Pathological Internet use among European adolescents: psychopathology and self-destructive behaviours (2014)

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2014 Jun 3. FULL STUDY – PDF Kaess M1, Durkee T, Brunner R, Carli V, Parzer P, Wasserman C, Sarchiapone M, Hoven C, Apter A, Balazs J, Balint M, Bobes J, Cohen R, Cosman D, Cotter P, Fischer G, Floderus B, Iosue M, Haring C, Kahn JP, Musa GJ, Nemes B, […]

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(CAUSE – JAMA) Effect of Pathological Use of the Internet on Adolescent Mental Health (2010)

COMMENTS: One of the rare studies that tract Internet users over time. This study found that Internet use caused depression in adolescents. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010 Oct;164(10):901-6. doi: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2010.159. Lam LT1, Peng ZW. Abstract OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of pathological use of the Internet on the mental health, including anxiety and depression, of […]

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Neural responses to various rewards and feedback in the brains of adolescent Internet addicts detected by functional magnetic resonance imaging (2014)

Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2014 Jun;68(6):463-70. doi: 10.1111/pcn.12154. Kim JE1, Son JW, Choi WH, Kim YR, Oh JH, Lee S, Kim JK. Author information Abstract AIM: This study aimed to examine differences in brain activation for various types of reward and feedback in adolescent Internet addicts (AIA) and normal adolescents (NA) using functional magnetic resonance imaging […]

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Prevalence and characteristics of sexual functioning among sexually experienced middle to late adolescents. (2014)

COMMENTS: Limp boners and low desire in teenage males are things that should make everyone take notice as being extremely surprising. This study found rates of sexual dysfunction in 16-21 year olds that surpassed the rates found in adults. Especially surprising were the high rates of sexual problems in males (54%): Erectile Dysfunction – 27% […]

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Trait impulsivity and impaired prefrontal impulse inhibition function in adolescents with internet gaming addiction revealed by a Go/No-Go fMRI study (20140

Behav Brain Funct. 2014 May 30;10(1):20. Ding WN, Sun JH, Sun YW, Chen X, Zhou Y, Zhuang ZG, Li L, Zhang Y, Xu JR, Du YS. Abstract BACKGROUND: Recent studies suggest that Internet gaming addiction (IGA) is an impulse disorder, or is at least related to impulse control disorders. In the present study, we hypothesized […]

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The bidirectional associations between the family factors and internet addiction among adolescents in a prospective investigation (2014)

Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2014 May 19. doi: 10.1111/pcn.12204. Ko CH1, Wang PW, Liu TL, Yen CF, Chen CS, Yen JY. Abstract AIM: This study aimed at evaluating the effect of family factors on the occurrence of Internet addiction and determining whether Internet addiction could make any difference in the family function. METHODS: A total of […]

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Impaired frontal-Basal Ganglia connectivity in adolescents with internet addiction (2014)

Sci Rep. 2014 May 22;4:5027. doi: 10.1038/srep05027. Li B1, Friston KJ2, Liu J1, Liu Y3, Zhang G3, Cao F4, Su L4, Yao S4, Lu H3, Hu D5. Author information 11] School of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710032, China [2] Department of Automatic Control, College of Mechatronics and Automation, National University of […]

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Predictive factors and psychosocial effects of Internet addictive behaviors in Cypriot adolescents (2014)

Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2014 May 6. pii: /j/ijamh.ahead-of-print/ijamh-2013-0313/ijamh-2013-0313.xml. doi: 10.1515/ijamh-2013-0313. Critselis E, Janikian M, Paleomilitou N, Oikonomou D, Kassinopoulos M, Kormas G, Tsitsika A. Abstract Background: Internet addictive behaviors are associated with a plethora of psychosocial adversities. The study objectives were to assess the determinants and psychosocial correlates associated with Internet addictive behaviors […]

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A study on smoking and associated psychosocial factors among adolescent students in Kolkata, India (2014)

Indian J Public Health. 2014 Jan-Mar;58(1):50-3. doi: 10.4103/0019-557X.128168. Bagchi NN, Ganguly S1, Pal S, Chatterjee S. Abstract Tobacco use among school children and adolescents is an increasing problem world-wide, particularly in the developing countries. A cross-sectional observational study was carried out in six co-educational high schools in Kolkata, West Bengal among 526 students of 15-19 […]

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Use of pornography and self-reported engagement in sexual violence among adolescents (2007)

DOI: 10.1080/17405620600562359 Silvia Boninoa, Silvia Ciairanoa*, Emanuela Rabagliettia & Elena Cattelinoa pages 265-288, Published online: 17 Feb 2007 Abstract This cross-sectional study examined 804 adolescents, boys and girls, aged from 14 to 19 years, attending different types of high schools in the northwest of Italy; the questionnaire “Me and My Health” (Bonino, 1996) was used […]

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