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{"title":"Correction to: Unpacking non-transparency: Most physical trading card game and collectible sports card packs failed to disclose probabilities for winning rare prizes.","authors":"Ching Yiu Lo, Kuma Xiaoyu Xiong, Leon Y Xiao","doi":"10.1556/2006.2026.11197","DOIUrl":"10.1556/2006.2026.11197","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15049,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Behavioral Addictions","volume":" ","pages":"1048"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149080762","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Using light to establish habits in laboratory mice.","authors":"Shu K E Tam, Xiao Xiao, Xiaoduo Cheng, Sze Chai Kwok, Benjamin Becker","doi":"10.1556/2006.2025.00379","DOIUrl":"10.1556/2006.2025.00379","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aims: </strong>Perseverative behaviours are commonly assessed using operant paradigms in which rodents work for drugs or food under physiological deprivation, limiting translational relevance to some behavioural addictions. Here we validated an operant paradigm in which the acquired behaviour is driven neither by physiological needs nor novelty seeking.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Mice were trained to lever-press for green light. Exp.1 used a within-subjects design to examine lever discrimination and whether responding could be \"satiated\" by light preexposure. Exp.2 examined the necessity of instrumental contingency using a between-subjects design, with light delivery equated between contingent and non-contingent groups. Exp.3 replaced green light with dim red light producing less retinal photoreceptor excitation but comparable heat to assess non-photic cues. Exp.4 examined whether green light could affect food seeking under different motivational states.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In Exp.1, green light supported lever discrimination. Among high responders, the satiation effect was modest (<15% reduction) and did not deter lever pressing. In Exp.2, instrumental contingency promoted response acquisition whereas random light delivery did not. In Exp.3, dim red light failed to sustain behaviour, producing ∼50% response decrement. In Exp.4, light potentiated food seeking under ad libitum feeding.</p><p><strong>Discussion and conclusions: </strong>Response-contingent light serves as a reward to establish operant responding, which cannot be explained by alerting effects or thermal cues. Our study bridges the gap between animal models and findings from humans that coloured light may exacerbate smartphone use and that light therapy may reshape reward circuits in individuals with Internet gaming disorder symptoms [Li et al. (2026) Advanced Science 13:e14044].</p>","PeriodicalId":15049,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Behavioral Addictions","volume":" ","pages":"1148-1168"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149061361","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Problematic Social Media Use: Which symptoms are necessary conditions for reduced control and negative outcomes to occur over time?","authors":"Silvia Casale, Simon Ghinassi, Sara Bocci Benucci","doi":"10.1556/2006.2026.00079","DOIUrl":"10.1556/2006.2026.00079","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aims: </strong>By adopting the cognitive-behavioral model of Problematic Social Media Use (PSMU), this study used Necessary Condition Analysis to identify which PSMU symptoms constitute necessary conditions (NCs: factors whose absence guarantees the absence of the outcome) for the emergence of the other symptoms. We focused on NCs for deficient self-regulation and negative outcomes because empirical findings converge in identifying them as central symptoms (i.e., unambiguously indicative of PSMU).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>229 adolescents (37.60% Female; Mage = 15.44 ± 0.66) completed a survey twice, with a six-month interval. PSMU was measured using the GPIUS-2 adapted for PSMU. Predictors with an effect size d ≥ 0.10 and an estimated p-value < .05 were considered. Data analysis was performed on 10.000 resamples using approximate permutation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Preference for online social interactions (POSI) at T0 did not emerge as a NC for either Mood Regulation (MR) or Deficient Self-Regulation (DSR) at T1. However, POSI, as well as DSR, emerged as NC for Negative Outcomes. MR at T0 was a NC for DSR at T1, but not for Negative Outcomes.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>POSI and lack of control must be present for negative outcomes to occur, and a minimum level of MR is required for subsequent reduction of control. Our results clarify that all the symptoms included in the original model are necessary for the development of negative outcomes; however, they also suggest that, compared with their placement in the original model, they should be repositioned to better reflect the logic of identifying indispensable precursors.</p>","PeriodicalId":15049,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Behavioral Addictions","volume":" ","pages":"1105-1114"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149061304","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Problematic social media use and adverse childhood experiences: A systematic review.","authors":"Maša Černilec, Mojca Čeh, Špela Selak","doi":"10.1556/2006.2026.00065","DOIUrl":"10.1556/2006.2026.00065","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aims: </strong>Problematic social media use (PSMU) is highly prevalent among young people today and is associated with numerous negative outcomes. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have increasingly been identified as a risk factor for the development of PSMU. The aim of this systematic review was to examine the relationship between ACEs and PSMU, as well as the mediators and moderators that have been investigated in this association.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The systematic review was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA protocol. The literature search was performed in the following databases: Web of Science, ScienceDirect, PubMed, PsycINFO, MEDLINE and Google Scholar. The quality of the studies was assessed using the JBI Critical Appraisal Checklist for Analytical Cross-sectional Studies.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 20 studies met the inclusion criteria. The vast majority of them showed a positive association between ACEs and PSMU. The results highlighted some cognitive and emotional processes that mediate the relationship between ACEs and PSMU, which were examined in 12 studies, while three studies examined the presence of moderators.</p><p><strong>Discussion and conclusions: </strong>ACEs represent an important risk factor for the development of PSMU. While existing studies have already highlighted the presence of mediators that help explain this relationship, more studies should be directed toward examining moderators, particularly demographic variables and protective factors. In addition to ACEs, the role of positive childhood experiences could also be examined as a protective factor.</p>","PeriodicalId":15049,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Behavioral Addictions","volume":" ","pages":"992-1013"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149030160","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mindfulness-based and mindfulness-informed interventions for internet use disorders in adolescents and young adults: A three-level random-effects meta-analysis.","authors":"Han Li, Yihui Wang, Xinyun Li, Christian Montag, Juan Zhang","doi":"10.1556/2006.2025.00488","DOIUrl":"10.1556/2006.2025.00488","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The pervasive integration of the internet into daily life has rendered Internet Use Disorders (IUDs) a particular threat to adolescents and young adults, whose vulnerability is amplified by a developmental stage characterized by ongoing neurodevelopment and self-exploration. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the efficacy of mindfulness-based and mindfulness-informed interventions (MBIIs) for this population.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Seven databases were searched from inception to April 2026 for randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Risk of bias was assessed using the Revised Cochrane Risk of Bias tool (RoB 2), data were synthesized via three-level random-effects models, and the certainty of evidence was evaluated using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) framework.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>From 28 included RCTs (26 for final analysis; 88 effect sizes), MBIIs yielded a significant overall reduction in IUDs (d = -1.32, 95% CI [-1.73, -0.91], p < .001). Moderator analyses identified three significant factors influencing treatment efficacy: geographical region, measurement tool, and comparator condition.</p><p><strong>Discussion and conclusions: </strong>Our findings indicate that MBIIs represent an effective intervention for IUDs in youth, offering both therapeutic benefits and preventive potential. These results provide empirical evidence to inform clinicians and policymakers in developing targeted intervention strategies for IUDs.</p>","PeriodicalId":15049,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Behavioral Addictions","volume":" ","pages":"947-970"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149001943","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Psychological interventions for harmful gambling: Systematic review and network meta-analysis.","authors":"Odette Megnin-Viggars, Ifigeneia Mavranezouli, Beatrice C Downing, Nicky J Welton, Anja Fricke, Jennifer Francis, Tim Reeves, Stephen Pilling, Henrietta Bowden-Jones, Barbara J Sahakian, Mohammad S Rahman, Robert Dawson, André Geel, Matthew Gaskell","doi":"10.1556/2006.2025.00445","DOIUrl":"10.1556/2006.2025.00445","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aims: </strong>Gambling causes harms for the individual, their families and wider society. Psychological interventions have been shown to improve gambling severity, but their relative effectiveness is not well understood.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Systematic review and network meta-analysis (NMA) of psychological interventions for harmful gambling. Outcomes were gambling symptom severity and gambling frequency (expressed as standardized mean differences [SMDs]).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We included 52 randomized controlled trials (RCTs), 9013 participants and 14 intervention classes. For gambling symptom severity, group CBT was the most effective intervention (SMD -1.09, 95% credible intervals [95%CrIs] -1.75 to -0.44) followed by individual CBT (SMD -0.56, 95%CrIs -1.07 to -0.07). Waitlist showed increased symptom severity compared with no treatment (SMD 0.96, 95%CrIs 0.47 to 1.46). All other intervention effects were characterized by uncertainty. For gambling frequency, all active interventions showed similar effects to treatment as usual.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Included studies were of low or very low quality and there was moderate-to-high heterogeneity for the gambling symptom severity NMA. However, threshold analysis suggested that conclusions based on the NMA were robust to potential biases and sampling variation in the included evidence. Bias adjustment analyses did not show evidence of bias associated with small studies or industry funding.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Group CBT shows clinically important benefits and should be regarded as the best intervention for harmful gambling. For individuals who decline group CBT, or where this is not possible or suitable, individual CBT shows the next best evidence of benefit.</p>","PeriodicalId":15049,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Behavioral Addictions","volume":" ","pages":"971-980"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148982849","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The development of the Metacognitions About Boredom Scale (MABS) and its role in problematic social media use.","authors":"Mehdi Akbari, Roya Forootan, Zahra Tabar, Zsolt Demetrovics, Mark D Griffiths","doi":"10.1556/2006.2025.00499","DOIUrl":"10.1556/2006.2025.00499","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aims: </strong>Boredom is a universal affective-cognitive state arising from unmet needs for meaningful engagement. Although unpleasant, boredom can inspire creativity and purposeful action or trigger maladaptive behaviors such as problematic social media use (PSMU). The present study developed and validated the Metacognitions About Boredom Scale (MABS), a new instrument designed to assess positive and negative metacognitions about boredom.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The research comprised two studies. Study 1 involved mixed-methods item generation and large-scale validation among Iranian adults (N = 1,021; 58.0% females; mean age = 39.4 years), employing exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. Study 2 involved at-risk individuals with problematic social media use (N = 234); bifactor and ROC analyses were conducted to determine an optimal cut-off score for positive and negative metacognitions about boredom.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Study 1 supported a stable two-factor structure of positive and negative metacognitions about boredom, confirmed through both exploratory and confirmatory analyses. Both subscales demonstrated excellent reliability, strong test-retest stability, and full measurement invariance across gender and age. Incremental validity analyses showed that the MABS predicted boredom and PSMU beyond general metacognitions. Study 2 confirmed the bifactor model, and ROC analysis indicated an optimal cut-off of ≥32 on the negative belief subscale for distinguishing individuals at risk of boredom-driven PSMU, yielding 95.3% sensitivity and 97.1% specificity.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The MABS is a valid, theory-based tool assessing boredom-related metacognitions and identifying cognitive risks for maladaptive online behaviors.</p>","PeriodicalId":15049,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Behavioral Addictions","volume":" ","pages":"1115-1136"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148976899","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Addictions are linked but distinct: A transdiagnostic network analysis of concurrent disorder risk.","authors":"Spencer Murch, Samantha J Dawson, David C Hodgins, Matthew T Keough, Daniel S McGrath, Will Shead, Nassim Tabri, Hyoun S Kim","doi":"10.1556/2006.2026.00050","DOIUrl":"10.1556/2006.2026.00050","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aims: </strong>Concurrent disorder refers to the co-occurrence of one or more addictive disorder(s) alongside one or more other mental health disorder(s). To identify psychotherapy targets most-closely related to concurrent disorders, we modeled addiction and mental health symptom severities alongside relevant cognitive psychological factors using pairwise Markov random fields.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Canadian postsecondary students (N = 6,646) self-reported symptoms of addictive disorders related to legally-available products (alcohol, nicotine, cannabis, gambling, or video games), symptoms of commonly co-occurring mental health concerns (depression, anxiety, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder), and correlated cognitive psychological factors identified by previous research (motives, impulsivity, emotion dysregulation, and those relating to difficult life events [resilience, self-efficacy, perceived social support, experiences of discrimination and adverse childhood experiences]). For these, network models were fit examining addiction symptoms jointly, individually, and separately for product types and classes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Significant correlations between addiction and mental health symptoms were most often attributable to indirect links via psychological factors. Behavioural addiction symptoms were linked to mental health symptoms via psychological factors both shared (coping motives, impulsive urgency, and lack of social support) and not shared (e.g., discrimination, adverse childhood experiences) with substance-related addictions. Differences between addiction symptoms relevant to specific products varied more between individuals than between substances. Disorder symptom severities were differently accounted-for by network factors (R2adj = .13-.63).</p><p><strong>Discussion and conclusions: </strong>Despite identifying several mechanisms of concurrence between mental health and addictions, modeled psychological factors do not account for most variability in addiction symptom severity.</p>","PeriodicalId":15049,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Behavioral Addictions","volume":" ","pages":"1014-1025"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148976847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Between-session chasing via time of return in online eCasino gambling.","authors":"Nilosmita Banerjee, Xavier Noël, Jiahao Zhu, Zhang Chen","doi":"10.1556/2006.2025.00454","DOIUrl":"10.1556/2006.2025.00454","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aims: </strong>Chasing refers to continuing and/or intensifying gambling following losses (loss-chasing) and/or wins (win-chasing). It is commonly captured between sessions, i.e., returning another day/time after losses or wins in prior sessions. Between-session chasing is a hallmark of problematic gambling, but the current understanding of between-session chasing in field settings remains limited.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using a large-scale behavioral tracking dataset (11,156 gamblers; ∼170 million bets), we assessed between-session chasing via time of return. Using pre-registered analyses, we assessed time of return as a function of (a) prior outcome (win/loss), (b) outcome magnitude, (c) game type (Multi-line Slots, Dice game, European Roulette and Multi-hand European Blackjack) and (d) gambler's involvement level (high/low; defined based on monetary and time expenditure).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Confirmatory results indicated that overall gamblers returned faster following a winning than a losing session. They returned faster when previous outcome magnitude (both wins and losses) increased. Furthermore, return times of slot gamblers were less sensitive to prior outcomes than other products. Exploratory results indicated that return times of high-involvement gamblers were less sensitive to prior outcome than low-involvement gamblers.</p><p><strong>Discussion and conclusions: </strong>The current results indicate a pattern of both loss- and win-chasing, demonstrating that the break-even, house money and wealth effects may be at play. Decreased sensitivity to prior outcome among slot and high-involvement gamblers may be attributed to habituation. Future research could disentangle these multi-causal mechanisms, to evaluate time of return as a potential behavioral marker of harm, for better identification and mitigation of problem gambling.</p>","PeriodicalId":15049,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Behavioral Addictions","volume":" ","pages":"1049-1062"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2026-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148793560","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Unpacking non-transparency: Most physical trading card game and collectible sports card packs failed to disclose probabilities for winning rare prizes.","authors":"Ching Yiu Lo, Kuma Xiaoyu Xiong, Leon Y Xiao","doi":"10.1556/2006.2026.00197","DOIUrl":"10.1556/2006.2026.00197","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aims: </strong>Physical card packs are gambling-like products offering consumers random prizes. Most contain cards of little value worth less than the purchase price of the pack itself, but a few contain rare and highly valuable cards. Previous research has found a weak positive association between physical card pack spending and problem gambling, suggesting that vulnerable consumers may experience financial harm and that these physical gambling-like products may pose addiction-like risks. Unlike traditional gambling, card packs are not an adult-only product and are widely purchased by children too. Worldwide, there is currently no dedicated card pack regulation. Notwithstanding, basic consumer law applies, requiring companies to disclose and not hide important information about the product: specifically, the odds of obtaining different prizes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We sampled 50 card packs in Hong Kong representing popular products consumers buy to assess whether they disclosed winning probabilities.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The vast majority (80.0%) failed to provide any probability disclosure information or relevant hyperlinks on their physical packaging. The other 20.0% that provided probability disclosures failed to give sufficient details and were, occasionally, difficult to find and misleading. No pack (0.0%) allowed the consumer to know their odds of getting every individual card.</p><p><strong>Discussion and conclusions: </strong>In the absence of gambling law and dedicated regulations, consumer law should be better enforced against gambling-like products (including physical Pokémon card packs, Labubu blind boxes, and video game loot boxes) to mandate transparency and enable consumers to make more informed purchasing decisions. The potential harms posed by novel gambling-like products should be further studied and properly regulated.</p>","PeriodicalId":15049,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Behavioral Addictions","volume":" ","pages":"1039-1047"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2026-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148793582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}