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Download full textMehmet Ali Yildiz; Okan Uslu – Educational Process: International Journal, 2023
Background/purpose: The research aimed to examine the mediation of emotion regulation strategies in the relationship between Internet addiction and life satisfaction during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Materials/methods: The participants consisted of 357 volunteers, aged 18 or over (257 females, 100 males), who were contacted online during 2021. The…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Emotional Response, Internet, Addictive Behavior
Direct linkMills, Sarah D.; Wiesen, Christopher A. – Health Education & Behavior, 2022
The majority of U.S. adults believe that smoking is a cause of lung cancer, but research suggests that the percentage of adults who believe smoking causes other types of cancers and chronic disease is lower. This study examines the correlates of beliefs about several established health effects of smoking in a nationally representative sample of…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Smoking, Adults, Correlation
Van Brown, Bethany L.; Kopak, Albert; Hoffmann, Norman – Journal of Drug Education, 2020
Exposure to violence can lead to a dramatic increase in the likelihood of the development of a substance use disorder (SUD). Given the overlap between the two, substance use for survivors of violence, then, can be a coping mechanism to manage the traumatic effects of abuse and persistent use can evolve into a diagnosable SUD. This study was…
Descriptors: Violence, Probability, Substance Abuse, Correlation
Osman, Amira; Thrasher, James F.; Yong, Hua-Hie; Arillo-Santillán, Edna; Hammond, David – Health Education Research, 2017
Health warning labels (HWLs) on cigarette packs that use strong fear appeals may evoke defensive responses including acts of disparaging the warnings. Whether warning disparagement undermines HWL effectiveness remains unclear. We assessed correlates of one type of HWL disparagement and its association with subsequent cessation attempts.…
Descriptors: Smoking, Health Promotion, Longitudinal Studies, Adults
Umeda, Maki; Shimoda, Haruki; Miyamoto, Karin; Ishikawa, Hanako; Tachimori, Hisateru; Takeshima, Tadashi; Kawakami, Norito – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2021
Objectives: The present study aims to examine sociodemographic correlates and comorbid mental disorders among adult with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADHD) using the national representative data of Japan. Methods: Analysis was conducted on the cross-sectional data derived from the World Mental…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Tas, Ibrahim – International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies, 2019
Gaming addition is attracting the attention of more and more researchers every day. Diagnostic criteria defined by World Health Organization (WHO) and American Psychiatric Association (APA) for gaming disorder or internet gaming disorder have caused a rapid increase in the number of studies on the subject. A similar case applies to the studies…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Computer Games, Foreign Countries, Correlation
Elliott, Luther; Ream, Geoffrey; McGinsky, Elizabeth; Dunlap, Eloise – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2012
A nationally representative online survey (n = 3,380) was used to assess the contribution of patterns of video game play to problem video game play (PVGP) symptomatology. Game genre, enjoyment, consumer involvement, time spent gaming (gaming days in the past month and hours on days used), and demographic variables were all examined. The study…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Video Games, Adults, Online Surveys
Matthies, Swantje; Holzner, Sebastian; Feige, Bernd; Scheel, Corinna; Perlov, Evgeniy; Ebert, Dieter; van Elst, Ludger Tebartz; Philipsen, Alexandra – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2013
Objective: Tobacco smoking and ADHD frequently co-occur. So far, the bulk of research on the ADHD-smoking comorbidity has been done in children with ADHD and nonclinical adult samples. To assess smoking habits in adults with ADHD, the authors used the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND). Method: In 60 adult outpatients, with an ADHD…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Risk, Smoking, Addictive Behavior
Shinebourne, Pnina – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2012
This paper evolved from previous research on women's experience of addiction and recovery. The original study was based on detailed semi-structured interviews analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). In this study a poetic representation of material from participants' accounts was created to explore how a focus on the poetic…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Interviews, Poetry, Addictive Behavior
Korkmaz, Özgen; Sahin, Cengiz; Usta, Ertugrul – Online Submission, 2011
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between interaction and audience anxiety levels and Internet addiction of adults. The research was performed in the survey model as a descriptive study. A total of 384 adults with different ages living in a Central Anatolian city constituted the sample of the study. Data were collected…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Anxiety, Internet, Adults
Blankenship, Jason; Starling, Randall; Woodall, W. G.; May, Philip A. – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2009
New Mexico experienced a surge in the gaming industry during the mid-1990s with the initiation of a state lottery and other new gaming opportunities, as well as the development of many Indian gaming establishments. This paper explores patterns associated with gambling in two random samples of the adult population (N = 2674) in the entire State of…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Females, Correlation, Gender Differences
Johnson, Matthew W.; Bickel, Warren K. – Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 2006
Relative reinforcing efficacy refers to the behavior-strengthening or maintaining property of a reinforcer when compared to that of another reinforcer. Traditional measures of relative reinforcing efficacy sometimes have led to discordant results across and within studies. By contrast, previous investigations have found traditional measures to be…
Descriptors: Reinforcement, Behavior, Consumer Economics, Experiments
