ArticleJournal of behavioral addictions2019
Attentional bias in Internet users with problematic use of social networking sites.
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- Compulsivity-related behavioral features of problematic usage of the internet: A scoping review of paradigms, progress, and perspectives.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2024Article
- Attentional Biases and Their Association with Substance-Use-Related Problems and Addictive Behaviors: The Utility of a Gamified Value-Modulated Attentional Capture Task.Addictive behaviors reports · 2024Article
- Dissociation of prepotent response inhibition and interference control in problematic internet use: evidence from the Go/No-Go and Flanker tasks.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- Trait anxiety and corresponding neuromarkers predict internet addiction: A longitudinal study.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2024Article
- The imbalance of self-reported wanting and liking is associated with the degree of attentional bias toward smoking-related stimuli in low nicotine dependence smokers.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- "Danmu" preference, problematic online video watching, loneliness and personality: An eye-tracking study and survey study.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- Depression and stress are associated with latent profiles of problematic social media use among college students.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
aimsEvidence from the field of addictive disorders suggests that attentional bias for stimuli related to a substance or activity of abuse (e.g., gambling) exacerbates the addictive behavior. However, evidence regarding attentional bias in PIU is sparse. This study aims to investigate whether individuals who express problematic tendencies toward social networking sites (SNS), a subtype of PIU, show attentional bias for stimuli associated with social media.
methodsSixty-five participants performed Visual Dot-Probe and Pleasantness Rating Tasks containing SNS-related and matched control images during eye movements were recorded, providing a direct measure of attention. Participants were assessed on their levels of SNS Internet use (ranging from problematic to non-problematic) and their levels of urges to be online (high vs. low).
resultsProblematic SNS users and, in particular, a subgroup expressing higher levels of urges to be online showed an attentional bias for SNS-related images compared to control images.
conclusionThese results suggest that attentional bias is a common mechanism associated with problematic Internet use as well as other addictive disorders.
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