Discourse on Exposure to Pornography Content Online Between Arab Adolescents and Parents: Qualitative Study on its Impact on Sexual Education and Behavior (2018)

J Med Internet Res. 2018 Oct 9;20(10):e11667. doi: 10.2196/11667. Gesser-Edelsburg A1, Abed Elhadi Arabia M2. Abstract BACKGROUND: The internet revolution of the 21st century has made sexual content available and accessible on a scale that has never existed before. Many studies have indicated that the use of pornography was associated with more permissive sexual attitudes […]

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Exposure to internet pornography and sexually aggressive behaviour: protective roles of social support among Korean adolescents (2018)

Shin, Junseob, and Chung Hwan Lee. Journal of Sexual Aggression (2018): 1-15. ABSTRACT Adolescents’ exposure to internet pornography and its negative effects on healthy sexual development have been extensively investigated. However, little research has addressed the identification of protective factors that can buffer these negative effects. Based on the conceptualisation of a stress-buffering model of […]

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The association of serum leptin levels with food addiction is moderated by weight status in adolescent psychiatric inpatients (2018)

Eur Eat Disord Rev. 2018 Sep 4. doi: 10.1002/erv.2637. Peters T1, Antel J1, Föcker M1, Esber S1, Hinney A1, Schéle E2, Dickson SL2, Albayrak Ö3, Hebebrand J1. Abstract Leptin is essential for the control of energy homeostasis and eating behaviour. We investigated potential associations between serum leptin levels and food addiction in adolescent psychiatric inpatients […]

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(CAUSATION) Testing Longitudinal Relationships between Internet Addiction and Well-Being in Hong Kong Adolescents: Cross-Lagged Analyses Based on three Waves of Data (2018)

Child Indic Res. 2018;11(5):1545-1562. doi: 10.1007/s12187-017-9494-3. Yu L1, Shek DTL2,3,4,5,6. Abstract Using a panel design, this study examined the prospective relationships between Internet addiction and life satisfaction as well as hopelessness in a representative sample of Hong Kong adolescents. Starting from 2009/10 academic year, 3328 Secondary 1 students in 28 secondary schools in Hong Kong […]

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Turkish Adaptation of the Social Media Disorder Scale in Adolescents (2018)

Noro Psikiyatr Ars. 2018 May 28;55(3):248-255. doi: 10.5152/npa.2017.19285. Savci M1, Ercengiz M2, Aysan F3. Abstract Introduction: The aim of this study is to determine the reliability and validity of the Turkish form of Social Media Disorder Scale (SMDS) in adolescents which is developed using the diagnostic criteria of DSM-V Internet Gaming Disorder. Methods: Validity and […]

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Chinese adaptation of the Ten-Item Internet Gaming Disorder Test and prevalence estimate of Internet gaming disorder among adolescents in Taiwan (2018)

J Behav Addict. 2018 Sep 28:1-8. doi: 10.1556/2006.7.2018.92. Chiu YC1, Pan YC2, Lin YH3,4,5,6. Abstract BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Internet gaming disorder (IGD) is an increasingly important topic and has been included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) research criteria. This study aims to validate the Chinese version of the Ten-Item Internet […]

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The impact of heavy and disordered use of games and social media on adolescents’ psychological, social, and school functioning (2018)

J Behav Addict. 2018 Sep 28:1-10. doi: 10.1556/2006.7.2018.65. van den Eijnden R1, Koning I1, Doornwaard S1, van Gurp F1, Ter Bogt T1. Abstract AIM: To extend the scholarly debate on (a) whether or not the compulsive use of games and social media should be regarded as behavioral addictions (Kardefelt-Winther et al., 2017) and (b) whether the […]

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(CAUSATION) Bidirectional predictions between Internet addiction and probable depression among Chinese adolescents (2018)

J Behav Addict. 2018 Sep 28:1-11. doi: 10.1556/2006.7.2018.87. Lau JTF1,2, Walden DL1, Wu AMS3, Cheng KM1, Lau MCM1, Mo PKH1. Abstract BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The aim of the study is to investigate (a) whether probable depression status assessed at baseline prospectively predicted new incidence of Internet addiction (IA) at the 12-month follow-up and (b) whether […]

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Psychometric evaluation of the Persian Internet Disorder Scale among adolescents (2018)

J Behav Addict. 2018 Sep 28:1-11. doi: 10.1556/2006.7.2018.88. Lin CY1, Ganji M2, Pontes HM3, Imani V4, Broström A5, Griffiths MD3, Pakpour AH5,6. Abstract BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Given the growing epidemiological research interest concerning Internet addiction, brief instruments with a robust theoretical basis are warranted. The Internet Disorder Scale (IDS-15) is one such instrument that can […]

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Adolescent Pornography Use: A Systematic Literature Review of Research Trends 2000-2017. (2018)

Authors: Alexandraki, Kyriaki; Stavropoulos, Vasileios; Anderson, Emma; Latifi, Mohammad Q.; Gomez, Rapson Source: Current Psychiatry Reviews, Volume 14, Number 1, March 2018, pp. 47-58(12) Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers DOI: https://doi.org/10.2174/2211556007666180606073617 Background: Pornography Use (PU) has been defined as the viewing of explicit materials in the form of pictures and videos, in which people are performing intercourse with clearly exposed and […]

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