Abstract.Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has raised concerns about a potential increase of addictive behaviors. Adolescents are considered particularly vulnerable to a problematic usage of digital applications. ...
Standardization of Terms for Behavioral AddictionsAbstract.Background: There is a multitude of terms, which intend to describe behavioral addictions, but which are limited in their operationalizability, their ...
Abstract:Aim: Parents can influence the Internet use (IUD) or gaming disorder (GD) in their children in various ways. However, there is scant published research and limited structured guidelines on the subject. ...
Attachment Styles, Computer Gaming and the Mediating Role of Emotion Dysregulation: A Replication StudyAbstract:Aims: Computer games are playing an increasingly important role in German society. The aim of this study was to replicate a ...
Abstract:Introduction: The current state of research suggests that personal, environmental, and product-related risk factors contribute to the development and maintenance of gaming disorder. Concerning game related ...
Media-associated disorders in childhood and adolescence: Evidence paper of the joint addiction commision of the German societies and professional associations of child and adolescent psychiatry and psychotherapy...
Inclusion of gaming disorder as a behavioral addiction in ICD-11Abstract. With the inclusion of the new category “disorders due to addictive behaviors” in ICD-11, it has been officially recognized by the WHO that ...
Internet Use Disorders Among German Adolescents Before and During the COVID-19 PandemicAbstract.Theoretical background: Several studies indicate that the level of adolescents’ time spent online increased sharply during the lockdown ...
Abstract.Theoretical background: In cross-sectional studies, high levels of online time proved to be empirically related to a higher risk of online behavioral addictions, which in turn are cross-sectionally and longitudinally ...
Preparation of an Online Training Programme for the Parents of Adolescents and Young Adults with Internet Use DisordersAbstract. Theoretical background: According to current research, parents can influence both the development and the ...