María Del Mar Simón Márquez, Silvia Fernández Gea, María Del Mar Molero Jurado, Pablo Molina Moreno, María Del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes
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Abstract
Introduction: Substance abuse and behavioral addictions among adolescents represent a growing public health concern, with significant implications for their physical, mental, and social development. This systematic review aimed to identify the most commonly used substances and prevalent addictive behaviors in this population.
Methods: A comprehensive search was conducted across multiple scientific databases to select studies published between 2018 and 2023. Documents were analyzed qualitatively using the ATLAS.ti Web tool to identify patterns in the use of substances (alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, and cocaine) and behavioral addictions (problematic use of the internet, video games, gambling, smartphones, and social media).
Results: After the systematic and manual selection process, a total of 41 research studies were obtained. Findings indicate that alcohol and tobacco are the most commonly used substances among European adolescents, with early onset linked to a higher risk of addiction. Excessive use of the internet and social media was also identified as a major concern, negatively impacting mental and social health. Video game and gambling addictions showed high prevalence rates, influenced by socioeconomic and family-related factors.
Conclusion: These findings highlight that addictive behaviors in adolescents are multifaceted and influenced by biological, social, and environmental factors. There is a clear need for comprehensive prevention strategies that address both substance use and behavioral addictions to mitigate their impact on adolescent health.
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Frontiers in Psychology is the largest journal in its field, publishing rigorously peer-reviewed research across the psychological sciences, from clinical research to cognitive science, from perception to consciousness, from imaging studies to human factors, and from animal cognition to social psychology. Field Chief Editor Axel Cleeremans at the Free University of Brussels is supported by an outstanding Editorial Board of international researchers. This multidisciplinary open-access journal is at the forefront of disseminating and communicating scientific knowledge and impactful discoveries to researchers, academics, clinicians and the public worldwide. The journal publishes the best research across the entire field of psychology. Today, psychological science is becoming increasingly important at all levels of society, from the treatment of clinical disorders to our basic understanding of how the mind works. It is highly interdisciplinary, borrowing questions from philosophy, methods from neuroscience and insights from clinical practice - all in the goal of furthering our grasp of human nature and society, as well as our ability to develop new intervention methods.
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