Frontiers in Psychology | Addictive Behaviors

Original Research

Published on 25 Apr 2025

The relationship between college students' belief in a just world and internet addiction: the moderating effect of legal cognition

in Addictive Behaviors

He Jianhua
Zhu Haoliang
Li Kanze
Xu Shuhui

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1557781

Original Research

Published on 22 Apr 2025

Physical activity and mobile phone addiction among Chinese college students: a chain mediation model of social anxiety and loneliness

in Addictive Behaviors

Xueqiang Zhu
Haitao Niu
Qingying Zhu
Wenjia Chen

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1545440

404 views

Systematic Review

Accepted on 18 Apr 2025

Mapping Research on ICT Addiction: A Comprehensive Review of Internet, Smartphone, Social Media, and Gaming Addictions

in Addictive Behaviors

Livia Isabel Andrade Quizhpe
Marlon Santiago Viñán-Ludeña

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1578457

Systematic Review

Published on 17 Apr 2025

Association of Internet addiction with psychiatric symptom levels and sleep disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis

in Addictive Behaviors

Yuanlin Sun
Zhen Wang
Tianzhi Liu

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1573058

549 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Apr 2025

Work addiction, emotional dysregulation, addictive eating, and physical health among full-time employees in the United States

in Addictive Behaviors

Catherine So-Kum Tang

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1532636

355 views

Original Research

Accepted on 14 Apr 2025

Cyberbullying Victimization Predicts Substance Use and Mental Health Problems in Adolescents: Data from a Large-scale Epidemiological Investigation

in Addictive Behaviors

Cláudio Romualdo
Wanderlei Abadio Oliveira
Luciana Bertoldi Nucci
José Eugenio Rodríguez-Fernández
Laura Soares da Silva
Evelin Moreira Freires
Amanda Severo Lins Vitta
Fernando Ferreira Semolini
Lucas da Rosa Ferro
Denise De Micheli

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1499352

Original Research

Published on 08 Apr 2025

Explanatory model of behavioral adaptation in video game addiction among adolescents in urban and rural Peru: the mediating role of anxiety

in Addictive Behaviors

Julio Cesar Huamani-Cahua
Estefany Ojeda-Flores
Norma Roxana Medina Arce
Leslie Emilia Villanueva Kuong
Michael Antony Ojeda-Flores

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1500800

632 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Apr 2025

The central mediating effect of inhibitory control and negative emotion on the relationship between bullying victimization and social network site addiction in adolescents

in Addictive Behaviors

Jiale Wang
Ning Wang
Tianci Qi
Yang Liu
Zhenhua Guo

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1520404

757 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Mar 2025

Gambling and other addictive behaviors among higher education students in Finland—insights from a large-scale survey

in Addictive Behaviors

Jussi Palomäki
Sari Castrén
Niko Männikkö
Tiina Latvala

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1529051

594 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Mar 2025

Short-term effectiveness of gambling treatment in the Daily Clinic for Gambling Addiction

in Addictive Behaviors

Dora Dodig Hundric
Neven Ricijas
Sabina Mandic
Sanja Radic Bursac
Davor Bodor

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1536082

1,062 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Mar 2025

Connecting self-esteem to problematic AI chatbot use: the multiple mediating roles of positive and negative psychological states

in Addictive Behaviors

Ruiqi Yao
Guijie Qi
Dongfang Sheng
Hua Sun
Jiacheng Zhang

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1453072

1,936 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Mar 2025

Temporal focus, dual-system self-control, and college students’ short-video addiction: a variable-centered and person-centered approach

in Addictive Behaviors

Yang Liu
Yaqing Huang
Lan Wen
Peng Chen
Shuyue Zhang

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1538948

1,347 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Mar 2025

Exploring initiation process and cultural identity towards young adult vapers in China: a qualitative comparison between single and dual users

in Addictive Behaviors

Jingzhong Xie
Keda Wu

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1480898

573 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Mar 2025

The impact of gambling advertising on gambling severity: a path analysis of factors of psychological distress in individuals with gambling disorder

in Addictive Behaviors

Hibai Lopez-Gonzalez
Roser Granero
Fernando Fernández-Aranda
Mark D. Griffiths
Susana Jiménez-Murcia

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1523906

1,112 views

Systematic Review

Published on 12 Mar 2025

Exploring the relationship between social media dependence and internet addiction among college students from a bibliometric perspective

in Addictive Behaviors

Ruotong Dong
Dongfeng Yuan
Xue Wei
Jingyi Cai
Zhongzhu Ai
Shiquan Zhou

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1463671

1,863 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Mar 2025

Association between internet addiction and sleep quality in medical students: a longitudinal study

in Addictive Behaviors

Chaowei Guo
Ming Chen
Xiaotong Ji
Jiang Li
Yi Ma
Shuang Zang

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1517590

788 views