Association between religiosity or spirituality and internet addiction: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The literature provides evidence of religiosity being associated with physical and mental health, and also with behavioral addictions. This systematic review examines the data on the link between religiosity or spirituality and the emerging internet addictions.

Methods

A systematic literature review was conducted in the PubMed and Scopus databases to identify observational (cross-sectional, cohort, and case-control) studies conducted on adolescents and young adults to investigate the association between religiosity or spirituality and internet addiction. Of the 854 articles identified in the databases, 13 met our inclusion criteria and were included in our systematic review.

Results

Eleven of the 13 studies reviewed specifically investigated religiosity a

SUBMITTER: Dossi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9751319 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature