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Uzun, Ahmet Murat; Ünal, Erhan; Tokel, Saniye Tugba – Online Submission, 2014
Internet addiction is regarded to be as a psychological issue with potential sociological effects. Considering this reality in mind, the purpose of this research is to investigate the existence of internet addiction among pre-service ICT teachers. The study also aimed at examining relationships among academic procrastination, general…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Internet, Preservice Teachers, Study Habits
Stewart, Roger A.; Coll, Kenneth M.; Osguthorpe, Richard – College Student Journal, 2013
Teacher education has not historically focused on the social and emotional development of teachers even though there is evidence that such variables influence student success (Jennings & Greenberg, 2009). We believe such a focus is important and we explored variables in teacher education students' families of origin that underpin social and…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Family Relationship, Family Environment, Interaction
Adachi, Paul J. C.; Willoughby, Teena – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2013
The majority of research on the link between video games and aggression has focused on the violent content in games. In contrast, recent experimental research suggests that it is video game competition, not violence, that has the greatest effect on aggression in the short-term. However, no researchers have examined the long-term relationship…
Descriptors: Competition, Addictive Behavior, Adolescents, Aggression
Kim, Pyoung Won; Kim, Seo Young; Shim, Miseon; Im, Chang-Hwan; Shon, Young-Min – Computers & Education, 2013
Addiction to Massive Multiple Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPGs) among juveniles has become a serious problem in Korea and has led to legislation prohibiting juveniles from playing games after midnight. One key factor in gaming addiction is the so-called narrative, or story, gamers create for themselves while playing. This study investigated how…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Addictive Behavior, Computer Games, Writing Instruction
Cowan, Jennifer A.; Devine, Carol M. – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2013
Objective: To determine the effect of an educational and environmental intervention on diet, body mass index, and waist circumference of men in substance addiction treatment. Methods: One hundred three racially/ethnically diverse men in 6 urban substance addiction residential treatment facilities in Upstate New York participated in weekly…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Substance Abuse, Intervention, Food
Beranuy, Marta; Carbonell, Xavier; Griffiths, Mark D. – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2013
Online gaming addiction is a relatively under-researched area and there have been few studies examining online gamers in treatment. This paper reports the findings from a qualitative interview study of nine players undergoing treatment for their addictive playing of Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs). A face-to-face…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Grounded Theory, Friendship, Computer Games
Hing, Nerilee; Nuske, Elaine – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2011
Governments now recognise gambling as a social and public health issue that invites a collaborative approach to responsible gambling and help-seeking involving the gambling industry, gambling help agencies and the wider community. In this paper, we report on findings from interviews with 23 counsellors working in Queensland Gambling Help agencies…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Counselors, Help Seeking, Foreign Countries
Bradley, Joff P. N. – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2015
This paper examines the affective disorders plaguing many young people and the problem of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in particular. It aims to define the limits of the critique of British educationalist Sir Ken Robinson in terms of his philosophy of "creativity" through a consideration of the ideas of French philosopher…
Descriptors: Philosophy, Postmodernism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Creativity
James, William H.; Randolph, Dwight E. – Online Submission, 2015
This study investigated the use of the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument (MAYSI-2) to screen for co-occurring disorders in an adolescent outpatient treatment program and to provide a preliminary assessment of those needs. The MAYSI-2 identified youth with co-occurring disorders and the results support existing recommendations for distinct…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Risk, Screening Tests, Comorbidity
Binde, Per – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2012
A Swedish mutual support group for young problem gamblers is described and discussed. During the study period, 116 weekly meetings occurred, usually involving six to ten participants; in total, 69 problem gamblers (66 male and three female), aged 17-25, and 23 partners and friends attended the meetings. Half the gamblers had problems with Internet…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Foreign Countries, Social Support Groups, Behavior Disorders
Tang, Catherine So-kum; Wu, Anise M. S. – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2012
This study examined the role of impulsivity and its interplay with gambling correlates in influencing the severity of pathological gambling in Chinese societies. It also investigated the extent to which impulsivity would moderate and/or mediate the relationship between life stress and pathological gambling in 94 Chinese treatment-seeking gamblers.…
Descriptors: Conceptual Tempo, Depression (Psychology), Games, Probability
Siporin, Sheldon; Baron, Lisa – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2012
"Contingency Management programs (CMP) and non-drug social and recreational activities (NDSRA) are interventions premised on behavior theory that rely on external sources of reinforcement alternative to drug-based forms to decrease drug use. CMP usually employs vouchers as reinforcement for negative toxicologies. Despite research support, CMP…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Program Effectiveness, Recreational Activities, Contingency Management
Hinvest, Neal; Brosnan, Mark – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2012
Information Communication Technology (ICT) is established within the education systems of most of the industrialized world, across the curriculum and across all ages. Learners, especially younger cohorts, are highly motivated to use ICT within their learning due to their familiarity with technology. However, before integrating any technology into…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Computer Uses in Education, Video Games, Technology Integration
Brands, Bruna; Corea, Larry; Strike, Carol; Singh, Veeran-Anne S.; Behrooz, Renee C.; Rush, Brian – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2012
Concerns about methamphetamine/crystal methamphetamine (MA) have featured prominently in the Canadian media and on addiction treatment agency agendas. We examined MA admissions at addiction treatment agencies to determine if a service gap existed. In 2006, all addiction treatment agencies (n = 124) in Ontario, Canada were invited to complete an…
Descriptors: Evidence, Addictive Behavior, Substance Abuse, Foreign Countries
McMullan, John L.; Miller, Delthia E.; Perrier, David C. – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2012
This study contributes to the emerging literature on commercial advertising and youth gambling by exploring adolescent's exposure to and perceptions of gambling advertisements. We analyzed a sample of 50 youth in six focus groups between the ages of 13 and 18 to examine the process by which youth perceived, received or rejected the form and…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Youth, Advertising, Social Distance