Predicting Chinese Adolescent Internet Gaming Addiction From Peer Context and Normative Beliefs About Aggression: A 2-Year Longitudinal Study (2018)

Front Psychol. 2018 Jul 6;9:1143. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01143. Su P1, Yu C2, Zhang W1, Liu S1, Xu Y1, Zhen S1. Abstract There has been growing concern over Internet gaming addiction (IGA) around the world. However, the risk factors and mediating mechanisms of IGA in Chinese youth remain largely unknown. A total of 323 Chinese adolescents (52.94% […]

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The effect of sleep disturbances and internet addiction on suicidal ideation among adolescents in the presence of depressive symptoms (2018)

Psychiatry Res. 2018 Mar 28;267:327-332. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.03.067. Sami H1, Danielle L2, Lihi D2, Elena S3. Abstract Maladaptive use of internet and sleep problems is a significant health concern among adolescents. We aimed to understand better how sleep problems are related to suicidal ideation taking into account the presence of depression and internet addiction. 631 adolescents […]

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The Association between Exposure to Pornography and Sexual Behavior in Adolescents in Medan, North Sumatera (2018)

Eka Sylviana • Sri Rahayu Sanusi • Tukiman Tukiman Conference paper Mid-International Conference on Public Health 2018 • April 2018 Abstract Background: One of the issues of the adolescent at risk is sexual behavior as a result of exposure to pornography. Based on the results of Sexual Behavior Survey in 2011, 39% of the study […]

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Personal and social factors involved in internet addiction among adolescents: A meta-analysis (2018)

Fumero, Ascensión, Rosario J. Marrero, Dolores Voltes, and Wenceslao Peñate.  Computers in Human Behavior 86 (2018): 387-400.  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563218302310 Highlights • Internet addiction (IA) was associated with psychosocial factors in adolescents. • The risk factors had a greater effect on IA than protective factors. • Personal factors showed a greater association with IA than social factors. […]

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Discordance between self-report and clinical diagnosis of Internet gaming disorder in adolescents (2018)

Sci Rep. 2018 Jul 4;8(1):10084. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-28478-8. Jeong H1, Yim HW2, Lee SY3, Lee HK3, Potenza MN4, Kwon JH5, Koo HJ6, Kweon YS3, Bhang SY7, Choi JS8. Abstract This study aimed to estimate overreporting (the false positive) and underreporting (false negative) rates in self-reported IGD assessment compared with clinical diagnosed IGD. The study population consisted […]

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Prevalence of internet gaming disorder in adolescents: A meta-analysis across three decades (2018)

Scand J Psychol. 2018 Jul 13. doi: 10.1111/sjop.12459. Fam JY1. Abstract The inclusion of “Internet gaming disorder (IGD)” in the fifth edition of Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM-5) creates a possible line of research. Despite the fact that adolescents are vulnerable to IGD, studies had reported wide array of prevalence estimates in […]

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Relationship with Parents, Emotion Regulation, and Callous-Unemotional Traits in Adolescents’ Internet Addiction (2018)

Biomed Res Int. 2018 May 23;2018:7914261. doi: 10.1155/2018/7914261. Trumello C1, Babore A1, Candelori C1, Morelli M2, Bianchi D3. Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the associations of relationship with parents, emotion regulation, and callous-unemotional traits with Internet addiction in a community sample of adolescents. Self-report measures of relationship with parents (both mothers […]

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Peer relationship and adolescent smartphone addiction: The mediating role of self-esteem and the moderating role of the need to belong (2018)

J Behav Addict. 2017 Dec 1;6(4):708-717. doi: 10.1556/2006.6.2017.079. Wang P1, Zhao M2, Wang X1, Xie X3, Wang Y1, Lei L1. Abstract Background and aims Adolescent smartphone addiction has received increased attention in recent years, and peer relationship has been found to be a protective factor in adolescent smartphone. However, little is known about the mediating […]

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Parent-adolescent relationship and adolescent internet addiction: A moderated mediation model (2018)

Addict Behav. 2018 Sep;84:171-177. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.04.015. Wang W1, Li D2, Li X3, Wang Y4, Sun W5, Zhao L6, Qiu L1. Abstract Substantial research has found that positive parent-adolescent relationship is associated with low levels of adolescent Internet addiction (IA). However, little is known about the mediating and moderating mechanisms underlying this relation. The present study […]

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Internet Gaming Disorder in Adolescents: Personality, Psychopathology and Evaluation of a Psychological Intervention Combined With Parent Psychoeducation (2018)

Front Psychol. 2018 May 28;9:787. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00787. eCollection 2018. González-Bueso V1, Santamaría JJ1, Fernández D2,3, Merino L1, Montero E2, Jiménez-Murcia S4,5,6, Del Pino-Gutiérrez A4,7, Ribas J1. Abstract Internet Gaming Disorder is an increasingly prevalent disorder, which can have severe consequences in affected young people and in their families. There is an urgent need to improve […]

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