ReviewCurrent addiction reports2022
Estimation of Behavioral Addiction Prevalence During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
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85 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effectiveness of Interventions for Internet, Smartphone, and Gaming Addictions: Umbrella Review and Meta-Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- The Relationship Between Problematic Smartphone Use and Time Distortion: The Serial Mediating Effects of Loneliness and Fear of Missing Out.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2026Article
- Sleep disturbance and problematic internet use in adolescents with and without major depressive disorder: a comparative study.Irish journal of medical science · 2026Article
- Epidemiology of adolescent gaming disorder: A 6-year population-based longitudinal study (2019-2024).European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2026Article
- Gender differences in smartphone addiction, physical activity, and quality of life: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Attachment Representations, emotion regulation Difficulties and behavioral addiction Risk: Testing a mediation model in undergraduate students.Addictive behaviors reports · 2026Article
- Addressing gender disparities in the efficacy of psychological interventions for behavioral addictions: protocol for a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2026Article
- Self-reported negative attentional bias is associated with smartphone addiction among male flight cadets: chain mediation by impulsivity and anxiety.Discover mental health · 2026Article
- Risk factors for Problematic Internet Use (PIU) among Polish students: the role of loneliness, depression, and health behaviours in a predictive analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Substance and Behavioural Addictions Among Evacuees: Findings From Israeli Swords of Iron War.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2026Article
- The associations between PTSD symptom clusters, insomnia, and depressive symptoms in Chinese adolescents with low and high levels of internet addiction: A cross-lagged network analysis.Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy · 2026Article
- Longitudinal analysis of behavioral addictions among children and adolescents in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- A sex-specific difference in smartphone addiction, physical activity level, and cognitive functions among university students.AIMS public health · 2026Article
- A history of addiction through the six editions of Kandel'sFrontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2026Review
- Social networks, messaging apps, addictive use, and academic performance in adolescents: findings from the EHDLA study.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Smartphone use, wellbeing, and their association in children.Pediatric research · 2025Article
- Trajectories and predictors of spherical equivalent among multiethnic school-aged children in Southwest China: a 2.5-year cohort study.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Prevalence of food addiction and sex-specific correlates in a large sample of Iranian adults.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Validation of Two Gaming Disorders Assessment Tools for Indian Young Adults: Psychometric Evaluation of the Gaming Disorder Test (GDT) and Gaming Disorder Scale for Young Adults (GADIS-YA).The Psychiatric quarterly · 2025Article
- Anodal excitatory HD-tDCS over left DLPFC on impulsivity, problem solving, and executive functions in young-onset behavioral addiction: A randomized sham-controlled study.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
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Abstract
Purpose of Review: The COVID-19 pandemic changed people's lifestyles and such changed lifestyles included the potential of increasing addictive behaviors. The present systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to estimate the prevalence of different behavioral addictions (i.e., internet addiction, smartphone addiction, gaming addiction, social media addiction, food addiction, exercise addiction, gambling addiction, and shopping addiction) both overall and separately. Recent Findings: Four databases ( Summary: Behavioral addictions appeared to be potential health issues during the COVID-19 pandemic. Healthcare providers and government authorities should foster some campaigns that assist people in coping with stress during COVID-19 pandemics to prevent them from developing behavioral addictions during COVID-19 and subsequent pandemics. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40429-022-00435-6.
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