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Attentional bias in Internet users with problematic use of social networking sites

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Evidence from the field of addictive disorders suggests that attentional bias for stimuli related to a substance or activity of abuse (e.g., gambling) exacerbates the addictive behavior. However, evidence regarding attentional bias in PIU is sparse. This study aims to investigat...

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Autores principales: Nikolaidou, Maria, Fraser, Danaë Stanton, Hinvest, Neal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Akadémiai Kiadó 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7044579/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31786935
http://dx.doi.org/10.1556/2006.8.2019.60
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description BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Evidence from the field of addictive disorders suggests that attentional bias for stimuli related to a substance or activity of abuse (e.g., gambling) exacerbates the addictive behavior. However, evidence regarding attentional bias in PIU is sparse. This study aims to investigate whether individuals who express problematic tendencies toward social networking sites (SNS), a subtype of PIU, show attentional bias for stimuli associated with social media. METHODS: Sixty-five participants performed Visual Dot-Probe and Pleasantness Rating Tasks containing SNS-related and matched control images during eye movements were recorded, providing a direct measure of attention. Participants were assessed on their levels of SNS Internet use (ranging from problematic to non-problematic) and their levels of urges to be online (high vs. low). RESULTS: Problematic SNS users and, in particular, a subgroup expressing higher levels of urges to be online showed an attentional bias for SNS-related images compared to control images. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that attentional bias is a common mechanism associated with problematic Internet use as well as other addictive disorders.
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spelling pubmed-70445792020-03-06 Attentional bias in Internet users with problematic use of social networking sites Nikolaidou, Maria Fraser, Danaë Stanton Hinvest, Neal J Behav Addict Full-Length Report BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Evidence from the field of addictive disorders suggests that attentional bias for stimuli related to a substance or activity of abuse (e.g., gambling) exacerbates the addictive behavior. However, evidence regarding attentional bias in PIU is sparse. This study aims to investigate whether individuals who express problematic tendencies toward social networking sites (SNS), a subtype of PIU, show attentional bias for stimuli associated with social media. METHODS: Sixty-five participants performed Visual Dot-Probe and Pleasantness Rating Tasks containing SNS-related and matched control images during eye movements were recorded, providing a direct measure of attention. Participants were assessed on their levels of SNS Internet use (ranging from problematic to non-problematic) and their levels of urges to be online (high vs. low). RESULTS: Problematic SNS users and, in particular, a subgroup expressing higher levels of urges to be online showed an attentional bias for SNS-related images compared to control images. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that attentional bias is a common mechanism associated with problematic Internet use as well as other addictive disorders. Akadémiai Kiadó 2019-12-02 2019-12 /pmc/articles/PMC7044579/ /pubmed/31786935 http://dx.doi.org/10.1556/2006.8.2019.60 Text en © 2019 The Author(s) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium for non-commercial purposes, provided the original author and source are credited, a link to the CC License is provided, and changes – if any – are indicated.
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31786935
http://dx.doi.org/10.1556/2006.8.2019.60
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