Conceptualising social media addiction: a longitudinal network analysis of social media addiction symptoms and their relationships with psychological distress in a …

D Tullett-Prado, JR Doley, D Zarate, R Gomez… - BMC psychiatry, 2023 - Springer
Background Problematic social media use has been identified as negatively impacting
psychological and everyday functioning and has been identified as a possible behavioural …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying self-disclosed anxiety on Twitter: A natural language processing approach

D Zarate, M Ball, M Prokofieva, V Kostakos… - Psychiatry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Text analyses of social media posts are a promising source of mental health
information. This study used natural language processing to explore distinct language …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring user-avatar bond profiles: Longitudinal impacts on internet gaming disorder

T Brown, R Smith, D Zarate, MD Griffiths… - Computers in Human …, 2024 - Elsevier
Avatars serve as the virtual embodiment of users, facilitating their online interaction, with
potential positive and negative effects. These effects range from enhancing social and …

Burnout profiles among esports players: Associations with mental toughness and resilience

DR Poulus, J Sargeant, D Zarate… - Journal of sports …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The present study investigated burnout among esports players and its association with
mental toughness and resilience. Esports players (N= 453; Mage= 23.0, SD= 4.18; in the top …

[HTML][HTML] Depression, anxiety, and stress in young adult gamers and their relationship with addictive behaviors: A latent profile analysis

G Aonso-Diego, A González-Roz, S Weidberg… - Journal of Affective …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background There is limited research examining latent profiles of gamers based on
emotional variables, which has implications for prevention efforts. The study sought to …

[PDF][PDF] Online behavioral addictions: Longitudinal network analysis and invariance across men and women

D Zarate, G Dorman, M Prokofieva, R Morda… - Technology, Mind, and …, 2023 - vuir.vu.edu.au
Online activity has become increasingly prevalent worldwide, raising concerns about
potential online behavioral addictions (eg, problematic social media use, disordered online …

Disordered gaming: the interplay between user-avatar bond and sexual minority status

S Eddy, B Loriente, TL Burleigh, D Poulus… - Psychology & …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Online gamers represent themselves virtually through their in-game avatar, providing
opportunities for connection and self-expression. Prior research indicates associations …

[HTML][HTML] Resolving the masculinity dilemma: Identifying subtypes of male meat consumers with latent profile analysis

L Camilleri, PR Gill, J Scarfo, A Jago - Food Quality and Preference, 2023 - Elsevier
Reducing meat consumption is necessary to meet Paris Agreement climate change targets.
Efforts to reduce meat consumption should target male consumers, who are the biggest …

[HTML][HTML] Gaming Disorder: The role of a gamers flow profile

T Footitt, N Christofi, DR Poulus, MC Carras… - Addictive Behaviors …, 2024 - Elsevier
Digital games are widely popular and integral to contemporary entertainment. Nevertheless,
a proportion of users present with disordered/excessive gaming behaviours, provisionally …

[HTML][HTML] Pixels and perception: Map** the association between digital media and psychotic-like experiences in adolescents

K Hein, D Zarate, T Burleigh, V Stavropoulos - Comprehensive Psychiatry, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction Psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) during adolescence can lead to
psychotic disorders. Digital media usage has been suggested to link to PLEs, but research is …