2024
A comprehensive measure assessing different types of problematic use of the internet among Chinese adolescents: The Assessment of Criteria for Specific Internet-use Disorders (ACSID-11)
Saffari M, Chen C, Chen I, Ruckwongpatr K, Griffiths M, Potenza M, Wang X, Huang Y, Chen J, Tsai C, Lin C. A comprehensive measure assessing different types of problematic use of the internet among Chinese adolescents: The Assessment of Criteria for Specific Internet-use Disorders (ACSID-11). Comprehensive Psychiatry 2024, 134: 152517. PMID: 39018815, DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2024.152517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBergen Social Media Addiction ScaleSocial media useSocial Media Addiction ScaleInternet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short FormMedia useCross-cultural adaptationTranslation methodInternet-use disordersInternet-useOnline gamesWeb streamingOnline platformsAddiction ScaleProblematic useInternetComparative fit indexOnline surveyComprehensive measurePornographyConfirmatory factor analysisFour-factor solutionSpectrum of activityDifferent kindsCronbach's alphaMcDonaldProblematic Use of Internet Associates with Poor Quality of Life via Psychological Distress in Individuals with ADHD
Chen C, Lee K, Fung X, Chen J, Lai Y, Potenza M, Chang K, Fang C, Pakpour A, Lin C. Problematic Use of Internet Associates with Poor Quality of Life via Psychological Distress in Individuals with ADHD. Psychology Research And Behavior Management 2024, 17: 443-455. PMID: 38352630, PMCID: PMC10863463, DOI: 10.2147/prbm.s449369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderPsychological distressAddiction ScaleProblematic useBergen Social Media Addiction ScaleSmartphone Application-Based Addiction ScaleEffect of psychological distressPoor behavioral controlSocial Media Addiction ScaleQuality of lifeAttention-deficit/hyperactivityAssociated with poorer QoLStress ScaleDomains of QoLPoor quality of lifePhysical QoL.Behavioral controlDistressPSPUPhysical QoLKid-KINDLSmartphone usePoor QoLBehavior of participantsQoLComparison 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
Sleep Quality and Self-Stigma Mediate the Association Between Problematic Use of Social Media and Quality of Life Among People With Schizophrenia in Taiwan: A Longitudinal Study
Saffari M, Chang K, Chen J, Potenza M, Yen C, Chang C, Huang P, Tsai H, Lin C. Sleep Quality and Self-Stigma Mediate the Association Between Problematic Use of Social Media and Quality of Life Among People With Schizophrenia in Taiwan: A Longitudinal Study. Psychiatry Investigation 2023, 20: 1034-1044. PMID: 37997331, PMCID: PMC10678148, DOI: 10.30773/pi.2023.0169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSleep qualityLongitudinal studyProblematic useSelf-Stigma ScaleSocial Media Addiction ScaleBergen Social Media Addiction ScalePsychological QoLSocial QoLIndirect relationshipWorld Health Organization QualityBrief versionPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexEnvironmental QoLHealth Organization QualityComponents of QoLSleep Quality IndexAddiction ScaleMean scoreQuality of lifeSchizophreniaPhysical QoLEquation modelOrganization QualityPeopleTemporal associationThe Psychobiology of Problematic Use of Social Media
Morris R, Moretta T, Potenza M. The Psychobiology of Problematic Use of Social Media. Current Behavioral Neuroscience Reports 2023, 10: 65-74. DOI: 10.1007/s40473-023-00261-8.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsPsychobiological mechanismsLate positive potentialPoor inhibitory controlProblematic useAttentional resourcesCue reactivityEmotional regulationAffective regulationInhibitory controlMaladaptive behaviorsAddictive behaviorsInhibitory processesNull findingsSubjective measuresPotential componentsTreatment effortsFuture researchPsychobiologyPositive potentialsGreater allocationSocial mediaFurther researchBiological levelsCuesRewardThe effects of emotional working memory training on internet use, impulsivity, risky decision-making, and cognitive emotion regulation strategies in young adults with problematic use of the internet: A preliminary randomized controlled trial study into possible mechanisms
Chashmi S, Shahrajabian F, Hasani J, Potenza M, Kuss D, Hakima F. The effects of emotional working memory training on internet use, impulsivity, risky decision-making, and cognitive emotion regulation strategies in young adults with problematic use of the internet: A preliminary randomized controlled trial study into possible mechanisms. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2023, 12: 786-802. PMCID: PMC10562827, DOI: 10.1556/2006.2023.00022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive emotion regulation strategiesEmotion regulation strategiesMemory trainingProblematic useYoung adultsEmotional tasksRegulation strategiesParticipants' impulsivityEmotional functioningInternet useImpulsivityAdverse correlatesPlacebo conditionPromising interventionTaskTrainingSessionsAdultsInterventionTrial studyFunctioningPresent studyUnderpinningsCorrelatesIndividualsProblematic smartphone use and two types of problematic use of the internet and self-stigma among people with substance use disorders
Chang C, Chen J, Huang S, Potenza M, Su J, Chang K, Pakpour A, Lin C. Problematic smartphone use and two types of problematic use of the internet and self-stigma among people with substance use disorders. Addictive Behaviors 2023, 147: 107807. PMID: 37542974, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107807.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProblematic smartphone useSubstance use disordersCognition-Execution (I-PACE) modelI-PACE modelSmartphone useProblematic useUse disordersPROCESS macro Model 4Person-AffectMediation modelCross-sectional designMediation analysisLongitudinal studyPeopleDisordersRelationshipPsychiatric centerFindingsParticipantsHayesModel 4ContextProblematic use of the internet among adolescents: A four-wave longitudinal study of trajectories, predictors and outcomes
Geng X, Zhang J, Liu Y, Xu L, Han Y, Potenza M, Zhang J. Problematic use of the internet among adolescents: A four-wave longitudinal study of trajectories, predictors and outcomes. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2023, 12: 435-447. PMID: 37294627, PMCID: PMC10316164, DOI: 10.1556/2006.2023.00021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDevelopmental trajectoriesAcademic functioningIndividual differencesFour-wave longitudinal studyProblematic developmental trajectoriesInter-parental conflictProblematic useDifferent developmental trajectoriesPoor academic functioningMental health difficultiesEffective intervention programsDevelopmental patternsFamily predictorsFamilial predictorsBehavioral outcomesLatent class growth modelsHealth difficultiesInterpersonal relationshipsChildhood maltreatmentAdverse correlatesIntervention programsModerate increasingMental healthAdolescentsLow decreasingExploring 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
2022
Problematic social media use is statistically predicted by using social media for coping motives and by positive reinforcement processes in individuals with high COVID-19-related stress levels
Moretta T, Buodo G, Santucci V, Chen S, Potenza M. Problematic social media use is statistically predicted by using social media for coping motives and by positive reinforcement processes in individuals with high COVID-19-related stress levels. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2022, 158: 104-113. PMID: 36580866, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.12.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeuromodulation treatments of problematic use of the Internet
Xu L, Geng X, Zhang J, Guo X, Potenza M, Zhang J. Neuromodulation treatments of problematic use of the Internet. Current Opinion In Behavioral Sciences 2022, 48: 101215. DOI: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2022.101215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProblematic useBrain circuitsTranscranial direct current stimulationDorsolateral prefrontal cortexDirect current stimulationRepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationExecutive controlNegative emotionsStimulus contextTranscranial magnetic stimulationAddictive behaviorsPrefrontal cortexCurrent stimulationAddiction severityBrain regionsMagnetic stimulationNeuromodulation treatmentsInvasive stimulationEmotionsCausal relationshipCravingFunctioningRigorous experimentsAddictionCortexTemporal associations between physical activity and three types of problematic use of the internet: A six-month longitudinal study
Huang P, Chen J, Potenza M, Griffiths M, Pakpour A, Chen J, Lin Y, Hung C, O'Brien K, Lin C. Temporal associations between physical activity and three types of problematic use of the internet: A six-month longitudinal study. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2022, 11: 1055-1067. PMID: 36427199, PMCID: PMC9881666, DOI: 10.1556/2006.2022.00084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical activity levelsPhysical activityActivity levelsTemporal associationInternational Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short FormHigher physical activity levelsLow physical activityQuestionnaire-Short FormPrevalence ratesDaily livingPositive temporal associationHealthy lifestyleLongitudinal survey studyTime pointsLongitudinal studySix-month longitudinal studyShort formAdditional investigationEffects modelProblematic useAssociationPresent studySurvey studyAddiction ScaleOnline survey