Over the past two decades, there has been increasing interest in the impact of internet use
and growing concern about whether problematic use of the internet (PUI) constitutes an …

Abstract Purpose of Review Previous studies have explored the links between problematic
Internet use (PIU) or problematic smartphone use (PSU) and quality of life (QOL). In this …

Background The number of internet users has increased substantially in the last decade and
these increasing rates of internet use also apply to children. Children usually have poorer …

Abstract Based on the Stressor-Strain-Outcome (SSO) model, this study investigates the
mechanism by which problematic social media use (PSMU) influences academic …

Background and aims With the inclusion of gaming disorder in the ICD-11, diagnostic criteria
were introduced for this relatively new disorder. These criteria may also be applied to other …

Background As social media is a major channel of interpersonal communication in the
digital age, social media addiction has emerged as a novel mental health issue that has …

Dark patterns in UI promote addictive behaviors. We explore how the effects of dark patterns
in video streaming applications can be exacerbated by a range of temporal and contextual …

Internet gaming disorder (IGD) is a formal mental disorder leading to bad outcomes for
children and adolescents. This study comprehensively compared the estimated effect of …

Abstract Objective Excessive Internet use is a common health problem globally. This study
aimed to assess the prevalence, correlates, and network structure of Internet addiction …

Background and aim In the last two decades, the proportion of internet users has greatly
increased worldwide. Data regarding internet addiction (IA) are lacking in Africa compared …