2024
Comparison between problematic use of social media and YouTube to insomnia among Iranian adolescents: A mediating role of psychological distress
Jafari E, Huang P, Zanjanchi F, Potenza M, Lin C, Pakpour A. Comparison between problematic use of social media and YouTube to insomnia among Iranian adolescents: A mediating role of psychological distress. Digital Health 2024, 10: 20552076241261914. PMID: 39347513, PMCID: PMC11428165, DOI: 10.1177/20552076241261914.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychological distressAddiction ScaleSocial mediaBergen Social Media Addiction ScaleEffect of psychological distressSocial Media Addiction ScaleInsomnia Severity IndexStudy investigated relationshipsIranian adolescentsHayes' PROCESS macroSleep concernsProblematic useInsomniaYouTubePROCESS macroInternet useDistressOnline platformsSeverity IndexAdolescentsPUSMOnline surveyAnxietyScaleDepression
2023
Psychometric properties of the Persian Gaming Disorder Test and relationships with psychological distress and insomnia in adolescents
Lin C, Potenza M, Pontes H, Pakpour A. Psychometric properties of the Persian Gaming Disorder Test and relationships with psychological distress and insomnia in adolescents. BMC Psychology 2023, 11: 326. PMID: 37817223, PMCID: PMC10566088, DOI: 10.1186/s40359-023-01368-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGaming Disorder TestPsychological distressClassical test theoryPsychometric propertiesIranian adolescentsRasch analysisTest theorySubstantial differential itemICD-11 criteriaDifferential itemDistressAdolescentsPsychiatric conditionsGamingInsomniaShort instrumentPersian versionMethodsThe present studyEleventh RevisionItemsPotential risk and protective factors related to problematic social media use among adolescents in Iran: A latent profile analysis
Akbari M, Hossein Bahadori M, Khanbabaei S, Boruki Milan B, Jamshidi S, Potenza M. Potential risk and protective factors related to problematic social media use among adolescents in Iran: A latent profile analysis. Addictive Behaviors 2023, 146: 107802. PMID: 37442018, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderIranian adolescentsProtective factorsPresent cross-sectional studyHyperactivity disorderCross-sectional studySocial supportInternalizing symptomsPotential riskIntervention developmentProblematic social media useLatent profile analysisSymptomsAdolescentsStandardized factor scoresCurrent findingsDisordersMultiple factorsRiskAddictionAnxietyGroupFactorsFactor scores