Adolescence and behavioural addictions: Results from an Italian sample
| Autor: | Filippo Petruccelli, M. Di Nicola, M. Pomponi, Nicola Corvasce, Luigi Janiri, V. Catalano, C. Villella, Giovanni Martinotti, E. Righino, Maria Cassano, G. Conte, M.G. Castrogiovanni |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Sexual addiction
medicine.medical_specialty Substance dependence Addiction media_common.quotation_subject medicine.disease Psychiatry and Mental health Exercise addiction mental disorders medicine Trait Risk factor Psychiatry Psychology Pathological media_common Addiction vulnerability Clinical psychology |
| Popis: | 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 |
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