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Recent Research on the Transdiagnostic Risk Factors and Mechanisms in Substance and Behavioral Addictions

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 October 2022) | Viewed by 5136

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Andrew (Hyounsoo) Kim

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Guest Editor
Department of Psychology, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON M5B 2K3, Canada
Interests: behavioral and substance addictions; concurrent disorders; transdiagnostic mechanisms of addictions
Dr. Matthew Keough

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Department of Psychology, York University, 4700 Keele St., North York, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada
Interests: addictive behaviours; emerging adulthood; anxiety; depression; integrated treatment

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Behavioral addictions were officially recognized as psychiatric disorders with the publication of the DSM-5 and ICD-11. In recent years, there has been a scope creep in behavioral addictions, with more and more everyday behaviors being conceptualized as “addictions” without strong empirical support. Within this context, we are pleased to announce this Special Issue of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IF: 3.390, MDPI). The aim of the Special Issue is to generate and collate recent research on the transdiagnostic risk factors and mechanisms of well-established and putative behavioral addictions (e.g., gambling, gaming, compulsive buying/shopping disorder, food addiction, compulsive sexual behaviors/hypersexuality, work, and problematic internet use). Specifically, the issue aims to determine the shared transdiagnostic risk factors and mechanisms within behavioral addictions, in comparison to substance-use disorders. All submissions that are in line with the aims of the Special Issue are welcome. Preference will be given to mechanistic research, case-control studies, longitudinal research, and experimental studies including neuroimaging studies. Systematic reviews are also encouraged. We look forward to receiving your submissions. If you have any questions regarding the scope of the Special Issue, please email the guest editors.

Dr. Andrew (Hyounsoo) Kim
Dr. Matthew Keough
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2500 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • behavioral addictions
  • transdiagnostic
  • risk factors
  • mechanisms
  • substance Use
  • case-control
  • longitudinal
  • systematic reviews

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Escapism and Excessive Online Behaviors: A Three-Wave Longitudinal Study in Finland during the COVID-19 Pandemic
by Hannu Jouhki, Iina Savolainen, Anu Sirola and Atte Oksanen
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(19), 12491; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph191912491 - 30 Sep 2022
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Excessive online behaviors refer to harmful or disproportionate use of digital network applications. Such behaviors are likely to be associated with escapist motives. Our aim was to analyze whether escapism predicts excessive gambling, excessive gaming, and excessive internet use over time. A longitudinal [...] Read more.
Excessive online behaviors refer to harmful or disproportionate use of digital network applications. Such behaviors are likely to be associated with escapist motives. Our aim was to analyze whether escapism predicts excessive gambling, excessive gaming, and excessive internet use over time. A longitudinal sample of Finnish residents aged 18–75 years (n = 1022, 51.27% male) was surveyed at three time points during the COVID-19 pandemic in 6-month intervals: April 2021 (Time 1), October–November 2021 (Time 2), and April–May 2022 (Time 3). Of the original Time 1 respondents, 66.80% took part in the surveys at both Time 2 and Time 3. All surveys included measures for excessive gambling (Problem Gambling Severity Index), excessive gaming (Internet Gaming Disorder Test), and excessive internet use (Compulsive Internet Use Scale). Three escapism-specific questions were used to construct a dedicated escapism variable. Socio-demographic variables, alcohol consumption, and psychological distress were used as controls. The study was conducted with multilevel regression analyses using hybrid models. Our research showed that escapism had strong within-person effects on excessive gambling, B = 0.18, p = 0.003; excessive gaming, B = 0.50, p < 0.001; and excessive internet use, B = 0.77, p < 0.001 over time. The between-person effect of escapism was demonstrated on excessive gaming B = 0.91, p < 0.001, and excessive internet use B = 0.61, p = 0.036. Adverse societal events and uncertain times can manifest in excessive online behaviors motivated by escapism, highlighting a need to focus prevention efforts on healthy coping methods. Full article
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