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 ...
Differences between adolescents with pathological Internet use in inpatient and outpatient treatmentAbstract.Objective: In epidemiological studies high prevalence estimates for pathological Internet use in ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...