Attachment styles among study participants with pathological Internet useAbstract.Aim: It is assumed that pathological Internet use (PIU) is a result of insecure attachment styles and unmet attachment needs. The ...
Online Addiction as an Attempt to Compensate Traumatic ExperiencesBackground: Pathological internet use (PIU) is a behavioral addiction (Grüsser, Poppelreuter, Heinz, Albrecht & Sass, 2007) whose prevalence seems to increase. Several authors have ...
Differences between adolescents with pathological Internet use in inpatient and outpatient treatmentAbstract.Objective: In epidemiological studies high prevalence estimates for pathological Internet use in ...
Association of peer victimization, coping, and pathological internet use among adolescentsObjective: To investigate the association of pathological internet use, peer victimization, and coping styles among German adolescents who reported experiences of ...
Relationships between family interactions and pathological internet use in adolescents: an overviewObjective: The internet is used intensely by German adolescents for various activities both in school as well as during leisure time. Pathological internet ...