Online social networking addiction and depression: The results from a large-scale prospective cohort study in Chinese adolescents (2018)

J Behav Addict. 2018 Sep 11:1-11. doi: 10.1556/2006.7.2018.69. Li JB1,2, Mo PKH2,3, Lau JTF2,3, Su XF2,3, Zhang X4, Wu AMS5, Mai JC6, Chen YX6. Abstract Background and aims The aim of this study is to estimate the longitudinal associations between online social networking addiction (OSNA) and depression, whether OSNA predicts development of depression, and reversely, […]

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Moderating effects of depressive symptoms on the relationship between problematic use of the Internet and sleep problems in Korean adolescents (2018)

BMC Psychiatry. 2018 Sep 4;18(1):280. doi: 10.1186/s12888-018-1865-x. Park MH1, Park S2, Jung KI1, Kim JI3, Cho SC4, Kim BN5. Abstract BACKGROUND: Adolescence is a period of marked sleep pattern changes and sleep problems, which may result from both endogenous and exogenous factors. Among the various factors affecting adolescent sleep, depression and problematic Internet use (PIU) […]

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Prevalence of food addiction among Iranian children and adolescents: Associations with sociodemographic and anthropometric indices (2018)

Med J Islam Repub Iran. 2018 Feb 8;32:8. doi: 10.14196/mjiri.32.8. Naghashpour M1,2, Rouhandeh R1, Karbalaipour M3,4, Miryan M3,4. Abstract Background: Food addiction has been defined as consuming palatable foods leading to addictive-like behaviors. Little studies have assayed food addiction in children and adolescents. Thus, we aimed at identifying the prevalence of food addiction and the […]

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Increased food choice-evoked brain activation in adolescents with excess weight: Relationship with subjective craving and behavior (2018)

Appetite. 2018 Aug 27. pii: S0195-6663(17)31461-7. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2018.08.031. [Epub ahead of print] Moreno-Padilla M1, Verdejo Román J2, Fernández-Serrano MJ3, Reyes Del Paso GA4, Verdejo García A5. Abstract OBJECTIVE: We used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to assess brain regions associated with food choices between appetizing (i.e., high sugar, high fat) and plain food in adolescents […]

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Association Between Aggression and Internet Gaming Addiction in Adolescents: Mediation effect of Father-Adolescent Communication style in the Republic of Korea (2018)

Epidemiol Health. 2018 Aug 8. doi: 10.4178/epih.e2018039. Kim E1, Yim HW1, Jeong H1, Jo SJ1, Lee HK1,2, Son HJ1, Han HH1. Abstract Objectives: Open and supportive communication between parents and children is known to reduce adolescents’ delinquent behavior. Recently, risk of Internet gaming addiction is increasing in adolescents. The purpose of this study was to […]

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School-based Prevention for Adolescent Internet Addiction: Prevention is the Key. A Systematic Literature Review (2018)

Curr Neuropharmacol. 2018 Aug 13. doi: 10.2174/1570159X16666180813153806. Throuvala MA1, Griffiths MD1, Rennoldson M2, Kuss DJ2. Abstract Adolescents’ media use represents a normative need for information, communication, recreation and functionality, yet problematic Internet use has increased. Given the arguably alarming prevalence rates worldwide and the increasingly problematic use of gaming and social media, the need for […]

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The Role of Resilience in Internet Addiction among Adolescents between Sexes: A Moderated Mediation Model (2018)

J Clin Med. 2018 Aug 19;7(8). pii: E222. doi: 10.3390/jcm7080222. Nam CR1, Lee DH2, Lee JY3, Choi AR4, Chung SJ5, Kim DJ6, Bhang SY7, Kwon JG8, Kweon YS9, Choi JS10,11. Abstract The behavioral inhibition/activation systems (BIS/BAS) have been considered to be predictors of Internet addiction, mediated by clinical variables such as anxiety and depression. However, […]

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Factors Statistically Predicting At-Risk/Problematic Internet Use in a Sample of Young Adolescent Boys and Girls in South Korea (2018)

Front Psychiatry. 2018 Aug 7;9:351. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00351. eCollection 2018. Kim YJ1, Roh D2, Lee SK2, Canan F3, Potenza MN4,5,6,7,8,9. Abstract Aims: This study aimed to investigate in a gender-sensitive manner factors related to at-risk/problematic Internet use (ARPIU) in a sample of young Korean adolescents. Given prior findings, we hypothesized we would observe specific temperamental, social […]

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Boredom proneness and its correlation with Internet addiction and Internet activities in adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (2018)

Kaohsiung J Med Sci. 2018 Aug;34(8):467-474. doi: 10.1016/j.kjms.2018.01.016. Chou WJ1, Chang YP2, Yen CF3. Abstract This study examined the associations of boredom proneness with Internet addiction and activities as well as the moderators for such associations in adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In total, 300 adolescents with ADHD participated in this study. Their Internet addiction, […]

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Problematic Online Betting Among Turkish Adolescents (2018)

J Gambl Stud. 2018 Jul 21. doi: 10.1007/s10899-018-9793-8. Aricak OT1,2. Abstract Problematic online betting among adolescents has attracted considerable public attention internationally for the last two decades. Although the online betting prevalence rate in Turkey is unclear, some reports indicate that it could be more pervasive than is currently estimated. The aim of this study […]

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