Journal title : Journal of the Korean Society of School Health Volume 26, Issue 2,  2013, pp.124-131 Publisher : The Korean Society of School Health Im, Kyun-Gja; Hwang, Soon-Jung; Choi, Mi-A; Seo, Nam-Rye; Byun, Ju-Nna; Abstract Purpose: This study was designed to identify the relationship between smartphone addiction and psychiatric symptoms and the difference in severity […]

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How to recognize biased articles: They cite Prause et al., 2015 (falsely claiming it debunks porn addiction), while omitting over 50 neurological studies supporting porn addiction

Introduction A number of articles and interviews have attempted to push-back at the TIME article (“Porn and the Threat to Virility”) and the Utah resolution declaring internet porn a public health problem. What might be a few “dead giveaways” that such an article is nothing more than a propaganda piece? Psychologists David Ley and/or Nicole […]

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Merging Theoretical Models and Therapy Approaches in the Context of Internet Gaming Disorder: A Personal Perspective (2017)

 Front. Psychol., 20 October 2017 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01853 Kimberly S. Young1 and Matthias Brand2,3* 1Center for Internet Addiction, Russell J. Jandoli School of Journalism and Mass Communication, St. Bonaventure University, Olean, NY, United States 2General Psychology: Cognition and Center for Behavioral Addiction Research, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany 3Erwin L. Hahn Institute for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, […]

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