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Akar, Filiz – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2015
Problem Statement: Excessive internet use, particularly problematic and negative consequences of internet use, is rapidly increasing among children and adolescents throughout the World and in Turkey. While the internet provides potential advantages for users in terms of the academic support, sharing ideas & feelings, and freedom of expression,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, High School Students, Internet
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Eksi, Fusun – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2012
The main aim of this study is to find out to what extent do narcissistic personality traits predict internet addiction and cyber bullying in vocational high school students. For this study five hundred and eight vocational high school students (331 male students--66,2%, 169 female students 33,8% and 8 unstated [x-bar] 16,24) from Anatolian side of…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Addictive Behavior, Bullying, Social Isolation
Ventresca, Melissa Weida – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand the role of storytelling in the transformation of female cocaine addicts in Narcotics Anonymous. For this research the primary investigator utilized a theoretical orientation of transformative learning theory and storytelling. The rationale for employing transformative learning theory is that…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Qualitative Research, Females, Addictive Behavior
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McCormack, Abby; Griffiths, Mark D. – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2012
The popularity of poker (and in particular online poker) has increasingly grown worldwide in recent years. This increase in the popularity of poker has led to the increased incidence of the "professional poker player". However, very little empirical research has been carried out into this relatively new group of gamblers. The aim was to determine…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Risk, Peer Acceptance, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
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Wetterneck, Chad T.; Burgess, Angela J.; Short, Mary B.; Smith, Angela H.; Cervantes, Maritza E. – Psychological Record, 2012
Previous research has found that a significant proportion of individuals who use Internet pornography (IP) report that their use is problematic in some area of functioning. Problematic IP use has been conceptualized as an aspect of sexual addiction and as having components of impulsivity and compulsivity. Experiential avoidance also has been…
Descriptors: Internet, Pornography, Sexuality, Psychological Patterns
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Brunelle, Natacha; Tremblay, Joël; Blanchette-Martin, Nadine; Gendron, Annie; Tessier, Mélanie – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2014
A total of 726 youths presenting a severe addiction were evaluated at the time of their request for services in an addiction rehabilitation center. Results show that the more delinquent youths have a more severe profile of substance use, thus confirming the strong association between psychoactive substance (PAS) use severity and delinquency. Girls…
Descriptors: Correlation, Drug Abuse, Delinquency, Adolescents
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Eiden, Rina D.; Lessard, Jared; Colder, Craig R.; Livingston, Jennifer; Casey, Meghan; Leonard, Kenneth E. – Developmental Psychology, 2016
A developmental cascade model for adolescent substance use beginning in infancy was examined in a sample of children with alcoholic and nonalcoholic parents. The model examined the role of parents' alcohol diagnoses, depression and antisocial behavior in a cascading process of risk via 3 major hypothesized pathways: first, via parental…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Developmental Stages, Child Development, Adolescent Development
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Dowdy, Erin; Furlong, Michael J.; Sharkey, Jill D. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2013
This study examined the potential utility of adding items that assessed youths' emotional and behavioral disorders to a commonly used surveillance survey. The goal was to evaluate whether the added items could enhance understanding of youths' involvement in high-risk behaviors. A sample of 3,331 adolescents in Grades 8, 10, and 12 from four…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Adolescents, Addictive Behavior, Surveys
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Marhe, Reshmi; Waters, Andrew J.; van de Wetering, Ben J. M.; Franken, Ingmar H. A. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2013
Objective: Relapse is a major problem in drug addiction treatment. Both drug craving and drug-related cognitions (e.g., attentional bias and implicit attitudes to drugs) may contribute to relapse. Using ecological momentary assessments, we examined whether craving and cognitions assessed during drug detoxification treatment were associated with…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Addictive Behavior, Drug Addiction, Association Measures
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Martin, Gina; Macdonald, Scott; Ishiguro, Sonya – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2013
This study assessed the relative importance of problem gambling, cocaine use and selected psychosocial characteristics in predicting criminal convictions. A self-administered questionnaire was completed by clients when admitted to a treatment program for a primary problem with cocaine (n = 300), gambling (n = 199), or tobacco (n = 249). The…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Smoking, Adolescents, Measures (Individuals)
Carter, Rebecca R.; Johnson, Shannon M.; Exline, Julie J.; Post, Stephen G.; Pagano, Maria E. – Grantee Submission, 2012
The purpose of this study is to explore narcissistic and prosocial behaviors as reported by adolescents with and without substance dependency disorder (SDD). This study employs a quasi-experimental design using SDD adolescents compared with two normative samples of adolescents. In comparison to normative adolescents, adolescents with SDD were…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Antisocial Behavior, Prosocial Behavior, Adolescents
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Shinebourne, Pnina – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2012
This paper evolved from previous research on women's experience of addiction and recovery. The original study was based on detailed semi-structured interviews analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). In this study a poetic representation of material from participants' accounts was created to explore how a focus on the poetic…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Interviews, Poetry, Addictive Behavior
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Ariyabuddhiphongs, Vanchai – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2012
This paper uses the social cognitive theory model to review the literature on older adult gambling, and related personal and environment characteristics. Results show that lottery is the kind of gambling most frequently played by older adults, followed by casino games. Older adults take trips to casinos to socialize, find excitement, and win…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Program Effectiveness, Longitudinal Studies, Epistemology
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Hopley, Anthony A. B.; Dempsey, Kevin; Nicki, Richard – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2012
Playing Texas Hold 'em Online Poker (THOP) is on the rise. However, there is relatively little research examining factors that contribute to problem gambling in poker players. The aim of this study was to extend the research findings of Hopley and Nicki (2010). The negative mood states of depression, anxiety and stress were found to be linked to…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Depression (Psychology), Surveys, Behavior Problems
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Dewprashad, Brahmadeo – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2011
This column provides original articles on innovations in case study teaching, assessment of the method, as well as case studies with teaching notes. This month's case study focuses on the chemistry of cocaine to teach a number of core concepts in organic chemistry. It also requires that students read and analyze an original research paper on…
Descriptors: Cocaine, Organic Chemistry, Case Studies, Science Instruction
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