Is problematic Internet use associated with alcohol and cannabis use among youth? A systematic review

Lanthier-Labonté, Stéphanie; Dufour, Magali; Milot, David-Martin; Loslier, Julie

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106331

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“…Among the study participants, 26.6% and 13.7% met the criteria for PAU using CAGE ≥ 1 and CAGE ≥ 2 cut-offs, respectively, with PAU+ individuals showing significantly lower mentalization capacity than controls. Our findings are consistent with a recent study on adults (age range: 18-81) showing a significant inverse correlation of mentalization skills with food addiction and lifetime alcohol-related problems [14], as well as with epidemiological data suggesting that the prevalence of PAU among the young ranges between 2.5% and 87.9% [30]. These data are also consistent with preliminary evidence linking low mentalization capacity to addiction-related disturbances in areas different from alcohol [12][13][14][15]; it has been proposed that the use of substances in subjects with a low mentalization capacity can be conceptualized as an attempt to regulate, through specific goal-directed and rewarding behaviors, unmentalized self-states [12].…”

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“…Similar patterns of results were observed using CAGE cut-off ≥ 2 (Table 3), although, in this case, a gender difference was observed, with more men in the PAU+ group than in the PAU− group (48.6% vs. 29.9%; χ 2 = 5.11 p = 0.024; r = 0.137). As previous reports showed differences between younger (18-24) and older (25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34) young adults in the prevalence of substance misuse (e.g., [29]), age-related comparisons were performed, showing that younger young adults had increased illegal drugs use (p = 0.034) and decreased MZQ total score (p = 0.009) compared to older young adults (Supplementary Materials Table S1).…”

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“…The following are available online at http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/22/8664/s1,Table S1: Differences between younger (18-24) and older(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34) young adults.Author Contributions: Conceptualization, C.I., R.R., B.F. and F.S.B. ; Data curation, C.I., A.P.…”

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Mentalization Impairment Is Associated with Problematic Alcohol Use in a Sample of Young Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Background: Alcohol is one of the most widely used drugs among adolescents and young people, and problematic alcohol use (PAU) is related to significant long-term biological, clinical, and psychosocial sequelae. Although preliminary reports have linked deficits in mentalization to increased vulnerability to addiction, no studies have specifically explored this phenomenon in relation to PAU. Methods: The association between mentalization impairment and PAU severity was investigated in a sample of 271 young adults (183 females, 65.9%; mean age: 23.20 ± 3.55 years; range: 18–34). Self-report measures investigating PAU and mentalization were administered to all participants. Results: Individuals with PAU reported a more frequent use of tobacco and illicit drugs in the last 12 months. PAU severity was negatively associated with mentalization capacity (rho = −0.21; p < 0.001), and also, when possible, confounding variables (i.e., gender, age, occupation, education, tobacco and illegal drugs use) were controlled for (rho = −0.17; p = 0.004). Conclusion: The present data showed that mentalization impairment is significantly associated with PAU among young adults, suggesting that it may have a role in the development and/or maintenance of alcohol use.

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Mentalization Impairment Is Associated with Problematic Alcohol Use in a Sample of Young Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study

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“…Also, most up to date studies, performed in student populations, suggest PIU to be associated with academic procrastination (13), poor quality of life (14,15), severe psychiatric disorders (16)(17)(18), and even suicide attempts (19). PIU, as an addictive behavioral pattern, is also found to be comorbid with other addictive disorders, such as substance abuse among youth, including cannabis and alcohol use (20) as well as gambling disorder (21,22).…”

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Impulsivity Mediates Associations Between Problematic Internet Use, Anxiety, and Depressive Symptoms in Students: A Cross-Sectional COVID-19 Study

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Background: Problematic internet use (PIU) is a serious global mental health issue that especially manifested during the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Engagement in PIU as an impulsive coping with mental distress may pose a long-lasting threat to develop anxiety and depressive disorders. The first aim of our study was to investigate the prevalence of PIU and mental distress symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic among university students in Lithuania. The second aim was to test the hypothesis that PIU affects anxiety and depressive symptoms through the mediating role of impulsivity.Methods: The cross-sectional study was comprised of 619 university students (92.9% females and 7.1% males) with a mean age of 22 ± 3 years who participated in an online survey from May to November, 2020. Participants completed the following scales: the Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire-9, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire-7, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, and the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-11. K-means cluster analysis and one-way multivariate analysis of variance were used for group comparison in terms of internet use time and habit change during COVID-19 pandemic. Structural equation modeling was applied to examine the mediating effect of impulsivity in association between PIU and mental distress, while controlling for age.Results: In sum, 45.1% of the participants reported PIU and 38.1% had markedly expressed symptoms of anxiety while 43.6% of the students reported moderate to severe depressive symptoms. During the COVID-19 pandemic 76% of the students reported at least moderate increase in their internet use time. Anxiety and depressive symptoms were significantly higher in the group of frequent internet users. The results of the structural equational modeling analysis showed a statistically significant effect of PIU on subjective anxiety symptoms and the statistically significant effect of PIU on subjective depression symptoms, both mediated via impulsivity.Conclusions: During COVID-19 pandemic, PIU, anxiety and depression symptoms are highly prevalent among students. Findings also suggest that relationships between PIU, anxiety and depressive symptoms are mediated via impulsivity. These results underscore the importance of the inclusion of impulsivity factor in the studies analyzing longitudinal effects of PIU on mental distress during COVID-19 pandemic.

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“…According to the Problem-Behavior Theory of Jessor [ 3 ], associations between problematic alcohol and problematic use of the Internet or specific online applications seem not unlikely, but relatively few empirical findings on these relations have been published. Relationships between problematic Internet use and general substance use in adolescents have been investigated more frequently (see for example the systematic review of Lanthier-Labonté et al [ 23 ]). However, it is important to distinguish between general alcohol consumption (which in Germany occurs among a majority of minors) and problematic alcohol use in adolescence (which only affects a minority, but which clearly can have serious consequences, see for instance the review of McCambridge et al [ 24 ]).…”

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Empirical Relationships between Problematic Alcohol Use and a Problematic Use of Video Games, Social Media and the Internet and Their Associations to Mental Health in Adolescence

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Kammerl

2020

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Adolescents frequently show risky behavior, and these problematic behavior patterns often do not occur in isolation, but together. Problematic alcohol use is widespread among youth, as is problematic use of the Internet and of specific online applications (video games or social media). However, there is still a lack of findings for minors regarding the relations between these behavioral patterns (particularly between problematic alcohol use and problematic gaming or problematic social media use). Standardized instruments were used to survey problematic alcohol use, problematic gaming, problematic social media use, problematic Internet use and mental health among 633 adolescents (mean age: 15.79 years). Bivariate correlation and multivariable linear regression analyses were conducted. The correlation analyses showed statistically significant positive bivariate relationships between all four behavioral patterns each. Antisocial behavior was related to all problematic behavioral patterns. Whereas, emotional distress, self-esteem problems and hyperactivity/inattention were associated with substance-unrelated problematic behavior patterns only. Anger control problems were related to problematic alcohol use and problematic gaming. In adolescence, the findings revealed small effect sizes between substance-related and substance-unrelated problematic behavior patterns, but moderate to large effect sizes within substance-unrelated behavioral patterns. Similarities and differences were found in the relations between the behavioral patterns and mental health.

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Is problematic Internet use associated with alcohol and cannabis use among youth? A systematic review

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Mentalization Impairment Is Associated with Problematic Alcohol Use in a Sample of Young Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study

Mentalization Impairment Is Associated with Problematic Alcohol Use in a Sample of Young Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study

Impulsivity Mediates Associations Between Problematic Internet Use, Anxiety, and Depressive Symptoms in Students: A Cross-Sectional COVID-19 Study

Empirical Relationships between Problematic Alcohol Use and a Problematic Use of Video Games, Social Media and the Internet and Their Associations to Mental Health in Adolescence

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