Article
Psychology, Clinical
Paolo Soraci, Ambra Ferrari, Enrico Bonanno, De Pace Rosanna, Emanuela Repice, Mark D. Griffiths
Summary: By validating the Italian version of the nine-item short-form Internet Disorder Scale (IDS9-SF), the study found that this scale is a valid measure for assessing the risk of internet disorder among Italian adults.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION
(2022)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Cam Adair, Heather Luna-Rose
Summary: Research on treatment for gaming problems has focused on outpatient intervention, neglecting online self-help resources that provide mutual peer support. Preliminary examination of public blog posts from Game Quitters suggests that individuals with self-identified gaming problems experience distressing withdrawal symptoms and peer support significantly contributes to their recovery. Future research should consider the perspectives of individuals with self-identified gaming problems to understand their unique challenges and recovery experiences within self-help communities.
CURRENT OPINION IN BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Zi-Liang Wang, Kun-Ru Song, Nan Zhou, Marc N. Potenza, Jin-Tao Zhang, Guang-Heng Dong
Summary: This study identified the involvement of addiction brain networks in internet gaming disorder (IGD) and revealed gender-related differences in brain-behavior relationships. The findings advance the current understanding of the neuroscientific theories of IGD and have implications for gender-informed treatment strategies.
PROGRESS IN NEURO-PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
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
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Lutz Wartberg, Rainer Thomasius, Kerstin Paschke
Summary: The study found significant correlations between PSMU and younger age, emotion regulation issues, procrastination, and stress. For the first time, the importance of emotion regulation, procrastination, and perceived stress for PSMU in childhood and adolescence was observed.
COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Camilla K. M. Lo, Ko Ling Chan, Lu Yu, William Wing Ho Chui, Patrick Ip
Summary: Previous studies have shown that psychosocial interventions targeting Internet addiction and gaming disorder have positive effects on addiction severity, time spent online, and mental health symptoms. However, the impacts on psychosocial competence and well-being, as well as the sustainability of intervention effects, are still unclear. This meta-analysis provides a comprehensive analysis of available evidence and finds that interventions have a significant positive effect on addiction severity and sustain this effect over a 6-month period. Additionally, interventions also have positive effects on various outcomes, including time spent online, mental health symptoms, and overall well-being.
COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Jan Dieris-Hirche, Bert Theodor te Wildt, Magdalena Pape, Laura Bottel, Toni Steinbuechel, Henrik Kessler, Stephan Herpertz
Summary: Clinical studies have shown that patients with internet use disorders (IUD) have reduced quality of life (QoL), especially those with comorbid mental disorders. Depression symptom severity is the most significant predictor of low QoL in IUD patients. Strategies to reduce depressive symptoms should be considered in IUD treatment to improve patients' QoL.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Maurice M. Ohayon, Laura Roberts
Summary: The study investigated the prevalence and associations of DSM-5 Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) with various factors among young adults living in student houses on an American university campus. It found that IGD was associated with higher rates of suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts, major depressive disorder, and social anxiety disorder. Additionally, IGD was linked to sleep problems, psychiatric disorders, and poor health status, which could impact academic performance.
PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Tania Moretta, Giulia Buodo
Summary: The study found that hoarding, obsessing, and depression symptoms were positively linked to Internet use disorder severity, with hoarding having the greatest diagnostic power and accuracy. Individuals with mild to moderate Internet use disorder were characterized by a network of strong and positive associations of affective and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. These findings may encourage future longitudinal studies to identify potential clinical criteria for diagnosing Internet use disorder and treatment targets.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Dmitri Rozgonjuk, Kenneth L. Davis, Christian Montag
Summary: The study found that problematic internet and smartphone use are positively associated with negative emotional traits and lower levels of need satisfaction. However, the correlations with other variables are relatively weak. Specifically, PSU is positively associated with fear, anger, and play primary emotional systems, while both PSU and PIU are negatively associated with several need satisfaction factors.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Juan-Juan Yang, Wei Bai, Tong Guo, Ling Zhang, Yu-Chen Li, Huan-Zhong Liu, Xiangdong Du, Hong Cai, Lloyd Balbuena, Feng-Rong An, Yu-Tao Xiang
Summary: This study examined the prevalence of Internet addiction (IA) and its impact on quality of life (QOL) in clinically stable patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). The results showed that IA was more common in MDD patients compared to the general population. Patients with IA had lower QOL. Higher education, family history of psychiatric disorders, and higher PHQ-2 scores were positively associated with IA, while older age was inversely related to IA. The study suggests the importance of screening and monitoring IA in MDD patients and providing appropriate treatment.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Jihyeon Ha, Sangin Park, Chang-Hwan Im, Laehyun Kim
Summary: The study classified gamers based on multiple physiological signals and found that the fusion of physiological signals is an effective method for objectively classifying gamers.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
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
Psychology, Clinical
David Columb, Mark D. Griffiths, Colin O'Gara
Summary: This study investigated the levels of internet addiction among fantasy football (FF) participants and their characteristics. The results showed that a higher percentage of participants met the criteria for internet addiction compared to the general population. The study also found that most participants spent a moderate amount of time on FF each day and a significant portion engaged in gambling on FF.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Wei Lei, Kezhi Liu, Guangxiang Chen, Serenella Tolomeo, Cuizhen Liu, Zhenlei Peng, Boya Liu, Xuemei Liang, Chaohua Huang, Bo Xiang, Jia Zhou, Fulin Zhao, Rongjun Yu, Jing Chen
Summary: This study found that patients with Internet gaming disorder (IGD) have impaired reinforcement learning and blunted reward prediction error (RPE) signals in the brain reward system, as well as hyperconnectivity between regions of the reward system. These results suggest that reinforcement learning deficits may be crucial characteristics of IGD pathophysiology.
PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Cornelia Sindermann, Christian Montag
Summary: Understanding the psychological basis of individuals' voting intentions is crucial as it can have an impact on political developments. This study investigated the associations between individuals' satisfaction of Maslow's five basic needs and their voting intentions in a German sample, and compared these findings with associations between personality traits and voting intentions.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Letter
Substance Abuse
Halley M. Pontes, Christian Montag, Jon D. Elhai, Ana V. Monteiro, Cuneyt Evren, Melina A. Throuvala, Mirna Macur, Almuth McDowall, Hans-Juergen Rumpf, Xavier Carbonell, Daria Kuss, Olatz Lopez-Fernandez, Mark D. Griffiths
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Dmitri Rozgonjuk, Bruno Schivinski, Halley M. Pontes, Christian Montag
Summary: The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between problematic online gaming, gambling, shopping, pornography use, and social networking in an international gamer population. The results showed small-to-medium positive correlations between problematic online gaming and other problematic behaviors. However, exploratory graph analysis revealed that all Internet-based problematic behaviors were separate entities. Games were the most prevalent problematic behavior, followed by social networking, gambling, and pornography.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Peiying Yang, Qian Yu, Christian Montag, Benjamin Becker, Boris Cheval, Fabian Herold, Courvoisier Delphine, Jinming Li, Attila Szabo, Liye Zou
Summary: This study examined the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Exercise Dependence Scale-Revised (EDS-C) in a sample of Chinese exercisers. The results showed that the EDS-C has a robust factor structure, gender-based invariance, good internal consistency and test-retest reliability. Additionally, positive associations were found between the EDS-C and exercise frequency, eating disorder symptoms, body image inflexibility, and generalized anxiety symptoms.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Chi Ian Chang, Hao Fong Sit, Tong Chao, Chun Chen, Jie Shen, Bolin Cao, Christian Montag, Jon D. Elhai, Brian J. Hall
Summary: This study explored the severity of gaming disorder and identified four subtypes: normative gamers, occasional gamers, problematic gamers, and addictive gamers. Problematic gamers, addictive gamers, and occasional gamers showed higher severity of problematic smartphone use, depression, and a higher proportion of male participants compared to normative gamers. Only problematic gamers exhibited significant positive associations with anxiety severity compared to the other groups.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Christian Montag, Daniel S. Quintana
MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Harald Baumeister, Patricia Garatva, Rudiger Pryss, Timo Ropinski, Christian Montag
Summary: Digital phenotyping is a psychodiagnostic approach that uses digital traces from everyday life to make predictions. It has the potential for a wide range of applications, but also faces challenges in terms of research methodology, ethics, and legal considerations.
PSYCHOLOGISCHE RUNDSCHAU
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Experimental
Sameha Alshakhsi, Areej Babiker, Christian Montag, Raian Ali
Summary: Recent research has found a mild association between higher neuroticism and a tendency towards problematic social media use. However, the fear of missing out (FoMO) has emerged as a critical factor in this association. This study aimed to investigate the personality-PSMU association and the less-studied mediation effect of FoMO. The results showed significant effects of neuroticism on PSMU for both cultural groups, with FoMO fully mediating the effect for the European sample and partially mediating the effect for the Arab sample.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Christian Montag, Marko Mueller, Halley M. Pontes, Jon D. Elhai
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between social network use disorder tendencies (SNUD) and the search for and presence of meaning in life. The findings suggested that the association between state/trait fear of missing out (FoMO) and meaning in life variables was mediated by SNUD tendencies.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Cornelia Sindermann, Christopher Kannen, Christian Montag
Summary: The present study aims to investigate the associations between ideological attitudes, personal value types, and personality traits derived from the Affective Neuroscience Theory (ANT). The results of the analysis of online survey data from 626 participants reveal relationships between the primary emotional traits from ANT and Right-Wing Authoritarianism (RWA), Social Dominance Orientation (SDO), and personal value types.
Article
Computer Science, Cybernetics
Cornelia Sindermann, Roland W. Scholz, Nana Loechner, Rebecca Heinzelmann, Christian Montag
Summary: This study extracted five pivotal performance criteria for evaluating social media platforms and proposed transformations. Proper operationalization of these criteria and suggestions can facilitate negotiations among various parties.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION
(2023)
Meeting Abstract
Psychiatry
Christian Montag, Benjamin Becker
JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL ADDICTIONS
(2023)
Article
Substance Abuse
Ashleigh Thurm, Jason Satel, Christian Montag, Mark D. Griffiths, Halley M. Pontes
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between stressful life events (SLEs) and Gambling Disorder (GD), and found that gambling-related cognitive distortions and difficulty in emotion regulation mediate this relationship. The findings suggest that individuals who experience SLEs may be more likely to develop GD due to their belief in gambling-related cognitive distortions and difficulty in regulating their emotions.
JOURNAL OF GAMBLING STUDIES
(2023)