Addictive behaviorsPub Date : 2025-11-01Epub Date: 2025-07-31DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2025.108446
Oli Ahmed, Amy Dawel, Erin I Walsh, Nicolas Cherbuin
{"title":"Longitudinal associations between problematic social media use and mental health: Mediating role of sleep.","authors":"Oli Ahmed, Amy Dawel, Erin I Walsh, Nicolas Cherbuin","doi":"10.1016/j.addbeh.2025.108446","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.addbeh.2025.108446","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Evidence on the longitudinal associations between problematic social media use (PSMU) and mental health is inconsistent. While some studies suggest that PSMU predicts later poor mental health, others do not. There is also limited evidence on the role of sleep in these associations. To clarify these questions the present study investigated the associations between PSMU and mental health, and the mediating role of sleep. The eMediate study participants (n = 437, 49.7 % female, mean age = 22.62 ± 1.82 years) who completed four surveys of social media use, sleep, and mental health at three-month intervals were included. Multilevel mediation analyses were conducted to examine the associations between the variables. PSMU significantly predicted subsequent depressive and anxiety symptoms. Insomnia symptoms and poor sleep quality partially mediated these associations. Insomnia was a stronger mediator than sleep quality. Results also showed that PSMU was indirectly associated with wellbeing through insomnia and poor sleep quality. This study identifies poor sleep as a pathway through which PSMU may impact mental health, highlighting the importance of addressing sleep problems to mitigate the effect of PSMU on wellbeing. Important practical implications for both mental health and future research are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":93857,"journal":{"name":"Addictive behaviors","volume":"170 ","pages":"108446"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144812763","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Addictive behaviorsPub Date : 2025-11-01Epub Date: 2025-08-06DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2025.108450
Maria Costanza Benvenuti, Edgar C Merkle, Denis M McCarthy
{"title":"Physical context of alcohol use and craving: An EMA exploratory study.","authors":"Maria Costanza Benvenuti, Edgar C Merkle, Denis M McCarthy","doi":"10.1016/j.addbeh.2025.108450","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.addbeh.2025.108450","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>While environmental and physical contextual factors play an important role in alcohol use and motivation for use, assessment of the physical context of use, even when using ecological momentary assessments (EMA), has been limited. While EMA research has examined drinking locations at the event level using categories of drinking locations, there is considerable within-category variability in the attributes of drinking locations. Using data from a 6-week EMA study (N = 207), this exploratory study sought to determine drinking locations through the combination of EMA self-report and GPS coordinates. Through multilevel modeling, we also tested whether specific locations were associated with variability in drinking (self-reported drinking and breathalyzer readings) and craving for alcohol. Results indicated significant differences in both alcohol consumption and craving between home, friend's houses, and on-premises drinking locations. Our results offer proof of concept for using mobile and geospatial data to passively identify on-premise drinking locations. This approach has the potential to aid in the development of targeted intervention strategies that identify and mitigate risks associated with specific drinking environments.</p>","PeriodicalId":93857,"journal":{"name":"Addictive behaviors","volume":"170 ","pages":"108450"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12347685/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144812764","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shumei Zhuang, Yuelin Song, Shimei Jin, Xiaoxu Shang, Yan Liu, Lei Shi, Yitong Qu, Yinan Zhang, Yannan Chen, Lehan Li
{"title":"Corrigendum to \"Exploring the influence of parenting styles and childhood abuse on impulsivity in young and middle-aged patients with new drug dependency: A network analysis\" [Addict. Behav. 170 (2025) 108423].","authors":"Shumei Zhuang, Yuelin Song, Shimei Jin, Xiaoxu Shang, Yan Liu, Lei Shi, Yitong Qu, Yinan Zhang, Yannan Chen, Lehan Li","doi":"10.1016/j.addbeh.2025.108514","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2025.108514","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93857,"journal":{"name":"Addictive behaviors","volume":" ","pages":"108514"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145254011","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Corrigendum to \"Hazardous alcohol use among patients with psychiatric disorders: Findings from phosphatidylethanol (PEth) screening in healthcare\". [Addict. Behav. 172 (2026) 108496].","authors":"V Månsson, A Hammarberg, M Hårdstedt, R LoMartire","doi":"10.1016/j.addbeh.2025.108512","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2025.108512","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93857,"journal":{"name":"Addictive behaviors","volume":" ","pages":"108512"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145246058","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reciprocal relationships among problematic social media use, depression, and social anxiety of Chinese university students: Disentangling between- and within-person effects.","authors":"Ziwei Ren, Hui Lu, Peng Zheng, Huijuan Lu, Zixin Su, Ziyou Huang, Yun Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.addbeh.2025.108515","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2025.108515","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The associations between problematic social media use (PSMU), depression, and social anxiety (SA) remain a topic of debate. Hence, this study investigated the bidirectional longitudinal relationships of PSMU with depression and SA in a sample of Chinese university students, with an additional emphasis on potential sex differences. A total of 378 students (56.3 % male, 43.7 % female; Mage = 20.49 years, SD = 0.65) completed three waves of survey data. Random Intercept Cross-lagged panel model analysis and multi-group analysis by sex were conducted. At the within-person level, a reciprocal relationship was observed between PSMU and depression over time. Furthermore, SA predicted later increases in PSMU, whereas the reverse associations were not significant. These results highlight the dynamic interplay among emotional symptoms and digital behavior, and underscore the importance of considering both individual differences and temporal fluctuations in future research.</p>","PeriodicalId":93857,"journal":{"name":"Addictive behaviors","volume":"172 ","pages":"108515"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145246142","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Campbell Ince, L. Albertella, Chang Liu, J. Tiego, L. Fontenelle, Samuel R. Chamberlain, Murat Yücel, Kristian Rotaru
{"title":"Problematic pornography use and novel patterns of escalating use: A cross-sectional network analysis with two independent samples","authors":"Campbell Ince, L. Albertella, Chang Liu, J. Tiego, L. Fontenelle, Samuel R. Chamberlain, Murat Yücel, Kristian Rotaru","doi":"10.1016/j.addbeh.2024.108048","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2024.108048","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93857,"journal":{"name":"Addictive behaviors","volume":"13 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141052016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}