Stress System Response and Decision Making in Heavy Episodic Users of Alcohol and Online Video Games

Gilbertson, Rebecca; Leff, Dustyn; Young, Nathan

doi:10.1080/10826084.2019.1618333

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“…32 Individuals diagnosed with behavioral addictions such as Internet gaming disorder had notable differences in stress levels and reactivity as opposed to those who were not. 33 These stress similarities were also observed among more severe cases of Problematic Internet use, which are frequently accompanied by other psychiatric comorbidities. 34 Findings of a previous study found that psychological factors moderated the relation between stress and addictive behaviors.…”

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Problematic social media use and mental health (depression, anxiety, and insomnia) among Lebanese adults: Any mediating effect of stress?

Malaeb

Salameh

Barbar

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Perspect Psychiatr Care

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Purpose: To examine the association between problematic social media use with depression, anxiety, insomnia, and stress in a sample of young Lebanese adults.Methods: This cross-sectional study was achieved between January and May 2019; 466 out of 600 adults completed the questionnaire.Results: Higher problematic social media use was significantly associated with higher depression, anxiety, and insomnia, but not stress. Stress mediated the relation between depression, anxiety, insomnia, and problematic social media use.Practical Implications: This study showed that problematic social media use was associated with psychological disorders. Additional research is needed to identify and describe the potential causality between the use of social media and various mental health issues and the interplay between the social media network and other mental health factors.

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Problematic social media use and mental health (depression, anxiety, and insomnia) among Lebanese adults: Any mediating effect of stress?

Malaeb

Salameh

Barbar

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“…Heavy episodic use of a particular substance (for substance addictions) or heavy episodic engagement in particular actions (for behavioral addictions) that can accompany "regular" addictive behavior has been shown to have a role in alcohol addiction, 21,22 drug addiction, 23,24 gambling addiction, 25e27 problematic video gaming, 28,29 and problematic video streaming. 30 This behavioral pattern is sometimes referred to as binge behavior and seems to be quite commonplace in addicts.…”

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Variability of Pornographic Content Consumed and Longest Session of Pornography Use Associated With Treatment Seeking and Problematic Sexual Behavior Symptoms

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Introduction Most of the previous studies on problematic pornography use and related behavior have focused on such descriptors of pornography use habits as frequency or time devoted to pornography use. Aim We argue that this constitutes a narrow view and indicators that characterize other aspects of explicit content consumption, namely (i) longest session of pornography viewing (which may be related to binge behavior), as well as (ii) variability of consumed pornographic content, can also be useful indicators. Methods An online study based on a sample of 132 heterosexual men seeking treatment for problematic pornography use, referred by therapists after their initial visit and 437 non-treatment seekers in the control group. Main Outcome Measures The main outcomes of this study are reported longest, non-stop session of viewing pornography, variability in consumed pornographic content (including paraphilic and violent pornography), actual treatment seeking for problematic pornography use and severity of symptoms, and average weekly time devoted to pornography use. Results Our analysis showed that longest session of viewing pornographic content as well as the variety of consumed pornography influenced the decision to seek treatment and the severity of symptoms even when the sheer amount of time devoted to pornography use was controlled. Conclusion This is one of the few studies examining the role of engagement in prolonged sessions of pornography use and the variability of consumed pornographic content in the clinical context of problematic sexual behavior. The study's main limitations are its relatively narrow method of operationalization of variability of pornographic content and longest session of pornography viewing, as well as its cross-sectional, online, and anonymous character. As the described factors have an important influence on treatment seeking and the severity of experienced symptoms, they should be considered in the process of assessing compulsive sexual behavior disorder and related symptoms.

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“…The databases were scanned based on the search terms, and the search results were imported to a systematic review web tool, Rayyan [26]. Duplicates were deleted, and the remaining articles were screened by titles and abstracts.…”

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“…Cortisol can interact with the brain's reward system and might be involved in addictions by contributing to the reinforcing effects of substances such as alcohol [45]. Such results led to the investigation of dysregulated HPA axis responses to a stressor in non-substance addictive disorders as well; however, considering IGD findings are mixed [26].…”

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Neurobiological Link between Stress and Gaming: A Scoping Review

Wang

Simkute

Griškova-Bulanova

2023

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Research on video gaming has been challenged by the way to properly measure individual play experience as a continuum, and current research primarily focuses on persons with gaming disorder based on the diagnostic criteria established in relation to substance use and gambling. To better capture the complexity and dynamic experience of gaming, an understanding of brain functional changes related to gaming is necessary. Based on the proinflammatory hypothesis of addiction, this scoping review was aiming to (1) survey the literature published since 2012 to determine how data pertinent to the measurement of stress response had been reported in video gaming studies and (2) clarify the link between gaming and stress response. Eleven studies were included in this review, and the results suggest that gaming could stimulate a stress-like physiological response, and the direction of this response is influenced by an individual’s biological profile, history of gaming, and gaming content. Our findings highlight the need for future investigation of the stress-behaviour correlation in the context of gaming, and this will assist in understanding the biological mechanisms underlying game addiction and inform the potential targets for addiction-related proinflammatory research.

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Stress System Response and Decision Making in Heavy Episodic Users of Alcohol and Online Video Games

Cited by 8 publications

References 67 publications

Problematic social media use and mental health (depression, anxiety, and insomnia) among Lebanese adults: Any mediating effect of stress?

Problematic social media use and mental health (depression, anxiety, and insomnia) among Lebanese adults: Any mediating effect of stress?

Variability of Pornographic Content Consumed and Longest Session of Pornography Use Associated With Treatment Seeking and Problematic Sexual Behavior Symptoms

Neurobiological Link between Stress and Gaming: A Scoping Review

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