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Cooper, Maria; Loukas, Alexandra; Harrell, Melissa B.; Perry, Cheryl L. – Journal of American College Health, 2017
Background: As conventional cigarette use is declining, electronic cigarette ("e-cigarette") use is rising and is especially high among college students. Few studies examine dual use of e-cigarettes and cigarettes among this population. This study explores the relationship between dual and exclusive e-cigarette / cigarette use and…
Descriptors: College Students, Smoking, Correlation, Addictive Behavior
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Chou, Chien; Lee, Yuan-Hsuan – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2017
This study investigated the moderating effect of children's perceived Internet parenting styles (IPS) on the relationship among their perceived Internet parenting behaviors (operationalized as warmth and control on Internet use from their parents), Internet expectancy (IE), and Internet addiction tendency (IAT). Participants were 3169 Taiwanese…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Child Rearing, Foreign Countries, Junior High School Students
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Gündogdu, Cemal; Aygün, Yalin; Ilkim, Mehmet; Tüfekçi, Sakir – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2018
In this research, quantitative findings and qualitative follow-up themes were used to quantify, conceptualize and finally try to explain the impact of disabled children's engagement with physical activity on their parents' smartphone addiction levels. An initial phase of quantitative investigation was conducted with 116 parents. Analyses of…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Addictive Behavior, Children
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Geçgel, Hulusi – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2020
This research aims to determine the smartphone addiction levels of Turkish pre-service teachers. In this study, a relational screening model, which is one of the quantitative research methods, was used. The study group consists of 178 pre-service teachers studying at a State University in the West of Turkey. Smartphone Addiction Scale adapted to…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Addictive Behavior, Social Media
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Meates, Julie – Teachers and Curriculum, 2020
Since the evolution of the internet in 1969 and the inception of the personal computer in the early 1970s, a significant body of research has emerged that highlights the impacts of digital technology on education, health and human development. This paper reviews research in this area and examines the physical, mental, and social health effects on…
Descriptors: Computer Use, Addictive Behavior, Children, Adolescents
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Eliseo-Arras, Rebecca K.; Brous, Rachel; Sheppard, Sandra M. – Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research, 2019
Individuals who engage in non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) may turn to social media platforms in order to gather tips, seek validation, or look for social support from others who also engage in this behavior. In the present study, we examined posts, pictures, and memes on the social media platform Tumblr, in order to ascertain what self-injury…
Descriptors: Social Media, Self Destructive Behavior, Injuries, Depression (Psychology)
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Bagci, Hakki – International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, 2019
Today, when information technologies are evolving rapidly, digital platforms such as computers, the internet, social media and smartphones have become essential parts of our lives. These digital platforms are intensely used by people with a variety of ages. Students mostly use digital platforms to communicate, navigate on social media and playing…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, College Students, Vocational Schools, Computer Use
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McHugh, Camilla A.; Anderson, Lindsey; Lloyd, Jenny; Logan, Stuart; Wyatt, Katrina – Health Education Journal, 2019
Objective: This paper uses a qualitative approach to explore the factors that influence diet and physical activity choices of 11-13-year-olds with a particular focus on the impact of the school environment. Design: Qualitative focus groups. Setting: Three purposively sampled secondary schools in Devon, UK. Method: A total of 53 students, aged…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dietetics, Physical Activities, Adolescents
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'Tayo, Subair S.; Adebola, Solomon Temitope; Yahya, Deborah Oreoluwa – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2019
This study examined social media usage among undergraduates vis-à-vis its influence on their studies. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population for the study comprised all undergraduate students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife Nigeria. Five faculties were randomly selected, from which 850 students were selected…
Descriptors: Social Media, Undergraduate Study, Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students
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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
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Zinnatova, Mariya V.; Zeer, Evald F.; Zavyalova, Ekaterina V.; Sorokin, Vladimir ?.; Yudina, Marina S. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
The ever more growing relevance of the issue under evaluation is explained by the wide expansion of digital technology that leads to the necessity to ensure cybernetic wellness of the population, especially the young. The goal of this article is to detect the psychological peculiarities of the Internet dependence of the youth. The leading approach…
Descriptors: Internet, Wellness, Youth, Computer Use
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Sussman, Steve; Unger, Jennifer B.; Begay, Cynthia; Moerner, Lou; Soto, Claradina – Journal of Drug Education, 2021
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,…
Descriptors: American Indians, Adolescents, Addictive Behavior, Incidence
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Jacques, Debrielle T.; Sturge-Apple, Melissa L.; Davies, Patrick T.; Cicchetti, Dante – Developmental Psychology, 2021
Prior work suggests that substance-dependent mothers insensitively respond to their child's emotional needs, which can increase children's risk for psychopathology. However, the mechanisms and processes underlying these associations remain unclarified. Mothers' insensitivity to children's distress is an especially unique predictor of child…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Addictive Behavior, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship
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Yang, Xu-Hao; Yu, Hong-Jie; Liu, Ming-Wei; Zhang, Jie; Tang, Bo-Wen; Yuan, Shuai; Gasevic, Danijela; Paul, Kelly; Wang, Pei-Gang; He, Qi-Qiang – Journal of American College Health, 2020
Objective: This study aimed to assess the impact of a health education intervention on health behaviors, self-efficacy, and well-being among college students. Participants: Between March and October 2016, a total of 532 undergraduates participated. Methods: A theory-based intervention was conducted at Wuhan University, China. Participants were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Education, Intervention, Health Behavior
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Sapmaz, Fatma; Totan, Tarik – Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Technology, 2018
The aim of this study is to model the happiness classification of university students--grouped as addicted, addiction risk, threshold and non-addicted to internet usage--with compatibility analysis on a map as happiness, average and unhappiness. The participants in this study were 400 university students from Turkey. According to the results of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Addictive Behavior, At Risk Persons
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