Frontiers in Psychology | Addictive Behaviors

Original Research

Accepted on 06 Oct 2025

From Lonely to Addicted: Exploring Sex Differences in the Effect of Online Social Support Among University Students in Hong Kong

in Addictive Behaviors

Mei-Kei Leung
Kean Poon
Nichol Man-Lok Wong
Lam-Hon Cheung
Way Kwok-Wai Lau

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1654908

Original Research

Accepted on 06 Oct 2025

Mobile Phone Addiction and Achievement Motivation in Chinese Medical Students: The Chain Mediating Effect of Anxiety and Depression Symptoms

in Addictive Behaviors

Haoge Bai
Yiju Wang
Yan Jin
Zongyao Zhang
Juan Wang
Yang Meng
Hao Sun
Hui Xie

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1651675

Original Research

Accepted on 06 Oct 2025

Internet addiction influences life satisfaction through social support among Chinese college students: A moderated mediation model of grit

in Addictive Behaviors

Tingting Ma
Jianan Li
Chang Seek Lee

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1654839

Correction

Accepted on 03 Oct 2025

Correction: The relationships among self-control, psychological resilience, and digital addiction in college students: a meta-analytic structural equation modeling

in Addictive Behaviors

Ziyang Zhao
Yaozhong Zhang
Yongqiang Ma
Obaid Azeem
Haidong Zhu

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1712264

182 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Oct 2025

Metaphor as a cognitive and relational tool for self-narrating experience of addiction: a qualitative-quantitative analysis

in Addictive Behaviors

Daniela Altavilla
Greta Mazzaggio
Valentina Deriu
Stefana Garello
Alessia Vecchi
Ines Adornetti
Alessandra Chiera
Stefano Canali
Francesco Ferretti

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1658238

2,387 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Oct 2025

Parental attachment and problematic smartphone use in adolescents: the chain-mediated role

in Addictive Behaviors

Yuan Peng
Wenhua Cui
Ruqian Yang
Hua Wang

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1648291

2,130 views

Original Research

Accepted on 02 Oct 2025

Does Body Image Dissatisfaction Exacerbate Smartphone Addiction among Chinese College Students?

in Addictive Behaviors

Peizhe Xu
Kaichao Shao

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1618979

163 views

Original Research

Accepted on 02 Oct 2025

Moderators of peer influence effects for adolescents’ smoking and vaping norms and outcomes in high and middle-income settings

in Addictive Behaviors

Jennifer Marie Murray
Sharon Sánchez-Franco
Olga L Sarmiento
Erik Kimbrough
Christopher Tate
Shannon C Montgomery
Rajnish Kumar
Laura Maria Dunne
Abhijit Ramalingam
Erin Krupka

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1655761

166 views

Systematic Review

Published on 25 Sep 2025

Addictions and risk behaviors in adolescence: a systematic review and qualitative analysis

in Addictive Behaviors

María del Mar Simón Márquez
Silvia Fernández Gea
María del Mar Molero Jurado
Pablo Molina Moreno
María del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1646746

2,997 views

Original Research

Accepted on 24 Sep 2025

Substance Abuse Treatment in Nigeria: Applying a Biopsychosocial-Spiritual Framework at MACCARCA

in Addictive Behaviors

Ezeakunne Mary Frances
Human-Friedrich Unterrainer

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1639570

2,710 views

Correction

Accepted on 24 Sep 2025

Correction: Development and validation of the conversational AI dependence scale for Chinese college students

in Addictive Behaviors

Yuanyuan Chen
Mengyun Wang
Shujuan Yuan
Yan Zhao

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1700281

2,155 views

Systematic Review

Accepted on 23 Sep 2025

Systematic review of the use of prescription and non-prescription psychotropic drugs and their relation with mental health in university population

in Addictive Behaviors

Catalina Espitia Cepeda
Bárbara González-Amado
Salvador Simó-Algado
Víctor José Villanueva-Blasco

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1661844

2,348 views

Original Research

Published on 23 Sep 2025

The moderating role of internet addiction severity on the relationship between affective temperaments and emotion regulation in adolescents and young adults

in Addictive Behaviors

Carmela Mento
Daniele Mollaioli
Chiara La Barbiera
Federica Arena
Francesca Capellupo
Maria Rosaria Anna Muscatello
Clara Lombardo

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1682156

2,809 views

Review

Accepted on 22 Sep 2025

Gaming disorder and problematic caffeine consumption in adolescents: A narrative review and public health framework

in Addictive Behaviors

Jennifer J. Park
Yihong Zhao
Marc N Potenza

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1690304

805 views

Systematic Review

Published on 22 Sep 2025

Influencing factors of short-form video addiction among Chinese university students: a systematic review

in Addictive Behaviors

Xiaoling Zhan
Weijia Zhu

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1663670

2,482 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 18 Sep 2025

The longitudinal associations between filial piety belief and mobile phone addiction: from the perspective of self-determination theory

in Addictive Behaviors

Hua Wei
Jiajia Tang
Hemuqing Xu
Juan Shi
Qiufang Wu
Yuancai Song

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1635463

2,623 views