Background and aims The growing problem of Internet addiction has been acknowledged
through the inclusion of Gaming Disorder in the American Psychiatric Association's fifth …

Internet use-related addiction problems are increasingly being recognized on a European
scale due to international health organizations considering gaming addiction. In April 2013 …

Adolescents' addictive use of social media and the internet is an increasing concern among
parents, teachers, researchers and society. The purpose was to examine the contribution of …

Problematic Internet and smartphone usage among adolescents has become an alarming
social problem. Previous research suggests a detrimental effect of Internet and smartphone …

The internet has been a breakthrough for adolescents in many ways, but its use can also
become dysfunctional and problematic, leading to consequences for personal well-being …

Abstract Problematic Internet Use (PIU) has become a concern for public mental health
across the globe. However, there are few studies assessing PIU in Bangladesh. The present …

International research has underlined that both interpersonal, self-regulation, and comorbid
variables can lead to a higher risk of developing internet addiction (IA) among young adults …

Online moral disengagement and cyberbullying can enhance fake news spreading. We
explored the links between these variables and compulsive Internet use in a sample of 509 …

Studies in recent years and especially since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic have
shown a significant increase in the problematic use of computer games and social media …

Research investigating female gaming is relatively scarce, and past research has
demonstrated that men are more likely to be problematic gamers. Few studies have focused …