Association Between Internet Addiction and the Risk of Musculoskeletal Pain in Chinese College Freshmen – A Cross-Sectional Study (2019)

Front Psychol. 2019 Sep 3;10:1959. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01959. Yang G1, Cao J2, Li Y2, Cheng P3, Liu B2, Hao Z2, Yao H2, Shi D4, Peng L2, Guo L2, Ren Z2. Abstract Background: It is well established that increased internet use is related to an increased risk of musculoskeletal pain among adolescents. The relationship between internet addiction […]

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The Association Between Mobile Game Addiction and Depression, Social Anxiety, and Loneliness (2019)

Front Public Health. 2019 Sep 6;7:247. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2019.00247. Wang JL1, Sheng JR1, Wang HZ2. Abstract As a new type of addictive behaviors and distinct from traditional internet game addiction on desktop computers, mobile game addiction has attracted researchers’ attention due to its possible negative effects on mental health issues. However, very few studies have particularly […]

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Internet addiction and poor quality of life are significantly associated with suicidal ideation of senior high school students in Chongqing, China (2019)

PeerJ. 2019 Jul 17;7:e7357. doi: 10.7717/peerj.7357. Wang W1, Zhou DD1, Ai M2, Chen XR1, Lv Z1, Huang Y3, Kuang L2. Abstract Background: Adolescence is a vulnerable period of life, and many mental health and behavioral problems emerge during this particular period, including depression, internet addiction (IA), and suicidal behaviors. Poor quality of life (QOL) and […]

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Pornography, sexual behavior and risk behavior in academia (2015)

Pornographie, comportements sexuels et conduites à risque en milieu universitaire Bulot, B. Leurent, F. Collier Sexologies, Volume 24, Issue 4, October–December 2015, Pages 187-193 Summary Introduction The pornography industry is a pervasive influence on adolescents, nearly all of whom are exposed to it via the internet, either willingly or unwillingly and at a more or […]

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Signs and symptoms of cybersex addiction in older adults (2019)

COMMENTS: In Spanish, except for the abstract. Average age was 65. Contains surprising findings that thoroughly support the addiction model: 73% used porn 24% reported WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS when unable to access porn (anxiety, irritability, depression, etc.) 50% believed porn use interfered with their lives ————————————————————————————————————————————– Signos y síntomas de adicción al cibersexo en adultos mayores […]

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(Don’t) Look at Me! How the Assumed Consensual or Non-Consensual Distribution Affects Perception and Evaluation of Sexting Images (2019)

COMMENTS: Men spent more time looking at sexting images when they assumed that the pictures were distributed non-consensually. Excerpt: The results from this study show that viewing behavior and the evaluation of sexting images are influenced by the supposed way of distribution. In line with objectification theory men who assumed that the pictures were distributed […]

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Experience during adolescence shapes brain development: From synapses and networks to normal and pathological behavior (2019)

Neurotoxicol Teratol. 2019 Sep 7;76:106834. doi: 10.1016/j.ntt.2019.106834. Dow-Edwards D1, MacMaster FP2, Peterson BS3, Niesink R4, Andersen S5, Braams BR6. Abstract Adolescence is a period of dramatic neural reorganization creating a period of vulnerability and the possibility for the development of psychopathology. The maturation of various neural circuits during adolescence depends, to a large degree, on […]

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Rewiring the Addicted Brain Through a Psychobiological Model of Physical Exercise (2019)

Front Psychiatry. 2019; 10: 600. Published online 2019 Aug 27. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00600 PMCID: PMC6718472 PMID: 31507468 Kell Grandjean Costa, 1 Daniel Aranha Cabral, 1 Rodrigo Hohl, 2 and Eduardo Bodnariuc Fontes 1 , * Abstract Drug addiction is a worldwide public health problem, resulting from multiple phenomena, including those both social and biological. Chronic use of […]

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Time spent gaming and psychiatric symptoms in childhood: cross-sectional associations and longitudinal effects (2019)

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2019 Sep 6. doi: 10.1007/s00787-019-01398-2. Stenseng F1,2, Hygen BW3, Wichstrøm L3,4. Abstract There is sparse knowledge on how the amount of gaming overlaps with-and is longitudinally related to-psychiatric symptoms of ADHD and emotional problems throughout early and middle childhood. In this prospective study of 791 Norwegian children, we investigated the amount […]

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Contribution of sexual desire and motives to the compulsive use of cybersex (2019)

J Behav Addict. 2019 Sep 11:1-9. doi: 10.1556/2006.8.2019.47. Brahim FB1, Rothen S2,3, Bianchi-Demicheli F3, Courtois R1,4, Khazaal Y5,6. Abstract BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Cybersex is increasingly associated with concerns about compulsive use. The aim of this study was to assess the roles of motives and sexual desire in the compulsive use of cybersex. METHODS: The sample […]

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