(1) Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, strict lock-down and quarantine were widely imposed by most governments to minimize spread of virus. Previous studies have investigated consequences social isolation on mental health present study examines loneliness problematic internet use. (2) Methods: The current research used a cross-sectional survey during phase pandemic. A sample 593 particip...

Problematic Internet use (PUI) has become of increasing interest in mental health. Despite the rising number PUI all ages, exact underpinning etiology is still missing. There evidence that, particular, genetic, environmental, and personality factors are involved development maintenance PUI. However, neurobiological mechanism not been yet extensively investigated, reports conflicting results. Pr...

The association of sexual victimization with self-esteem, depression, and problematic internet use was examined in Korean adolescents. A total of 695 middle and high school students were recruited (413 boys, 282 girls, mean age, 14.06±1.37 years). The participants were administered the Early Trauma Inventory Self Report-Short Form (ETISR-SF), Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), the Children's...

BACKGROUND The Internet Addiction Test (IAT) is the most widely used questionnaire to screen for problematic Internet use. Nevertheless, its factorial structure is still debated, which complicates comparisons among existing studies. Most previous studies were performed with students or community samples despite the probability of there being more problematic Internet use among users of specific...