2024
Risk avoidance and social anxiety in adolescence: Examination of event-related potentials and theta-dynamics on the Balloon Risk Avoidance Task
Edgar E, Waugh A, Wu J, Castagna P, Potenza M, Mayes L, Crowley M. Risk avoidance and social anxiety in adolescence: Examination of event-related potentials and theta-dynamics on the Balloon Risk Avoidance Task. Brain And Cognition 2024, 180: 106209. PMID: 39137602, PMCID: PMC11371477, DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2024.106209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLevels of social anxietySocially anxious youthSocial anxietyAnxious youthAvoidance taskSocial Phobia and Anxiety InventoryLow levels of social anxietyRisk avoidanceNeural correlatesAvoidance conditioningSuccessful avoidanceTheta dynamicsAnxiety InventoryTheta powerBehavioral correlatesAnxietyTheta responseFRNAdolescentsAvoidanceConcurrent electroencephalographySlow-waveYouthOscillatory dynamicsTaskLongitudinal tracking of alcohol expectancies and their associations with impulsivity in alcohol naïve youth in the adolescent brain cognitive development (ABCD) study
Adams F, Ferster K, Morris L, Potenza M, Ivanov I, Parvaz M. Longitudinal tracking of alcohol expectancies and their associations with impulsivity in alcohol naïve youth in the adolescent brain cognitive development (ABCD) study. Drug And Alcohol Dependence Reports 2024, 12: 100271. PMID: 39262669, PMCID: PMC11387828, DOI: 10.1016/j.dadr.2024.100271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescent Brain Cognitive DevelopmentAlcohol expectanciesAdolescent Brain Cognitive Development cohortLack of premeditationLack of perseveranceNegative alcohol expectanciesAlcohol use onsetDivergent developmental trajectoriesPositive urgencyBehavioral impulsivitySensation seekingTime-specific associationsCognitive developmentSelf-reportAlcohol useAlcohol initiationDevelopmental aspectsResults FindingsYouth agesLongitudinal developmentImpulseIntervention initiativesReduce underage drinkingAdolescentsYouth
2023
Screen media activity in youth: A critical review of mental health and neuroscience findings
Paulus M, Zhao Y, Potenza M, Aupperle R, Bagot K, Tapert S. Screen media activity in youth: A critical review of mental health and neuroscience findings. Journal Of Mood And Anxiety Disorders 2023, 3: 100018. PMID: 37927536, PMCID: PMC10624397, DOI: 10.1016/j.xjmad.2023.100018.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsScreen media activitiesEcological systems theoryAnxiety-related concernsCognitive processesNeuroscience findingsCognitive functioningSpecific negative effectsMental health issuesBronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theoryAdolescents' livesMixed findingsMood disturbanceMental healthContextual factorsSleep durationHealth relationshipFuture researchSleep patternsNegative associationYouthScreen timeMultifaceted relationshipBalanced examinationLong-term impactSystems theoryExploring mediational roles for self-stigma in associations between types of problematic use of internet and psychological distress in youth with ADHD
Lee K, Chen C, Chen J, Liu C, Chang K, Fung X, Chen J, Kao Y, Potenza M, Pakpour A, Lin C. Exploring mediational roles for self-stigma in associations between types of problematic use of internet and psychological distress in youth with ADHD. Research In Developmental Disabilities 2023, 133: 104410. PMID: 36603311, DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2022.104410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderProblematic smartphone useProblematic social media usePsychological distressProblematic gamingProblematic useDeficit hyperactivity disorderMediational roleHyperactivity disorderSmartphone useDistressResults of pathAdolescentsSocial media useYouthExtant literaturePsychiatric outpatient clinicMedia useSpecific formAnxietyDifferent formsParticipantsGamingDepressionAssociation