Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Francesca Dossi, Alessandra Buja, Laura Montecchio
Summary: This systematic review examines the association between religiosity or spirituality and emerging internet addictions. The majority of the studies reviewed support a possible role for religiosity as a protective factor and suggest a potential link between religiosity and lower rates of internet gaming addiction among adolescents.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Xiaoqian Xie, Hui Cheng, Zi Chen
Summary: This study aimed to analyze the interactions between college students' depression, anxiety, and Internet addiction and explore how these interactions differ between men and women. The results showed that depression, anxiety, and Internet addiction were positively correlated. Anxiety can predict Internet addiction, and Internet addiction can predict depression. Moreover, anxiety had a significant predictive effect on Internet addiction among men. Therefore, future Internet addiction intervention strategies should focus on the role of anxiety, especially among men.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Chang Peng, Tengyun Guo, Junhan Cheng, Mengni Wang, Fajuan Rong, Shiyang Zhang, Yafei Tan, Hongli Ding, Yan Wang, Yizhen Yu
Summary: This study explores the relationship between Internet addiction (IA) and aggression. The results show that IA is a strong predictor of aggression, but not all sub-types of aggression contribute to IA. Female individuals with IA are more likely to have increased risk of anger and indirect aggression, while having decreased risk of physical and verbal aggression compared to male individuals with IA.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Anna Sevcikova, Lukas Blinka, Katerina Skarupova, David Vasek
Summary: The study found that factors such as boredom, occupational status, and engagement in cybersex may increase the risk of developing online sex addiction among older adults, while relationship status and offline sexual behavior do not affect addictive behaviors. Age-related vulnerabilities may amplify the risks associated with online sex addiction.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Yanmei Shen, Lu Wang, Chunxiang Huang, Jimin Guo, Sara Arenas De Leon, JianPing Lu, Xuerong Luo, Xiang Yang Zhang
Summary: This study found that internet addiction is common among Chinese college students, with significant differences in risk factors and clinical correlates between males and females, highlighting the importance of addressing this issue.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Jianxia Lu, Qinhan Zhang, Na Zhong, Jin Chen, Yujia Zhai, Lei Guo, Chunlei Lu, Tianzhen Chen, Zhongli Jiang, Hui Zheng
Summary: This study explored the differences in internet use symptom networks between internet addiction (IA) group and non-addiction group. The inability to stop being online is identified as a key symptom of internet addiction, closely related to the inability to control the intention to play games.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Ahmed K. Ibrahim, Inas Fouad, Shona J. Kelly, Bastawy El Fawal, Gellan K. Ahmed
Summary: Internet addiction is a significant issue among undergraduate medical students, with a prevalence rate of approximately 9%. Factors such as gender, mother's employment status, family affluence, depressive symptoms, and monitored internet access influence internet addiction among these students.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Soichiro Ide, Noriaki Iwase, Kenichi Arai, Masahiro Kojima, Shigeru Ushiyama, Kaori Taniko, Kazutaka Ikeda
Summary: Despite the widespread use of opioids for pain management, opioid addiction and the overdose crisis are becoming increasingly serious. A new nonpeptide ligand, UD-030, has been found to be a selective mu-opioid receptor antagonist and shows promise as a treatment option for opioid use disorder, with different characteristics from traditional medications.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Wanling Zhang, Jianlin Pu, Ruini He, Minglan Yu, Liling Xu, Xiumei He, Ziwen Chen, Zhiqin Gan, Kezhi Liu, Youguo Tan, Bo Xiang
Summary: This study found that internet addiction among adolescents is associated with demographic characteristics, family environment, and psychological factors. Negative psychological factors play an important role in different types of behavioral addictions.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2022)
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Peter Andre Busch, Stephen McCarthy
Summary: This article presents a systematic review of existing research on problematic smartphone use (PSU), analyzing 293 studies to develop an overview model in the field of PSU. The findings cover demographic factors, explanations for smartphone use, consequences of PSU, and strategies for correcting PSU. Future research directions are proposed, focusing on seven key research questions for investigation.
COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR
(2021)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Edoardo G. Ostinelli, Caroline Zangani, Barbara Giordano, Davide Maestri, Orsola Gambini, Armando D'Agostino, Toshi A. Furukawa, Marianna Purgato
Summary: This study synthesized evidence from 92 studies and found that the prevalence of depression in individuals with Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) varied considerably across studies, affecting approximately one out of three participants overall. Furthermore, globally major severity of depressive symptoms was found in IGD participants without a clinical diagnosis of depression.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Guang-Heng Dong, Marc N. Potenza
Summary: This article proposes a framework that incorporates gender-related factors and suggests strategies for the prevention and treatment of Internet gaming disorder (IGD). Male individuals are more likely to display poor impulse control, impaired inhibitory control, and aggressive behaviors during the development stage of IGD. On the other hand, females are more prone to feelings of loneliness and emotional dysregulation. In the maintenance stage, males may have a higher sensitivity to gaming-related rewards and experience stronger cravings, leading to weakened inhibitory control. During recovery, females with IGD report more negative mood states, and their gaming behaviors are associated with affective disorders.
JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH
(2022)
Review
Psychiatry
Yehuda Wacks, Aviv M. Weinstein
Summary: Excessive smartphone use is associated with comorbidity with depression, anxiety, OCD, ADHD, and alcohol use disorder, as well as difficulties in cognitive-emotion regulation, impulsivity, impaired cognitive function, addiction to social networking, shyness, and low self-esteem. Medical problems include sleep problems, reduced physical fitness, unhealthy eating habits, pain and migraines, reduced cognitive control, and changes in the brain's gray matter volume. Overall, excessive smartphone use has various negative impacts on psychiatric, cognitive, emotional, medical, and brain health that should be taken into consideration by health and education professionals.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Pediatrics
Khansa Chemnad, Maryam Aziz, Azza O. Abdelmoneium, Sanaa Al-Harahsheh, Ahmed Baghdady, Fatima Y. Al Motawaa, Diana Alsayed Hassan, Raian Ali
Summary: This study examines the role of family and school environments in adolescent internet addiction among a sample of 479 adolescents in Qatar. The results indicate that both family and school environments play a significant role in predicting internet addiction among adolescents.
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY AND MENTAL HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Christiane Eichenberg, Markus Schott, Athina Schroiff
Summary: The study found that students with problematic smartphone use exhibited higher levels of extraversion and neuroticism in terms of personality, as well as higher levels of depression and anxiety. Surprisingly, individuals with problematic smartphone use also perceived higher levels of social support.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
