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Adolescence and behavioural addictions: Results from an Italian sample
- Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- Introduction:Adolescence seems to be a critical period of addiction vulnerability, based on both neurobiological, social, and familiar factors. The earlier onset of behavioural/substance dependence seems to predict greater addiction severity, morbidity, and multiple addictive disorders. The aim of this study was to assess the presence of multiple addictions in an Italian adolescent high-school population.Methods:Data were collected from a sample of 2907 high school students recruited in the area of Barletta (Puglia) and Latina (Lazio). The sample had an average age of 16.69+/-1.89 years. Through different multi-item scales we evaluated different behavioural addictions: Pathological Gambling, Internet Addiction, Compulsive Buying, Sexual Addiction, Relationship Addiction, Mobile Phone Addiction, Exercise Addiction, Work Addiction.Results:the presence of pathological gambling was found in 4.4%, compulsive buying in 8.3%, internet addiction in 1.1%, work addiction in 7.2%, exercise addiction in 6.7% of the subjects. Males showed higher scores (p
- Subjects :
- Sexual addiction
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Substance dependence
Addiction
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Psychiatry and Mental health
Exercise addiction
mental disorders
medicine
Trait
Risk factor
Psychiatry
Psychology
Pathological
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Addiction vulnerability
Clinical psychology
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- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....49e2a8824633a23f3280b1cd19b22a24