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Konkolÿ Thege B, Moore A, Szabó GS, Fitzgerald M, Hodgins DC, Kim HS. Psychometric properties of the generalised version of the Screener for Substance and Behavioural Addictions (SSBA-G): A comprehensive screening tool for substance-related and behavioural addictions. Psychiatry Res 2023; 328:115459. [PMID: 37696101 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Revised: 08/29/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/13/2023]
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Assessing addictive behaviours comprehensively and efficiently is a challenge in both research and clinical practice. Consequently, we tested the psychometric properties of the Generalized Screener for Substance and Behavioural Addictions (SSBA-G), a novel, brief screening tool measuring functional impairment resulting from both substance and behavioural addictions. The SSBA-G was developed from the Screener for Substance and Behavioural Addictions (Schluter et al., 2018) and tested in four samples including university students in Canada (n = 481) and the US (n = 164) as well as community adults in Canada (n = 301), and Hungary (n = 79). Confirmatory factor analysis supported the hypothesized bifactor model of the SSBA-G. Receiver-operation characteristic analyses revealed high differentiation accuracy (AUC=0.86-.95), as well as identical ideal cut points across the Substance Addiction (SSBA-G-S) and Behavioural Addiction (SSBA-G-B) Subscales. Results indicated good-to-excellent sensitivity and moderate-to-good specificity. The SSBA-G demonstrated excellent internal consistency and test-retest reliability as well as promising concurrent validity in relation to the original SSBA and additional questions regarding addiction-related impairment. The SSBA-G also showed good convergent and divergent validity with indicators of general mental health. These results indicate that the SSBA-G is a psychometrically sound and efficient measure of addiction-related impairment across substances and excessive behaviours.
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- Barna Konkolÿ Thege
- Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care, Waypoint Research Institute, Penetanguishene, Ontario, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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- Department of Psychology, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Human Development & Family Science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; The Royal's Institute of Mental Health Research, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Corner T, Arden-Close E, McAlaney J. Wellbeing in Addiction Recovery: Does It Differ across Addictions? INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:6375. [PMID: 37510607 PMCID: PMC10379731 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20146375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2023] [Revised: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
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Limited research has been conducted on the experiences of individuals in long-term recovery from addiction, and addictions are usually studied in isolation. However, no theories of addiction differentiate between addictions or assume that individuals will experience only one addiction. This study aimed to compare affect between individuals with addictions to drugs and alcohol and to explore how QoL changes in long-term recovery from addiction. Individuals in recovery from addiction (n = 115; 52.2% male) were recruited via snowball sampling on social media signposted by an addiction rehabilitation charity. Participants completed questionnaires about QoL (WHOQOL-Bref) and positive and negative affect (PANAS-X). The main primary addictions were drugs (76.5%) and alcohol (21.7%), with 69.7% reporting multiple addictions including food, sex, internet, and gambling. Affect and coping strategies did not differ by addiction. QoL appeared to improve with time in recovery. The high percentage of multiple addictions and greater similarities than differences between individuals with drug and alcohol addictions suggest that addictions should not be studied in isolation when studying psychological health during long-term recovery.
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- Tessa Corner
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bournemouth University, Poole BH12 5BB, UK
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bournemouth University, Poole BH12 5BB, UK
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bournemouth University, Poole BH12 5BB, UK
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Coping and Co-Occurrence of Gaming Disorder and Substance Use in Recovering Substance Users. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11247370. [PMID: 36555987 PMCID: PMC9784481 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11247370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Revised: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND There are a wide range of negative effects associated with both substance use disorders and behavioural disorders and their co-occurrence. Understanding the way in which at-risk populations (e.g., substance-abstinent users) interact with potentially addictive behaviours (e.g., gaming) and substance use-while navigating life stressors through differing coping styles-can inform preventative strategies. METHODS Therefore, the present study investigated 64 clinical participants and 138 general population participants. Each cohort was required to complete a battery of psychometric scales exploring problematic behaviours, problematic substance use, co-occurrence, and coping styles. Additional exploratory direct comparisons of gamers in the clinical cohort and gamers in the general cohort were carried out. RESULTS The study's findings suggest that gamers from different populations (i.e., general and clinical) share similar at-risk behaviours. These problematic behaviours were more pronounced among abstinent substance use gamers, and more specifically among poly-substance use gamers. CONCLUSIONS The findings of the present study add to the literature and suggest that dysfunctional coping style and the co-occurrence of problematic behaviours may have an impact on the assessment and potential treatment of substance abstinent gamers. The findings offer support for an integrated treatment approach, wherein both substance use and the other problematic behaviours (e.g., gaming) are considered in tandem.
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Akbari M, Bahadori MH, Khanbabaei S, Milan BB, Horvath Z, Griffiths MD, Demetrovics Z. Psychological predictors of the co-occurrence of problematic gaming, gambling, and social media use among adolescents. COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2022.107589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Atroszko PA, Atroszko B, Charzyńska E. Subpopulations of Addictive Behaviors in Different Sample Types and Their Relationships with Gender, Personality, and Well-Being: Latent Profile vs. Latent Class Analysis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:8590. [PMID: 34444338 PMCID: PMC8394473 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18168590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Revised: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Relatively strong theoretical assumptions and previous studies concerning co-occurring addictive behaviors suggest a subpopulation representing general proclivity to behavioral addictions (BAs), and there are gender-specific subpopulations. This study aimed to compare latent profile analysis (LPA) and latent class analysis (LCA) as the methods of investigating different clusters of BAs in the general student population and among students positively screened for at least one BA. Participants and procedure: Analyses of six BAs (study, shopping, gaming, Facebook, pornography, and food) and their potential antecedents (personality) and consequences (well-being) were conducted on a full sample of Polish undergraduate students (N = 1182) and a subsample (n = 327) of students including individuals fulfilling cutoff for at least one BA. RESULTS LPA on the subsample mostly replicated the previous four profiles found in the full sample. However, LCA on a full sample did not replicate previous findings using LPA and showed only two classes: those with relatively high probabilities on all BAs and low probabilities. LCA on the subsample conflated profiles identified with LPA and classes found with LCA in the full sample. CONCLUSIONS LCA on dichotomized scores (screened positively vs. negatively) were less effective in identifying clear patterns of interrelationships between BAs based on relatively strong theoretical assumptions and found in previous research. BAs can be investigated on the whole spectrum of behavior, and person-centered analyses might be more useful when they are based on continuous scores. This paper provides more detailed analyses of the four basic clusters of BAs, prevalence, and co-occurrence of particular BAs within and between them, their gender and personality risk factors, relationships to well-being, and their interrelationships as emerging from the results of this and previous studies.
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- Paweł A. Atroszko
- Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Gdańsk, 80-309 Gdańsk, Poland; (P.A.A.); (B.A.)
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Gdańsk, 80-309 Gdańsk, Poland; (P.A.A.); (B.A.)
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, 40-007 Katowice, Poland
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Charzyńska E, Sussman S, Atroszko PA. Profiles of potential behavioral addictions' severity and their associations with gender, personality, and well-being: A person-centered approach. Addict Behav 2021; 119:106941. [PMID: 33915392 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.106941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Revised: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Addictions share common etiological factors associated with personality vulnerabilities such as narcissism or emotional instability. Also, there are gender differences in the type of and risk for addiction (e.g., men may be more prone to addictions, overall). These are considerably less understood in relation to behavioral addictions (BAs) than in substance use disorders. This study aimed to investigate associations between profiles of six potential BAs (study, shopping, gaming, Facebook, pornography, and food) and gender, personality, and well-being among Polish emerging adults, as a partial replication and extension of previous work. PARTICIPANTS AND PROCEDURE In a paper-and-pencil cross-sectional study, 1182 Polish undergraduate students (mean age = 20.33 years; SD = 1.68) completed questionnaires measuring six potential BAs alongside questions on demographic variables, personality traits (Big Five, narcissism), and well-being indicators (general quality of life, health quality, sleep quality, perceived stress, anxiety, and hopelessness). RESULTS Using latent profile analysis, four profiles were identified: (1) elevated levels of study, Facebook, shopping, and food addictions; (2) elevated levels of gaming and pornography addictions; (3) low or average levels of all potential BAs, and (4) highest levels of all potential BAs. The second and fourth profiles included men predominantly, and the first profile included almost exclusively women. The fourth profile, in comparison to all other profiles, demonstrated significantly higher scores on all potential BAs, narcissism, lowest conscientiousness and emotional stability, and lowest well-being. CONCLUSIONS The results suggest that there is a general proclivity to potential BAs. Furthermore, there are gender-specific profiles of potential BAs, which at present are poorly understood.
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Sussman S, Unger JB, Begay C, Moerner L, Soto C. Prevalence, Co-Occurrence, and Correlates of Substance and Behavioral Addictions Among American Indian Adolescents in California. JOURNAL OF DRUG EDUCATION 2021; 50:31-44. [PMID: 34018408 DOI: 10.1177/00472379211017038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The present study investigated the prevalence and co-occurrence of addictions to tobacco, alcohol, other drugs, food/eating, the internet, texting, video games, shopping, love, sex, exercise, work, and gambling among American Indian (AI) youth in California. As with previous work in other cultural groups, the most prevalent addictions were love, internet, and exercise, though prevalence and co-occurrence of these addictions were relatively high among AI youth. A negative life events measure was associated with all the addictions, suggesting that life stressors are associated with high rates of multiple types of addictions among AI youth. There is a need for more research to better understand the relations of life stressors with multiple addictions among AI youth as well as how to remediate these behaviors.
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- Steve Sussman
- Department of Preventive Medicine, 12223University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, United States
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, 12223University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, United States
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, 12223University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, United States
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, 12223University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, United States
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, 12223University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, United States
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Alcaraz-Ibañez M, Chiminazzo JGC, Sicilia A, Fernandes PT. Body and appearance-related self-conscious emotions and exercise addiction in Brazilian adolescents: A person-centred study. J Sports Sci 2021; 39:1528-1536. [PMID: 33541220 DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2021.1883290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The present study aimed to identify profiles of adolescents based upon body and appearance-related self-conscious emotions, and to examine whether these profiles differed from each other in terms of their exercise addiction (EA) symptoms. A sample of 703 Brazilian adolescents (41% girls) completed a self-report questionnaire. The results from a two-step cluster analysis identified four profiles: prideful (19.5%), low self-consciousness (31.7%), moderately high self-consciousness (29.2%), and shameful-guilty (19.6%). The prideful profile was characterized by a greater presence of boys, as well as by higher frequency/intensity levels of exercise than the remaining groups. The shameful-guilty profile was characterized by a greater presence of girls and by higher levels of BMI compared to the remaining groups. Regarding EA symptoms, the results from the ANCOVA/MANCOVA analyses revealed that the prideful profile showed (i) higher salience and tolerance levels than the low-level balanced self-consciousness profile, and (ii) higher salience and lower conflict compared to the shameful-guilty profile. Additionally, the moderately high self-consciousness profile showed (i) higher salience and tolerance levels than the low self-consciousness profile, and (ii) higher salience levels than the shameful-guilty profile. Identifying subgroups on the basis of body appearance-related self-conscious emotions contributes to explaining different EA symptoms in adolescents.
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- Manuel Alcaraz-Ibañez
- Department of Education and Health Research Centre, University of Almería, Almería, Spain
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- Department of Education and Health Research Centre, University of Almería, Almería, Spain
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Bianco A, Ravalli S, Maugeri G, D’Agata V, Vecchio M, D’Amico AG, Pavone V, Lucenti L, Amato A, Gentile A, Giustino V, Feka K, Thomas E, Musumeci G. The " Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology" Journal Club Series: Highlights on Recent Papers in Overtraining and Exercise Addiction. J Funct Morphol Kinesiol 2019; 4:E68. [PMID: 33467383 PMCID: PMC7739227 DOI: 10.3390/jfmk4040068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Accepted: 09/27/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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We are glad to introduce the seventeenth Journal Club. This edition is focused on several relevant studies published in the last years in the field of Overtraining and Exercise Addiction, chosen by our Editorial Board members and their colleagues. We hope to stimulate your curiosity in this field and to share with you the passion for the sport seen also from the scientific point of view. The Editorial Board members wish you an inspiring lecture.
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- Antonino Bianco
- Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Via Giovanni Pascoli 6, 90144 Palermo, Italy; (A.B.); (A.A.); (A.G.); (V.G.); (K.F.); (E.T.)
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Human Anatomy and Histology Section, School of Medicine, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 87, 95123 Catania, Italy; (S.R.); (G.M.); (V.D.)
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Human Anatomy and Histology Section, School of Medicine, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 87, 95123 Catania, Italy; (S.R.); (G.M.); (V.D.)
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Human Anatomy and Histology Section, School of Medicine, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 87, 95123 Catania, Italy; (S.R.); (G.M.); (V.D.)
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania–U.O. Rehabilitation A.O.U. “Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele”, 95123 Catania, Italy;
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- San Raffaele Open University of Rome, Department of Human Science and Promotion of quality of Life, 00148 Rome, Italy;
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- Department of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, Section of Orthopedics and Traumatology, A.O.U. Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy; (V.P.); (L.L.)
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- Department of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, Section of Orthopedics and Traumatology, A.O.U. Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy; (V.P.); (L.L.)
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- Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Via Giovanni Pascoli 6, 90144 Palermo, Italy; (A.B.); (A.A.); (A.G.); (V.G.); (K.F.); (E.T.)
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- Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Via Giovanni Pascoli 6, 90144 Palermo, Italy; (A.B.); (A.A.); (A.G.); (V.G.); (K.F.); (E.T.)
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- Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Via Giovanni Pascoli 6, 90144 Palermo, Italy; (A.B.); (A.A.); (A.G.); (V.G.); (K.F.); (E.T.)
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- Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Via Giovanni Pascoli 6, 90144 Palermo, Italy; (A.B.); (A.A.); (A.G.); (V.G.); (K.F.); (E.T.)
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- Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Via Giovanni Pascoli 6, 90144 Palermo, Italy; (A.B.); (A.A.); (A.G.); (V.G.); (K.F.); (E.T.)
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Human Anatomy and Histology Section, School of Medicine, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 87, 95123 Catania, Italy; (S.R.); (G.M.); (V.D.)
- Research Center on Motor Activities (CRAM), University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
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Burleigh TL, Griffiths MD, Sumich A, Stavropoulos V, Kuss DJ. A Systematic Review of the Co-occurrence of Gaming Disorder and Other Potentially Addictive Behaviors. CURRENT ADDICTION REPORTS 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s40429-019-00279-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Research into work addiction has steadily grown over the past decade. However, the literature is far from unified and there has been much debate on many different issues. AIM AND METHODS This paper comprises a narrative review and focuses on 10 myths about work addiction that have permeated the psychological literature and beyond. The 10 myths examined are (a) work addiction is a new behavioral addiction, (b) work addiction is similar to other behavioral addictions, (c) there are only psychosocial consequences of work addiction, (d) work addiction and workaholism are the same thing, (e) work addiction exclusively occurs as a consequence of individual personality factors, (f) work addiction only occurs in adulthood, (g) some types of work addiction are positive, (h) work addiction is a transient behavioral pattern related to situational factors, (i) work addiction is a function of the time spent engaging in work, and (j) work addiction is an example of overpathogizing everyday behavior and it will never be classed as a mental disorder in the DSM. RESULTS Using the empirical literature to date, it is demonstrated that there is evidence to counter each of the 10 myths. CONCLUSION It appears that the field is far from unified and that there are different theoretical constructs underpinning different strands of research.
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- Department of Clinical Psychology and Addiction, Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary,Corresponding author: Dr. Mark Griffiths; Professor of Behavioural Addiction, International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, 50 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, NG1 4FQ, UK; Phone: +44 115 848 2401; E-mail:
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- Department of Psychometrics and Statistics, Institute of Psychology, University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
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Lichtenstein MB, Griffiths MD, Hemmingsen SD, Støving RK. Exercise addiction in adolescents and emerging adults - Validation of a youth version of the Exercise Addiction Inventory. J Behav Addict 2018; 7:117-125. [PMID: 29409340 PMCID: PMC6035018 DOI: 10.1556/2006.7.2018.01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2017] [Revised: 12/25/2017] [Accepted: 01/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Behavioral addictions often onset in adolescence and increase the risk of psychological and social problems later in life. The core symptoms of addiction are tolerance, withdrawal symptoms, lack of control, and compulsive occupation with the behavior. Psychometrically validated tools are required for detection and early intervention. Adolescent screening instruments exist for several behavioral addictions including gambling and video gaming addiction but not for exercise addiction. Given recent empirical and clinical evidence that a minority of teenagers appear to be experiencing exercise addiction, a psychometrically robust screening instrument is required. Aims The aim of this study was to develop and test the psychometric properties of a youth version of the Exercise Addiction Inventory (EAI) - a robust screening instrument that has been used across different countries and cultures - and to assess the prevalence of exercise addiction and associated disturbed eating. Methods A cross-sectional survey was administered to three high-risk samples (n = 471) aged 11-20 years (mean age: 16.3 years): sport school students, fitness center attendees, and patients with eating disorder diagnoses. A youth version of the EAI (EAI-Y) was developed and distributed. Participants were also screened for disordered eating with the SCOFF Questionnaire. Results Overall, the EAI-Y demonstrated good reliability and construct validity. The prevalence rate of exercise addiction was 4.0% in school athletes, 8.7% in fitness attendees, and 21% in patients with eating disorders. Exercise addiction was associated with feelings of guilt when not exercising, ignoring pain and injury, and higher levels of body dissatisfaction.
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- International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Endocrinology, Center for Eating Disorders, Odense University Hospital, Odense C, Denmark
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