Adolescents Are More Vulnerable to Cocaine Addiction: Behavioral and Electrophysiological Evidence (2013)

  Wai Chong Wong, Kerstin A. Ford, Nicole E. Pagels, James E. McCutcheon, and Michela Marinelli +Show Affiliations + Author Notes J. E. McCutcheon’s present address: Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607. Author contributions: W.C.W., J.E.M., and M.M. designed research; W.C.W., K.A.F., N.E.P., and M.M. performed research; W.C.W., K.A.F., N.E.P., […]

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Controversies about the enhanced vulnerability of the adolescent brain to develop addiction (2013)

Front Pharmacol. 2013; 4: 118. Published online Nov 28, 2013. doi:  10.3389/fphar.2013.00118   Aurélien Bernheim,1 Olivier Halfon,2 and Benjamin Boutrel1,2,* Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract Adolescence, defined as a transition phase toward autonomy and independence, is a natural time of learning and adjustment, particularly in the […]

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Adolescents’ Use of Sexually Explicit Internet Material and Sexual Uncertainty: The Role of Involvement and Gender (2010)

DOI:10.1080/03637751.2010.498791 Jochen Peter* & Patti M. Valkenburg pages 357-375 Published online: 22 Sep 2010 Abstract Research has shown that adolescents’ use of sexually explicit Internet material (SEIM) is positively associated with an important characteristic of the developing sexual self, sexual uncertainty. However, the causal relation between SEIM use and sexual uncertainty is unclear. Moreover, we […]

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Psychometric Properties of the Revised Chen Internet Addiction Scale (CIAS-R) in Chinese Adolescents (2014)

J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2014 Mar 2. Mak KK1, Lai CM, Ko CH, Chou C, Kim DI, Watanabe H, Ho RC. Author information Abstract The Revised Chen Internet Addiction Scale (CIAS-R) was developed to assess Internet addiction in Chinese populations, but its psychometric properties in adolescents have not been examined. This study aimed to evaluate […]

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Relationships among cybersex addiction, gender egalitarianism, sexual attitude and the allowance of sexual violence in adolescents (2007)

Taehan Kanho Hakhoe Chi. 2007 Dec;37(7):1202-11. [Article in Korean] Koo HY1, Kim SS. Abstract PURPOSE: This study was done to investigate cybersex addiction, gender egalitarianism, sexual attitude and the allowance of sexual violence in adolescents, and to identify the relationships among these variables. METHOD: The participants were 690 students from two middle schools and three […]

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Anatomical Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Typically Developing Children and Adolescents (2010)

J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. Author manuscript; available in PMC Jun 27, 2010. Published in final edited form as: J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. May 2009; 48(5): 465–470. doi:  10.1097/CHI.0b013e31819f2715 PMCID: PMC2892679 NIHMSID: NIHMS207307   JAY N. GIEDD, M.D., FRANCOIS M. LALONDE, Ph.D., MARK J. CELANO, B.S., SAMANTHA L. WHITE, B.S., GREGORY L. […]

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Adolescent Brain Maturation and Cortical Folding: Evidence for Reductions in Gyrification (2014)

PLoS One. 2014; 9(1): e84914. Published online Jan 15, 2014. doi:  10.1371/journal.pone.0084914 PMCID: PMC3893168 Daniel Klein,1,2 Anna Rotarska-Jagiela,1 Erhan Genc,1,2 Sharmili Sritharan,1,2 Harald Mohr,3,4 Frederic Roux,1,2 Cheol E. Han,5 Marcus Kaiser,5,6 Wolf Singer,1,2,7 and Peter J. Uhlhaas1,2,8,* Maurice Ptito, Editor Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract Evidence […]

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Porn, sexual conditioning and the adolescent brain (show #17)

Gary Wilson discusses highspeed porn, sexual conditioning, the adolescent brain and some fascinating experiments that reveal how easy it is to recondition sexual preferences. Listen to February 19, 2013 radio show “Your Brain in the Cybersex Jungle” Sources for this show – Can You Trust Your Johnson? ‘Straight Men, Gay Porn’ and Other Brain Map […]

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Addictive Internet Use among Korean Adolescents: A National Survey (2014)

PLoS One. 2014 Feb 5;9(2):e87819. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087819. Heo J1, Oh J2, Subramanian SV3, Kim Y4, Kawachi I3. Abstract BACKGROUND: A psychological disorder called ‘Internet addiction’ has newly emerged along with a dramatic increase of worldwide Internet use. However, few studies have used population-level samples nor taken into account contextual factors on Internet addiction. METHODS AND […]

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