With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the accelerated spread of the SARS-CoV-2
virus came jurisdictional limitations on mobility of citizens and distinct alterations in their …

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 …

The spread of the novel coronavirus has led to unprecedented changes in daily living.
College students (N= 205) completed a battery of questionnaires in April of 2020, after …

Despite concerns about the effects of internet use, little is known about how problematic
internet use impacts on British children and adolescents. By adapting the Problematic …

As past studies of self-control and Internet addiction showed mixed results, this meta-
analysis of 83 primary studies with 80,681 participants determined whether (a) these …

The Internet is now all-pervasive across much of the globe. While it has positive uses (eg
prompt access to information, rapid news dissemination), many individuals develop …

Working remotely from home within lockdown conditions can have implications on wellbeing
and how people perceive and interact with technology to coordinate, communicate and …

Abstract The Ten-Item Internet Gaming Disorder Test (IGDT-10) is a short screening
instrument developed to assess Internet gaming disorder (IGD) as proposed in the …

Previous research has suggested that motives play an important role in several potentially
addictive activities including online gaming. The aims of the present study were to (i) …

Background and aims Celebrity worship, defined as an obsessive fascination with a famous
person, has been associated with several mental health problems, such as symptoms of …