Abstract Purpose of Review The COVID-19 pandemic has promoted behavioral changes
and elevated mental distress. Addictive behaviors often increased, generating mental health …

Background and aims Guided by the Interaction of Person-Affect-Cognition-Execution (I-
PACE) model and a self-stigma framework, this study aimed to investigate relationships …

Currently, six instruments have been developed using the 11th revision of the International
Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) criteria for Gaming Disorder (GD). Two of these are the …

Technological advances have created the environment for Internet addiction (IA). A specific
form of IA is social media addiction. Moreover, social media addiction may be further …

Food addiction (FA) is linked to eating disorders and obesity. The Yale Food Addiction Scale
(YFAS), which has various versions in different languages, is widely used to assess FA …

The rapid development of internet technology has substantially improved individuals' social
media use. However, a minority group of individuals may experience social media addiction …

The popularity and advancement of smartphones generate a new phenomenon of
smartphone addiction. To promote early identification of individuals at risk of smartphone …

In the present era, the rapidly growing social media trends of the digital age have the
potential to affect the psychological well-being of individuals. In this context, understanding …

Background Social media addiction (SMA) caused by excessive dependence on social
media is becoming a global problem. At present, most of the SMA studies recruit college …

Objective Problematic use of the internet has been linked to emotional and sleep concerns,
although relationships with specific types of internet use are less well understood. YouTube …