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1126 to 1150 of 1,310Mindfulness-Based Interventions for the Treatment of Substance and Behavioral Addictions: A Systematic Review.
Background: Emotion (dys)regulation as well as the interventions for improving these difficulties are receiving a growing attention in the literature. The aim of the present paper was to conduct a systematic review about the efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) in both substance and behavioral addictions (BAs).
Method: A literature search was conducted using Cochrane, PubMed, and Web of Science. Fifty-four randomized controlled trials published in English since 2009 to April 2017 were included into a narrative synthesis.
Results: Mindfulness-based interventions were applied in a wide range of addictions, including substance use disorders (from smoking to alcohol, among others) and BAs (namely, gambling disorder). These treatments were successful for reducing dependence, craving, and other addiction-related symptoms by also improving mood state and emotion dysregulation. The…
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Anhedonia and substance dependence: clinical correlates and treatment options.
Anhedonia is a condition in which the capacity of experiencing pleasure is totally or partially lost, and it refers to both a state symptom in various psychiatric disorders and a personality trait. It has a putative neural substrate, originating in the dopaminergic mesolimbic and mesocortical reward circuit. Anhedonia frequently occurs in mood disorders, as a negative symptom in schizophrenia, and in substance use disorders. In particular, we focus our attention on the relationships occurring between anhedonia and substance use disorders, as highlighted by many studies. Several authors suggested that anhedonia is an important factor involved in relapse as well as in the transition from recreational use to excessive drug intake. In particular, anhedonia has been found to be a frequent feature in alcoholics and addicted patients during acute and chronic withdrawal as well as in cocaine, st…
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Fattore L (2013)MEDLINE-indexed journal, not yet read by usDrug testing and analysis29 citations Considering gender in cannabinoid research: a step towards personalized treatment of marijuana addicts.
Addiction is a complex disorder with interacting factors, including environmental factors, drug-induced neurobiological changes, comorbidity, personality traits and stress responsivity. Numerous genetic variants that affect these factors may work in concert to affect vulnerability and severity of addiction. Traditionally, abuse of illicit drugs, including cannabis, was considered to be primarily a problem specific to men but the recent focus on drug addiction in women has brought attention to numerous sex differences in the central effects of these drugs, epidemiology of abuse-related disorders, etiologic considerations and psychiatric comorbidity. Gender is now recognised as a major factor in the modulation of the pharmacological effects of drugs of abuse, and sex differences have been reported in various phases of the addiction cycle in both humans and animals. Recently, important gend…
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Parent-adolescent relationship quality and smartphone addiction: a hierarchical analysis of relational and demographic predictors.
Background: Adolescents' smartphone use has increased substantially, raising concerns about problematic use and its public health implications. Although parent-child relationship quality plays an important role in adolescents' behavioral regulation, the distinct contributions of parental support and alienation to smartphone addiction remain insufficiently clarified.
Objective: This study examined whether maternal and paternal support and alienation were associated with adolescent smartphone addiction after accounting for demographic characteristics and smartphone use duration.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 210 adolescents (aged 11-16 years) from government and government-aided schools in Chennai, India. Participants completed the Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version-Tamil (SAS-SV-T) and the mother and father forms of the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment …
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The Roles of Delayed Cortical Maturation and Lower Anticipatory Reward Activation in Predicting Addictive Screen Use in Youth.
Background: Addictive screen use (ASU), above and beyond screen time, has been linked to significant mental health risks. Yet little is known about the neural risk factors that may associate with ASU. We examined 2 neurodevelopmental factors-cognitive control and reward-highlighted in substance use research and their links to ASU.
Methods: We utilized resting-state and monetary incentive delay (MID) task functional magnetic resonance imaging data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study at baseline (Y0; ages 9-10 years) to predict addictive videogaming, addictive social media use, addictive phone use, and a composite measure of ASU at year 2 follow-up (Y2; ages 11-12 years). Cortical connectomic maturation was operationalized as distance from early life and proximity to adult functional networks in an individual connectome to potentially index cognitive control develo…
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Transitions in comorbidity patterns of depression and internet gaming disorder among adolescents: A random intercept latent transition analysis.
Background: Extensive research has documented a high comorbidity prevalence between depression and Internet gaming disorder (IGD). However, the distinct comorbidity patterns in adolescents have not been thoroughly investigated. Additionally, the longitudinal dynamics of these comorbidity patterns over time and the specific factors that may drive these transitions remain poorly understood.
Methods: A total of 3,296 adolescents (1,501 boys; age baseline: 15.17 [1.44] years) were included in the current study. Latent profile analysis (LPA) was used to identify optimal comorbidity patterns of depression and IGD, while random intercept latent transition analysis (RI-LTA) was conducted to assess transitions in the comorbidity patterns over one and a half years and to identify factors influencing these transitions.
Results: Three patterns of comorbidity between depression and IGD symptoms were …
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Associations of autonomous motivation and physical activity with mobile phone addiction and bedtime procrastination: a cross-sectional study.
Background: Excessive pre-sleep mobile phone use fuels bedtime procrastination and sleep insufficiency, contributing to a self-reinforcing cycle of dependency. While physical activity benefits sleep health, the reasons for sustained engagement and the role of motivation quality in downstream outcomes remain understudied. This study integrates self-determination theory, compensatory internet use theory, the self-regulatory failure model, and the dual-system model to examine how autonomous motivation operating through physical activity is associated with mobile phone addiction and bedtime procrastination.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 1,246 Chinese adults, including 389 university students (164 male, 225 female) and 857 working adults (524 male, 333 female), were recruited. The mean age of participants was 32.47 years (SD = 9.86). Validated scales were used to assess autonomous m…
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Mobile Phone Addiction and Academic Procrastination in Adolescents: The Serial Mediating Roles of Self-Regulation and Psychological Resilience and the Moderating Role of the Parent-Child Relationship.
Background: Mobile phone addiction and academic procrastination are two common behavioral challenges among adolescents. While prior research has documented their association, the underlying mechanisms-particularly the mediating roles of self-regulation and psychological resilience and the moderating role of the parent-child relationship -remain insufficiently examined.
Methods: This study involved 966 adolescents who completed the Mobile Phone Addiction Scale, Self-Regulation Scale, Brief Resilience Scale, Parent-Child Relationship Scale, and Academic Procrastination Scale-Short Form. Data were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM).
Results: The results of the research showed that (1) mobile phone addiction had a significant positive effect on academic procrastination; (2) self-regulation mediated between mobile phone addiction and academic procrasti…
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Saga MBA, Hammad Jaber Amin M, Eldouma MYM, Salem Othman M, Khalafalla El-Haj AMO, Hadi HEB, Ahmed MJ, Ahmed Shima A, Saeed AYMM, Elmahdi M (2026)MEDLINE-indexed journal, not yet read by usFrontiers in public health Association between problematic smartphone use, sleep quality, and chronotype among Sudanese medical students during armed conflict: a cross-sectional study.
Introduction: Mobile phones play a pivotal role in the lives of young adults and medical students, but their problematic use may negatively affect daily functioning. The ongoing armed conflict in Sudan has substantially disrupted daily routines, academic activities, psychological wellbeing, and sleep behaviors among university students. This study aimed to assess the association between problematic smartphone use and sleep quality, sleep patterns, chronotype, and life satisfaction among undergraduate medical students during the conflict period in Sudan.
Methods: An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted among 387 undergraduate medical students in Sudan between September 2025 and November 2025, during an ongoing armed conflict. Data were collected using self-administered online questionnaire incorporating validated instruments: the Problematic Use of Mobile Phone (PUMP) Scale, Sma…
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Impulsivity and Emotional Dysregulation in Distress and Self-Perceived Pornography Addiction in Romanian Adults: Advancing the Dysregulation Pathway of "The Pornography Problems Due to Moral Incongruence Model".
"The Pornography Problems Due to Moral Incongruence (PPMI)" is a popular theoretical model addressing negative outcomes of pornography use, through two pathways: (1) the dysregulation pathway and (2) the moral incongruence pathway. The morality pathway has been studied extensively, though the dysregulation pathway has remained underdeveloped. The current study aimed to further investigate the dysregulation pathway from the PPMI model by examining impulsivity and emotional dysregulation. This research was conducted on a sample of 1620 Romanian participants (69.1% females), aged between 18 and 74 years (M = 26.87; SD = 9.15). They completed questionnaires designed to assess dimensions of impulsivity (e.g., "negative urgency," "positive urgency," "sensation seeking," "lack of premeditation," and "lack of perseverance"), emotional dysregulation, distress, and self-perceived addiction to porn…
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Xu J, Li B (2026)MEDLINE-indexed journal, not yet read by usFrontiers in public health The relationship among college students' mobile phone addiction, bedtime procrastination, and physical activity: a cross-lagged study.
Aim: In Chinese universities, mobile phone addiction (MPA) and bedtime procrastination (BP) are common and associated with adverse outcomes, whereas physical activity (PA) reliably benefits mental and physical health. Nevertheless, their longitudinal interplay remains underexplored. Accordingly, grounded in self-regulation theory, this longitudinal study examined the dynamic associations and potential causal pathways among MPA, BP, and PA in university students, in order to inform theory and guide future research.
Methods: A total of 376 university students completed a valid questionnaire on problematic MPA, BP and PA at two points in time 3 months apart. A cross-lagged model was used to examine the longitudinal relationships between these factors.
Results: Mobile phone addiction, BP, and PA exhibited complex temporal interrelations. Longitudinal path analyses indicated that: (1) mobile …
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Assessing the Relationship Between the Type of Internet Use and Internet Addiction in Early and Middle Adolescents: Cross-Sectional Study From Qatar.
Background: With the increasing prevalence of digital technology, adolescent internet addiction (IA) has become a global concern. Excessive internet use, especially among adolescents, has been linked to various negative outcomes such as poor academic performance, social isolation, and mental health issues. Conducted among adolescents of Arab origin, our study addressed the limitations of the literature, which predominantly focuses on Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic populations.
Objective: This study aimed to differentiate between essential and nonessential internet use and how they relate to IA in early and middle adolescents, as well as the relationship between subjective happiness with the amount of time spent on nonessential internet use and IA.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 377 students from 16 schools in Qatar. The survey measured esse…
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Medications for opioid use disorder and other evidence-based service offerings in faith-affiliated treatment centers: Implications for implementation partnerships.
Introduction: Amidst an ongoing surge of opioid use disorder (OUD) incidence, clinicians and policymakers are seeking partnerships with faith communities - including with faith-affiliated treatment centers (FATCs) - to expand access to evidence-based OUD treatment. However, little is known whether FATCs differentially offer such evidence-based treatment services, particularly medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and co-occurring mental health care.
Methods: We use the 2021 National Substance Use and Mental Health Services Survey (N-SUMHSS) to examine differences in provision of several OUD services, including MOUD, psychological treatments, mental health services, medical services, recovery support services, and services related to treatment accessibility, between self-identified FATCs and non-FATCs. We also explored differences in characteristics related to insurance, licensure, a…
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Psychopathology and Gaming Disorder in Adolescents.
Importance: Although gaming disorder is recognized as a diagnosable behavioral addiction, uncertainty remains regarding its directional association with adolescent psychopathology. Clarifying this association is crucial for refining diagnostic frameworks and developing targeted interventions.
Objective: To examine directional longitudinal associations between psychopathology and gaming disorder among adolescents using the Interaction of Person-Affect-Cognition-Execution model as a theoretical framework.
Design, setting, and participants: This cohort study used data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study (release 5.1), analyzing 4289 adolescents in the US who played video games and completed 3 waves of data collection (at ages 11-12, 12-13, and 13-14 years) between January 1, 2018, and December 31, 2022. Statistical analysis was performed from December 2024 to March 2025.
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Zuair A (2025)MEDLINE-indexed journal, not yet read by usJMIR formative research3 citations Effect of the Reassured Self-Compassion-Based School Program on Anxiety, Video Game Addiction, and Body Image Among Rural Female Adolescents: Retrospective Study.
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified mental health challenges among adolescents, particularly in rural areas with limited access to services. In response, the Saudi government launched mental health campaigns and mandated schools to implement mental health programs. However, the effectiveness of these programs remains largely unreported.
Objective: This study aims to determine the prevalence of anxiety disorder symptoms, video game addiction, and body image dissatisfaction, as well as to examine the effect of a school-based program, The Reassured Self, grounded in compassion-focused therapy, on anxiety symptoms, video game addiction, and body image dissatisfaction among rural adolescent females in Saudi Arabia.
Methods: A retrospective secondary analysis of pre-post intervention data was used. All female middle school students (N=133; age: mean 13.7, SD 1.01 years) in grades 1…
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The effect of mobile phone addiction on sleep procrastination in adolescents: The longitudinal mediating role of physical activity behavior.
Purpose: This study explores the impact of adolescent mobile phone addiction on sleep delay and analyzes the longitudinal mediating role of physical activity behavior. It provides a reference for cultivating good habits and healthy behaviors among adolescents.
Methods: The study was based on the theory of planned behavior and used the Mobile Phone Addiction Scale (MPA), the Bedtime Procrastination Scale (BPS), and the Physical Activity Rating Scale to conduct a longitudinal follow-up survey of 376 healthy high school students in S Province. The survey was conducted three times at intervals of three months, and the data were processed using SPSS and AMOS.
Results: (1) There is a positive correlation between mobile phone addiction and sleep delay (p < 0.01), and a negative correlation between mobile phone addiction, sleep delay, and physical activity (p < 0.01). (2) T1 mobile phone addicti…
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Eating Attitudes, Body Appreciation, Perfectionism, and the Risk of Exercise Addiction in Physically Active Adults: A Cluster Analysis.
Background/Objectives: Although regular physical exercise is protective for health, excessive engagement can contribute to the development of addiction. Further, the co-occurrence of exercise addiction (EA) and disordered eating (DE) is very frequent among athletes with several common risk factors. Our study focused on the associations between exercise addiction, eating attitudes, body appreciation, and perfectionism in a sample of physically active adults. Methods: Using a sample of Hungarian adults who were regular exercisers (n = 205, aged 18-70 years, mean age = 30.59 years; 77.1% females), cluster analysis was applied to identify participants' profile according to their level of EA, DE attitudes, body appreciation, and dimensions of perfectionism. Results: Healthy exercisers had the second lowest level of EA and highest level of body appreciation, and they were not prone to DE (31.2…
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Addictive Screen Use Trajectories and Suicidal Behaviors, Suicidal Ideation, and Mental Health in US Youths.
Importance: Increasing child and adolescent use of social media, video games, and mobile phones has raised concerns about potential links to youth mental health problems. Prior research has largely focused on total screen time rather than longitudinal addictive use trajectories.
Objectives: To identify trajectories of addictive use of social media, mobile phones, and video games and to examine their associations with suicidal behaviors and ideation and mental health outcomes among youths.
Design, setting, and participants: Cohort study analyzing data from baseline through year 4 follow-up in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study (2016-2022), with population-based samples from 21 US sites.
Exposures: Addictive use of social media, mobile phones, and video games using validated child-reported measures from year 2, year 3, and year 4 follow-up surveys.
Main outcomes and measures:…
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Associations of Death Anxiety, Inclusion of Smartphone in the Self, and Affiliation Motivation with Smartphone use and Addiction: A Multiple Mediation Study.
This study is the first to apply terror management theory to understanding smartphone addiction by examining the potential indirect effect of death anxiety on smartphone addiction via inclusion of smartphone in the self (i.e., self-expansion), affiliation motivation (the desire to connect with others) for emotional support, and smartphone use. The sample consisted of 1483 Chinese university students between the ages of 18 and 24 (M = 19.14, SD = 1.03) who voluntarily completed an anonymous questionnaire survey. As hypothesized, death anxiety, inclusion of smartphone in the self, affiliation motivation, and smartphone use were directly, positively correlated with smartphone addiction. In addition, death anxiety exerted significant indirect effects via various pathways, including (i) affiliation motivation for emotional support and smartphone use and (ii) inclusion of smartphone in the sel…
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Alkal A (2025)MEDLINE-indexed journal, not yet read by usHealth and quality of life outcomes1 citations The role of psychological flexibility and emotion regulation in the relationship between smartphone addiction and psychological wellbeing in adolescents: three-wave longitudinal serial mediation study.
Background: When the increasing prevalence of Smartphone Addiction (SA) and its potential negative effects on mental health among adolescents are taken into consideration, an in-depth investigation of the relationship between SA and Psychological Well-being (PW) is of critical importance. Therefore, using a three-wave longitudinal research design, this study aimed to examine the serial mediation role of Psychological Flexibility (PF) and Emotion Regulation (ER) in the relationship between SA and PW. To our knowledge, this is the first study to examine SA, PF, ER, and PW relationships and mediating mechanisms in an adolescent sample using a longitudinal design.
Methods: The study included 448 adolescents (49.8% female and 50.2% male; Rangeage = 15-19, Mage = 16.76, SDage = 1.12) who responded to the questionnaires in three waves. Participating adolescents responded to a 50-item questionna…
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Meng S, Zhang Y, Tang L, Zhang M, Tang W, Onyebuchi N, Han Y, Han S, Li B, Tong W, Ge X (2024)MEDLINE-indexed journal, not yet read by usBMC psychology13 citations The effects of mobile phone addiction on bedtime procrastination in university students: the masking effect of physical activity and anxiety.
Purpose: Good sleep is one of the necessary conditions to ensure the normal performance of the physiological and psychological functions of college students. This study aimed to explore the relationship between mobile phone addiction and bedtime procrastination among Chinese college students and the mediating mechanisms of physical exercise and anxiety between the two, with a view to seek ways to prevent and intervene in college students' sleep procrastination and improve their sleep quality.
Methods: Using SPSS 29.0 analysis with Bootstrap's method, 3,800 first-year students, sophomores, and juniors were given the Mobile Phone Addiction Tendency Scale, Bedtime Procrastination Scale, Physical Activity Scale, and Anxiety Scale. The results of the analyses included mediation tests and effect analyses of anxiety and physical activity.
Results: The correlation analysis revealed significant p…
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A descriptive pilot survey of behavioural addictions in an adolescent secondary school population in Ireland.
Objectives: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the levels of possible internet addiction, gaming addiction, gambling addiction and associated mental health difficulties in a secondary school population in Ireland.
Methods: An online survey containing questions related to internet addiction, gaming addiction, gambling addiction and associated mental health difficulties was administered to secondary school adolescents in Ireland. Participants were self-selecting and answered questions on the characteristics of each topic and screening questionnaires for addiction to each behaviour, as well as their respective effects on mental health.
Results: A total of 234 children participated in the survey (156 males; aged 12-18 years; average age of 14.2 years; S.D. 1.60). Internet addiction as assessed using the Chen Internet Addiction Scale was present for between 11.5% and 22.6% and level…
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Context Matters: Moderating Effects in the Associations between Pornography Use, Perceived Addiction, and Relationship Well-being.
While perceived addiction and religiosity have been key contextual factors in understanding the link between pornography use and personal distress, these contextual factors have been explored less in the relational literature. Using a large nonprobability convenience sample from the United States, a moderated mediation model of the association between pornography use alone and two key indicators of relationship quality (relationship satisfaction and relationship stability) was explored. Results suggested that both general and aggressive pornography use alone were associated with less relationship satisfaction and relationship stability even when accounting for a range of potentially confounding variables. Perceived addiction partially mediated these associations, while both religiosity and gender moderated them. Generally, higher religiosity and being male were linked to compounding nega…
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Impact of Social Media Addiction and Internet Gaming Disorder on Sleep Quality: Serial Mediation Analyses.
Poor sleep quality is a concerning and prevalent consequence of social media addiction (SMA) and internet gaming disorder (IGD). Due to the lack of research examining how SMA and IGD lead to poor sleep quality, the current study aimed to understand the relationship between SMA and sleep quality, as well as that between IGD and sleep quality, through impulse control and bedtime procrastination. The study tested the hypotheses that higher levels of SMA and IGD would predict lower levels of impulse control, which would then predict higher levels of bedtime procrastination, leading to poorer sleep quality. A serial mediation analysis was performed with a sample of 221 participants (63.3% females, 34.4% males, and 2.3% prefer not to say) aged 18 to 53 years (M = 23.64, SD = 5.72). Participants completed questionnaires that assessed for social media addiction, internet gaming disorder, impulse…
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Insomnia symptoms and neurofunctional correlates among adults receiving buprenorphine for opioid use disorder.
Objectives: Insomnia symptoms are negatively related to opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment outcomes, possibly reflecting the influence of sleep on neurofunctional domains implicated in addiction. Moreover, the intersection between OUD recovery and sleep represents an area well-suited for the development of novel, personalized treatment strategies. This study assessed the prevalence of clinically significant insomnia symptoms and characterized its neurofunctional correlates among a clinical sample of adults with OUD receiving buprenorphine.
Methods: Adults (N = 129) receiving buprenorphine for OUD from an outpatient clinic participated in a cross-sectional survey. Participants completed an abbreviated version of NIDA's Phenotyping Assessment Battery, which assessed 6 neurofunctional domains: sleep, negative emotionality, metacognition, interoception, cognition, and reward. Bivariate desc…
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