Background Cyberchondria (CYB) has been described relatively recently as a behaviour
characterized by excessive online searching for medical information that is associated with …

Problematic Internet use (PIU), which has become a global social issue, can be broadly
conceptualized as an inability to control one's use of the Internet which leads to negative …

This research examined the relations of social media addiction to college students' mental
health and academic performance, investigated the role of self-esteem as a mediator for the …

There are growing concerns about the impact of digital technologies on children's emotional
well-being, particularly regarding fear, anxiety, and depression. The 2 mental health …

A family environment, characterized by low expressiveness, low cohesion and intense
conflicts is usually associated with problematic internet use (PIU) among adolescents …

Given the prevalence of Internet use among youth, there is concern that a subset of Internet-
using youth may exhibit problematic or addictive patterns of Internet use. The present study …

The present study aimed to investigate: a) the contribution of the fear of missing out (FoMO)
in explaining social media problematic use taking also into account the fear of being …

Introduction Being constantly connected on social media is a “way of being” among
adolescents. However, social media use can become “problematic” for some users and only …

The current study examined problematic Internet use (PIU) among people who play MMO
games and sought to determine whether aspects of the MMO experience are useful …

Problematic Internet use (PIU) has long been a matter of public concern. Study 1 examined
the correlates of a well-validated measure of Internet addiction [Young, KS (1998). Caught in …