Methodological issues in behavioral addictions’ research: A call for an unbiased analysis of excessive behaviors

IF 2.8 Q1 Psychology
Yura Loscalzo, Marco Giannini
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Abstract

In the psychological literature, there has been a proliferation of new behavioral addictions, often biased by an aprioristic and confirmatory approach that applied the addiction framework without adequately considering other potential explanations of excessive behaviors. This position paper further extends the critiques previously pointed out in the literature by highlighting the methodological issues underlying the current behavioral addiction research and the need for future studies to avoid a confirmatory and aprioristic approach (whatever the etiological hypothesis). Analyzing repetitive behaviors in their own specifies could help find a balance between the risk of over-pathologizing common behaviors and not exploring new potential clinical disorders related to everyday (excessive) behaviors associated with functional impairment and deserving public health attention. Finally, we underline the value of recalling that if an existing diagnosis might explain the problematic behavior under consideration, a new clinical disorder should not be introduced in the literature.
行为成瘾研究中的方法论问题:呼吁对过度行为进行公正的分析
在心理学文献中,出现了大量新的行为成瘾,这些行为成瘾通常被一种先验和证实性的方法所偏见,这种方法应用了成瘾框架,而没有充分考虑过度行为的其他潜在解释。本立场文件进一步扩展了先前在文献中指出的批评,强调了当前行为成瘾研究的方法学问题,以及未来研究避免证实性和先验性方法(无论病因学假设如何)的必要性。分析重复行为本身可以帮助在将常见行为过度病态化的风险与不探索与功能损害相关的日常(过度)行为相关的新的潜在临床疾病之间找到平衡,这些行为值得公共卫生关注。最后,我们强调回顾的价值,如果现有的诊断可能解释正在考虑的问题行为,不应该在文献中引入新的临床障碍。
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Addictive Behaviors Reports
Addictive Behaviors Reports Medicine-Psychiatry and Mental Health
CiteScore
6.80
自引率
0.00%
发文量
69
审稿时长
71 days
期刊介绍: Addictive Behaviors Reports is an open-access and peer reviewed online-only journal offering an interdisciplinary forum for the publication of research in addictive behaviors. The journal accepts submissions that are scientifically sound on all forms of addictive behavior (alcohol, drugs, gambling, Internet, nicotine and technology) with a primary focus on behavioral and psychosocial research. The emphasis of the journal is primarily empirical. That is, sound experimental design combined with valid, reliable assessment and evaluation procedures are a requisite for acceptance. We are particularly interested in ''non-traditional'', innovative and empirically oriented research such as negative/null data papers, replication studies, case reports on novel treatments, and cross-cultural research. Studies that might encourage new lines of inquiry as well as scholarly commentaries on topical issues, systematic reviews, and mini reviews are also very much encouraged. We also welcome multimedia submissions that incorporate video or audio components to better display methodology or findings.
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