Global concern about problematic usage of the internet (PUI), and its public health and
societal costs, continues to grow, sharpened in focus under the privations of the COVID-19 …

Aim Critics of gaming disorder (GD; ie, Internet gaming disorder in the DSM-5; Gaming
disorder in the ICD-11) have expressed concerns about the potential risks of …

In the present cyber age, Internet gaming disorder (IGD) and risky online behaviour are
prevalent, and adolescents are especially vulnerable to such emergent problems. Few …

Background and aims Fear of missing out (FOMO) promotes the desire or urge to stay
continuously connected with a social reference group and updated on their activities, which …

Highlights•PUI is an increasing problem in mental health around the globe.•PUI shares
some clinical similarities with other substance-related disorders.•Candidate genes of the …

The first decade of adolescent and young adult (AYA) oncology psychosocial care and
research (2005–2015) was driven by a normative, developmental framework that assumed a …

Chronic stress is both theoretically and methodologically challenging to operationalize
through biomarkers. Yet minimally invasive, field‐friendly biomarkers of chronic stress are …

Background Social connection has been linked to reduced disease risk and enhanced
antiviral immunity, but it is unclear whether online social connections have similar effects to …

On the basis of participant observation and questionnaire data, we consider the cultural
shaping of video gaming pleasure and distress in face-to-face gaming centers in Udaipur …

Previous research has identified a link between experiencing life as meaningful and
purposeful—what is referred to as “eudaimonia”—and reduced expression of a stress …