M Akdemir H Erengin D Sebhan Bozbay M Aktekin European Journal of Public Health, Volume 27, Issue suppl_3, 1 November 2017, ckx186.050, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckx186.050 Background Internet addiction is becoming increasingly recognized as a mental health concern and it causes personal, familial, financial and occupational problems like other addictions. This study aimed to determine the internet addiction […]
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Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2017 Jul;2017:2454-2457. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2017.8037353. Wibirama S, Nugroho HA. Abstract Mobile devices addiction has been an important research topic in cognitive science, mental health, and human-machine interaction. Previous works observed mobile device addiction by logging mobile devices activity. Although immersion has been linked as a significant predictor of video […]
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Introduction This page, and a second page, provide empirical support for claims put forth in The Great Porn Experiment | Gary Wilson | TEDxGlasgow (and The Demise of Guys, by Philip Zimbardo). Each PowerPoint slide and associated text is accompanied by (1) the original supporting citations/sources, followed by (2) supporting studies and clinical evidence published […]
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Psychiatriki. 2017 Jul-Sep;28(3):211-218. doi: 10.22365/jpsych.2017.283.211. Tsiolka E1,2, Bergiannaki ID1,3, Margariti M1, Malliori M1, Papageorgiou C1. Abstract Internet addiction is a matter of great interest for researchers, taking into consideration Internet’s rapid spread and its ever growing use in children, adolescents and adults. It has been associated with multiple psychological symptoms and social difficulties, therefore raising […]
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Comput Human Behav. 2017 Jul;72:170-177. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2017.02.051. Contractor AA1, Frankfurt SB2,3, Weiss NH4, Elhai JD5. Abstract Common mental health consequences following the experience of potentially traumatic events include Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and addictive behaviors. Problematic smartphone use is a newer manifestation of addictive behaviors. People with anxiety severity (such as PTSD) may be at […]
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J Behav Addict. 2017 Oct 16:1-12. doi: 10.1556/2006.6.2017.063. Lewczuk K1, Szmyd J2, Skorko M3, Gola M3,4. Abstract Background and aims Previous studies examined psychological factors related to treatment seeking for problematic pornography use (PU) among males. In this study, we focused on females who seek treatment for problematic PU and compared them with non-problematic […]
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Introduction This page, and a second page, provide empirical support for claims put forth in The Great Porn Experiment | Gary Wilson | TEDxGlasgow (and The Demise of Guys, by Philip Zimbardo). Each PowerPoint slide and associated text is accompanied by (1) the original supporting citations/sources, followed by (2) supporting studies and clinical evidence published […]
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J Sex Res. 2017 Oct 3:1-13. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2017.1368977. Willoughby BJ1, Young-Petersen B1, Leonhardt ND1. Abstract While the scholarly literature on pornography use is growing, much of this literature has examined pornography use as a static feature that does not change. Despite this trend, pornography use, like most sexual behaviors, is likely best viewed as a […]
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