ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2012
Brief report: examining the link between autistic traits and compulsive Internet use in a non-clinical sample.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Caught in the Web of the Net? Part I: Meta-analyses of Problematic Internet Use and Social Media Use in (Young) People with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2025Pooled it
- The Joy and the Pain of Being Alone: Managing the Solitude-Loneliness (SOLO) Paradox in People High on the Autism Spectrum.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2026Review
- The Relationship Between Autistic Traits, Internet Addiction, Perceived Social Support and Life Satisfaction.Noro psikiyatri arsivi · 2025Article
- The relationship between autistic traits and problematic smartphone use in adolescents: The serial mediating role of anxiety and executive dysfunction.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- Network analysis of autism traits and problematic mobile phone use and their associations with depression among Chinese college students.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
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- Brief Report: Investigating the Motivations and Autistic Traits of Video Gamers.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2022Article
- Network Analysis of Internet Addiction Symptoms Among a Clinical Sample of Japanese Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2021Article
- Individual Differences in Tendencies Toward Internet Use Disorder, Internet Literacy and Their Link to Autistic Traits in Both China and Germany.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Problematic internet use: A scoping review - longitudinal research on a contemporary social problem, 2006-2017.Nordisk alkohol- & narkotikatidskrift : NAT · 2020Article
- Problematic Internet Use in University Students Attending Three Superior Graduate Schools in Italy: Is Autism Spectrum Related to Suicide Risk?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Manifesto for a European research network into Problematic Usage of the Internet.European neuropsychopharmacology : the journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2018Article
- Neural Correlates of Non-clinical Internet Use in the Motivation Network and Its Modulation by Subclinical Autistic Traits.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2018Article
- The Prevalence of Internet Addiction Among a Japanese Adolescent Psychiatric Clinic Sample With Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2017Article
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Abstract
Individuals with autism spectrum disorders or autistic traits may profit from Internet and computer-mediated interactions, but there is concern about their Internet use becoming compulsive. This study investigated the link between autistic traits and Internet use in a 2-wave longitudinal study with a non-clinical community sample (n = 390). As compared to people with less autistic traits, people with more autistic traits did not report a higher frequency of Internet use, but they were more prone to compulsive Internet use. For women, more autistic traits predicted an increase in compulsive Internet use over time. These results suggest that, despite its appeal for people with autistic traits, the Internet carries the risk of compulsive use.
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