Investigating mental representations of psychoactive substance use and other potentially addictive behaviors using a data driven network-based clustering method
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Bálint File,
Beáta Bőthe
et al.
Abstract:Background and aims
The aim of the present study was to examine the mental representations of the use of different substances and other potentially addictive behaviors in order to explore meaningful similarities and differences that may contribute to a better understanding of behavioral addictions’ representations and diagnostic criteria.
Methods
The authors mapped the mental and emotional representations of 661 participants (70.5% women; Mage = 35.2 years, SD = 11.7) to the concept "your most disturbing exc… Show more
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