Profiles of Impulsivity in Problematic Internet Users and Cigarette Smokers.

ABSTRACT: Problematic Internet use (PIU) has been gradually recognized as a mental health issue among adolescents and young students. PIU shows many similarities with substance use disorders, but the shared and distinct mechanisms underlying them are unclear. The purpose of the current study was to explore the relationships between impulsive traits and PIU as well as cigarette smoking behaviors among young adults. Two independent samples of university students (N ₁ = 1281, N ₂ = 1034, respectively) over 3 years were assessed with multiple measurements of impulsivity, including the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-11 (BIS-11), the UPPSP Impulsive Behaviors Scale (UPPSP), and the Delay-discounting Test (DDT). Logistic regression models revealed that across the two indepe

SUBMITTER: Liu SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6458249 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature