SynthesisFrontiers in public health2022
Assessing the Association Between Internet Addiction Disorder and Health Risk Behaviors Among Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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30 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 45 citations in OpenAlex.
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- The effectiveness of school-based interventions to reduce problematic digital technology use and screen time: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2025Pooled it
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- Patterns and Correlates of Co-occurring Smoking, Alcohol Use, Gambling, and High Internet Use Among University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study in Türkiye.Journal of community health · 2026Article
- Latent profile analysis of adolescents' active health behaviors and the predictive factors.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- Development and validation of a comprehensive prevention-focused intervention package for problematic digital technology use among youth: a multi-site study protocol.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Mobile Phone Addiction and Suicidal Behaviors in Adolescents: School-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Zhejiang Province, China.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Caught in the Web-Emotional Regulation Difficulties and Internet Addiction Among Romanian Medical and Technical University Students: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Association Between Excessive Internet Use Time, Internet Addiction, and Physical-Mental Multimorbidity Among Chinese Adolescents: Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- [Association of Physical Activity, Mental Health and Contextual Factors with Problematic Internet Use in Adolescents from Barcelona: A Cross-sectional Study].Revista espanola de salud publica · 2025Article
- Factors related to risky alcohol consumption and binge drinking in Spanish college students: a cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2025Article
- The Association Between Internet Addiction and the Risk of Suicide Attempts in Chinese Adolescents Aged 11-17 Years: Prospective Cohort Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Centre for Advanced Research on Addictive Behaviors: a national framework for digital wellness and youth mental health targeting behavioral addictions in India.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- The association between internet addiction and sleep quality among medical students in Saudi Arabia.Annals of medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Internet addiction disorder (IAD) is a global issue that has resulted in a slew of physical and emotional consequences. Studies have indicated that health risk behaviors might be the risk factors for IAD. The published literature on the correlation between the two is lacking. Therefore, we conducted a comprehensive analysis to understand better the link between IAD and health risk behaviors among adolescents and young adults. Methods: We searched ten electronic databases for relevant articles. Data were extracted based on IAD and health risk behaviors ( alcohol, smoking, suicidal, gambling and drug abuse). We calculated odds ratios (ORs), a pooled correlation coefficient (r) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). A fixed-effect model was applied to summarize the pooled effects. Heterogeneity was examined using Results: A total of 16 studies and 61,823 participants were included in this study. Meta-analysis showed that IAD was positively correlated with drinking ( Conclusion: We found significantly increased risks of suicidal behavior, drinking, and smoking in adolescents and young adults with IAD. These findings are important to expand our understanding of IAD and have great guiding significance for preventing health risk behaviors of adolescents and young adults. Systematic Review Registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42021257729, identifier: PROSPERO CRD42021257729.
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