SynthesisJournal of behavioral addictions2025
Scars, screens, and stakes: Link between non-suicidal self-injury and problem gambling, problem gaming, and problematic internet use - A systematic review.
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- Overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses on problematic video game use and gaming disorder in adolescents and young adults.EClinicalMedicine · 2026Review
- Dynamic Risk and Protective Factors of NSSI in Middle School Students: A Longitudinal Study.Actas espanolas de psiquiatria · 2026Article
- A comparative analysis of sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of gambling disorder by sex among treatment-seeking individuals: A national sample from Türkiye.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2026Article
- Digital addiction comorbidity patterns and their differential links to internalizing symptoms, suicidal behaviors and non-suicidal self-injury in vocational high school students.BMC psychology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Objective: Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) constitutes an important public health concern. Here, we systematically reviewed and synthesized existing literature to provide an up-to-date overview of associations between NSSI, problem gambling, problem gaming, and problematic internet use (PIU). Methods: We searched four databases through April 2025: Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, and PsycINFO. The Joanna Briggs Institute's tool was used to assess the quality of studies. Empirical studies utilizing quantitative or qualitative methods or case studies that presented evidence on the relationships between NSSI and frequent or problematic gambling, internet use, and gaming were included. Results: Forty studies published between 2009 and 2025 were reviewed. Four investigated the relationship between NSSI and problem gambling, seven focused on problem gaming, and twenty-nine examined PIU. Cross-sectional designs and surveys were common. Findings suggest that at-risk or problem gambling was associated with NSSI in adolescents, college students, and adults. An association between PIU and NSSI appeared moderated by social support, with impulsivity representing a shared factor. Similarly, internet gaming disorder and its severity were linked to NSSI, with anxiety acting both as a mediator and moderator. Limitations entailed self-reported measures, limited generalizability, poor ability to establish causal relationships due to cross-sectional designs, and frequent use of single unvalidated questions to assess NSSI. Conclusion: The review provides a comprehensive overview and suggests complex relationships between NSSI and problem gambling, problem gaming, and PIU. Clinicians and future studies should focus on co-occurring disorders and identify risk factors, predictors, and moderators that influence these relationships.
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