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Adicciones. 2016 Sep 29:890. doi: 10.20882/adicciones.890.  [Article in English, Spanish] Martín-Fernández M1, Matalí JL, García-Sánchez S, Pardo M, Lleras M, Castellano-Tejedor C. Abstract Demand for treatment for problems related to the use of video games have increased significantly in adolescents. Most cases have a comorbid mental disorder that jeopardises both pathologies. The aim of this […]

Read More… from Adolescents with Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD): profiles and treatment response (2016)

van Oosten, J.M.F. × Peter, Jochen Vandenbosch, Laura # LINK TO PAPER 2017 Publisher: International Communication Association Series Title: Human Communication Research ABSTRACT The present study investigated the relationship between different types of sexual media use (i.e., sexually explicit internet material, sexually oriented reality TV and sexy self-presentations on social network sites) and adolescents’ willingness […]

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Front Psychol. 2016; 7: 1389. Published online 2016 Sep 21. doi:  10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01389 PMCID: PMC5030249 Johannes Hofmann,1,2,3,4 Adrian Meule,1,5 Julia Reichenberger,1,5 Daniel Weghuber,2,3,4 Elisabeth Ardelt-Gattinger,1,4 and Jens Blechert1,4,5,* Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract Obesity is a heterogeneous condition with obese individuals displaying different eating patterns. Growing evidence […]

Read More… from Crave, Like, Eat: Determinants of Food Intake in a Sample of Children and Adolescents with a Wide Range in Body Mass (2016)

International Journal of Pedagogy, Policy and ICT in Education Journal Home > Vol 5 (2016) Iyanda Adisa Bolaji, Akintaro Opeyemi Akinpelu Abstract The internet has consistent positive impacts on modern day society but it has also caused various societal concerns about pornography, sexual laxity, sleeping problem and occurrence of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). Its easy accessibility poses […]

Read More… from Health Implications of Internet Addiction among In-School Adolescents in Ogbomoso North Local Government Area of Oyo State (2016)

Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw. 2016 Sep;19(9):557-61. doi: 10.1089/cyber.2016.0182. Morioka H1, Itani O2, Osaki Y3, Higuchi S4, Jike M1, Kaneita Y2, Kanda H5, Nakagome S1, Ohida T1. Abstract The aim of this study was to clarify the association between smoking and problematic Internet use (PIU), such as Internet addiction (IA) and excessive Internet use (EIU), among […]

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Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2016 Aug 29;12:2233-6. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S110156. Chen Y1, Kang Y2, Gong W3, He L1, Jin Y1, Zhu X1, Yao Y1. Abstract BACKGROUND AND AIM: The purpose of this study was to describe the characteristics and prevalence of Internet addiction (IA) in adolescents so as to provide a scientific basis for the communities, schools, […]

Read More… from Investigation on Internet addiction disorder in adolescents in Anhui, People’s Republic of China (2016)

Compr Psychiatry. 2016 Oct;70:41-52. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2016.06.011. Epub 2016 Jun 16. Wu AM1, Li J2, Lau JT3, Mo PK4, Lau MM5. Abstract BACKGROUND: Internet addiction (IA) is a risk factor while some psychosocial factors can be protective against depression among adolescents. Mechanisms of IA onto depression in terms of mediations and moderations involving protective factors are […]

Read More… from Potential impact of internet addiction and protective psychosocial factors onto depression among Hong Kong Chinese adolescents – direct, mediation and moderation effects (2016)

J Behav Addict. 2016 Aug 8:1-9. Randler C1,2, Wolfgang L1, Matt K1, Demirhan E3, Horzum MB4, Beşoluk Ş5. Abstract Background Mobile phones are an important part of adolescents’ life. In this study, the relationships among smartphone addiction, age, gender, and chronotype of German adolescents were examined. Materials and methods Two studies focused on two different […]

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Y. Efrati, M. Mikulincer European Psychiatry >2016>33>Supplement>S735 http://www.europsy-journal.com/article/S0924-9338(16)02199-4/abstract Abstract Adolescent hypersexuality, and its position within personality dispositions, is the subject of this presentation. The personality dispositions examined were attachment style, temperament, gender, religiosity, and psychopathology. To do so, 311 high school adolescents (184 boys, 127 girls) between the ages 16–18 (M=16.94, SD=.65), enrolled in the […]

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West J Nurs Res. 2016 Aug 25. pii: 0193945916665820. Yayan EH1, Arikan D2, Saban F3, Gürarslan Baş N4, Özel Özcan Ö1. Abstract This was a descriptive and cross-sectional study conducted with adolescents to examine the correlation between Internet addiction and social phobia. The population of the study consisted of 24,260 students aged between 11 and […]

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