Aim Internet gaming disorder (IGD) is a serious disorder leading to and maintaining
pertinent personal and social impairment. IGD has to be considered in view of …

Online social networking sites (SNSs) have gained increasing popularity in the last decade,
with individuals engaging in SNSs to connect with others who share similar interests. The …

Internet gaming and social media use are prevalent and integral to many people's lives.
However, excessive engagement in either could lead to negative health impacts. This study …

This study aims to explore how the Metaverse platform could be applied to the field of online
education, the benefits it brings, and the challenges posed by the application of Metaverse …

Background Research literature on problematic smartphone use, or smartphone addiction,
has proliferated. However, relationships with existing categories of psychopathology are not …

Video gaming is an extremely popular leisure-time activity with more than two billion users
worldwide. However, the media as well as professionals have underscored the potential …

Within the last two decades, many studies have addressed the clinical phenomenon of
Internet-use disorders, with a particular focus on Internet-gaming disorder. Based on …

Background: Emotional dysregulation (ED) is a transdiagnostic construct defined as the
inability to regulate the intensity and quality of emotions (such as, fear, anger, sadness), in …

There is growing evidence that social media addiction is an evolving problem, particularly
among adolescents. However, the absence of an instrument measuring social media …

One of the relatively new negative consequences of smartphone use is
“phubbing”(snubbing someone while an individual checks their smartphone in the middle of …