Over the past two decades, research into Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) has markedly
increased due to worldwide spread of online videogames. The reasons and motivations for …

Web-based communication via social networking sites (SNSs) is growing fast among
adolescents and adults and some research suggests that excessive SNS use can become …

Research into online social network site (SNS) addiction (ie, excessive and compulsive
online social networking) has expanded over the last years. This paper aims to give a review …

As observed in other mental health difficulties, behavioural addiction is a complex construct
with several potential predisposing factors, which include biological factors (eg, genetic …

Research into frequent, excessive, and compulsive social network activity has increased the
last years, in which terms such as “social network site addiction” and “Facebook addiction” …

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 …

Aims Although relationships between addiction and personality have previously been
explored, no study has ever simultaneously investigated the interrelationships between …

Smartphones have penetrated into people's lives at a faster pace in the recent times in India.
They are being used for several purposes besides talking and messaging such as live …

Background and Aims: Research has shown a potential association between problematic
social networking site (SNS) use and psychiatric disorders. The primary objective of this …

Aims To investigate the prevalence of pathological internet use (PIU) and maladaptive
internet use (MIU) among adolescents in 11 E uropean countries in relation to demographic …