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Exploring the Neural Basis of Avatar Identification in Pathological Internet Gamers and of Self-Reflection in Pathological Social Network Users [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background and aims Internet gaming addiction appears to be related to self-concept deficits and increased angular gyrus (AG)-related identification with one’s avatar.
Anderson   +125 more
core   +2 more sources

Psychometric Properties of the Persian Internet Addiction Test-Social Networking Sites Version: Dimensionality Assessment of Social Networking Site Addiction.

open access: yesAddiction & health, 2021
By evaluating the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Internet Addiction Test-Social Networking Sites version (IAT-SNS) in a sample of Iranian university students, this study investigated the dimensionality of SNS addiction for the first time.A total of 620 SNS users (414 women) participated in the study.
Hashemi, Yasaman   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Media use during adolescence: the recommendations of the Italian Pediatric Society. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
BACKGROUND: The use of media device, such as smartphone and tablet, is currently increasing, especially among the youngest. Adolescents spend more and more time with their smartphones consulting social media, mainly Facebook, Instagram and Twitter ...
Agostiniani R   +15 more
core   +2 more sources

UK Alcohol Treatment trial: client-treatment matching effects [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Aim To test a priori hypotheses concerning client–treatment matching in the treatment of alcohol problems and to evaluate the more general hypothesis that client–treatment matching adds to the overall effectiveness of treatment. Design Pragmatic,
Beutler   +67 more
core   +1 more source

Characteristics of Parental Digital Mediation: Predictors, Strategies, and Differences among Children Experiencing Various Parental Mediation Strategies

open access: yesEducation Sciences, 2023
The process of digitalization has become an integral part of the social situation of a child’s growth in the modern world. Child development in the digital environment demands the involvement of adults as mediators.
Natalia Rudnova   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Conceptualising social media addiction: a longitudinal network analysis of social media addiction symptoms and their relationships with psychological distress in a community sample of adults

open access: yesBMC Psychiatry, 2023
Background Problematic social media use has been identified as negatively impacting psychological and everyday functioning and has been identified as a possible behavioural addiction (social media addiction; SMA).
Deon Tullett-Prado   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The effect of using assessment instruments on substance-abuse outpatients' adherence to treatment: a multi-centre randomised controlled trial [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Background: Drop-out is an important problem in the treatment of substance use disorder. The focus of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of within treatment assessment with feedback directly to patients with multiple substance use disorder ...
Raes, Veerle   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

Internet addiction in students: prevalence and risk factors [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The last decade has witnessed a large increase in research on the newly emerging mental health problem of Internet addiction. Rather than looking at Internet addiction per se, this study focused on particular activities on the Internet that might be ...
Binder, JF, Griffiths, MD, Kuss, DJ
core   +1 more source

Social Networking Addiction: Emerging Themes and Issues [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Addiction Research & Therapy, 2013
Social Networking Sites (SNSs) are virtual communities where users can create individual public profiles, interact with real-life friends, and meet other people based on shared interests [1]. SNS usage patterns from both consumer research and empirical research indicate that overall, regular SNS use has increased substantially over the last few years ...
openaire   +1 more source

Social Networks Addiction: Could Social Advertising Help?

open access: yesMediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2015
With the development of modern technologies, society continues facing new problems which are reflected in the products of social advertising. One of these problems which draws more and more attention of the society is an issue of social networks addiction.
Maria A. Mitina   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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