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{"title":"Exploring the interplay of substance use, mental health, and help-seeking behavior in college student populations","authors":"Fares Qeadan,&nbsp;Jamie Egbert","doi":"10.1016/j.abrep.2025.100636","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.abrep.2025.100636","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>This study examines the intricate relationship between substance use, mental health, and help-seeking behavior, past and future, among United States (U.S.) college students<strong>.</strong></div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Data consisting of n = 238,118 students’ responses to the National College Health Assessment from fall 2019 through fall 2022 were employed. Unadjusted and adjusted incidence rate ratios representing the relationship between substance classifications and the number of mental health diagnoses were calculated. Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios for willingness to seek mental health support, past and future, by substance class were also evaluated. Finally, we assessed unadjusted and adjusted odds of having sought and being willing to seek mental health support by substance risk score among students with varying counts of mental health diagnoses.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>About 12.66 % (n = 30,001) of students reported three or more mental health diagnoses, 54.01 % (n = 128,286) reported past mental health help utilization, while 82.00 % (n = 193,744) reported that they would seek help from a mental health provider in the future if needed. We found a pronounced correlation between the severity of substance use and the prevalence of mental health diagnoses. Notably, intense use of substances such as prescription opioids, heroin, and cocaine correlates with decreased past mental health support utilization. In contrast, substances more socially accepted, like tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis, are associated with increased help-seeking behavior. The research highlights a significant discrepancy between students’ stated willingness to seek future help and actual past help utilization.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Interventions should particularly address students dealing with the dual challenges of substance use and mental health issues.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":38040,"journal":{"name":"Addictive Behaviors Reports","volume":"22 ","pages":"Article 100636"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145324292","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Does living near a tobacco retailer impact the efficacy of smoking cessation treatments?: Analysis from a randomized trial","authors":"Margarita Santiago-Torres ,&nbsp;Kristin E. Mull ,&nbsp;Brianna M. Sullivan ,&nbsp;Jonathan B. Bricker","doi":"10.1016/j.abrep.2025.100635","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.abrep.2025.100635","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Whether living near a tobacco retailer impacts the efficacy of smoking cessation treatments remains largely unknown. We used data from a randomized trial comparing two smoking cessation apps among 2415 adults: iCanQuit, based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and QuitGuide, based on standard U.S. Clinical Practice Guidelines. We examined whether tobacco retailer density impacted the efficacy of the treatments on 12-month cessation outcomes.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Data on tobacco retailer density per 1,000 people (i.e., “one unit”) was linked to each participant’s residential ZIP Code. Cessation outcomes included 30-day point prevalence abstinence (PPA) from cigarette smoking, prolonged abstinence, 30-day PPA from nicotine/tobacco products, and relapse. We examined the interaction between density and treatment arm on 12-month 30-day PPA and compared cessation outcomes separately by arm.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The interaction between density and treatment arm on cessation did not reach statistical significance (<em>P</em> = 0.09). For each one-unit increase in density, there was no change in quit rates in the iCanQuit arm (<em>P</em> = 0.62). In the QuitGuide arm, higher density was associated with lower quit rates (OR = 0.54; 95 % CI, 0.27–1.06; <em>P</em> = 0.07), although not-statistically significant. There was a significant interaction between density and treatment arm on prolonged cigarette abstinence (<em>P</em> = 0.03). We found no change in prolonged abstinence in the iCanQuit arm (<em>P</em> = 0.44). In the QuitGuide arm, higher density was associated with lower prolonged abstinence (OR = 0.27; 95 % CI, 0.07–1.02; <em>P</em> = 0.054), although not-statistically significant. <em>Conclusions:</em> Living near tobacco retailers may undermine the effectiveness of standard behavioral treatment but appears to have no impact on the effectiveness of acceptance-based smoking cessation treatments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":38040,"journal":{"name":"Addictive Behaviors Reports","volume":"22 ","pages":"Article 100635"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145361057","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Functional magnetic resonance imaging in adolescent Internet gaming disorder: A systematic review","authors":"Mo Zhu ,&nbsp;Mingzhu Liu ,&nbsp;Xingchen Wang ,&nbsp;Chunli Li ,&nbsp;Juntao Ba ,&nbsp;Xiaojuan Liu ,&nbsp;Wen Yang ,&nbsp;Shaoyuan Wu ,&nbsp;Jingmei Zhong","doi":"10.1016/j.abrep.2025.100637","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.abrep.2025.100637","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD), recognized as a non-substance addictive behavior, has been incorporated into the diagnostic frameworks of DSM-5 and ICD-11. Its high prevalence rate (approximately 10 %) and widespread harmful consequences position it as a significant global public health challenge. Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) technology offers a powerful tool for elucidating the neural mechanisms underlying addictive behaviors. This is particularly relevant during adolescence, a period characterized by high neurobiological plasticity, enabling a deeper understanding of the neurobiological basis of IGD.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This review aims to systematically synthesize the application of fMRI techniques in adolescent IGD research. It integrates empirical findings from resting-state fMRI (rs-fMRI), task-based fMRI (tb-fMRI), and Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) to clarify IGD-associated abnormalities in brain function and structure, and explores their potential for clinical translation.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Relevant literature published between January 2015 and February 2025 was retrieved from PubMed, Web of Science, and Science Direct databases using keyword searches. Twenty-one studies meeting the inclusion criteria (employing fMRI techniques, utilizing defined IGD diagnostic criteria, focusing on adolescent samples aged 10–20 years) were selected. The risk of bias for included studies was assessed using a standardized tool. The analysis encompassed investigations of resting-state functional connectivity (FC), task-based activation patterns, and white matter microstructure.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Adolescents with IGD exhibit functional dysregulation within the prefrontal-striatal circuit, hyperactivation of the reward system, and white matter microstructural impairments. These neural abnormalities are closely associated with behavioral disinhibition and cognitive deficits. fMRI research provides a neuroimaging foundation for the objective diagnosis and targeted intervention of IGD. Future research necessitates the integration of multimodal data to optimize clinical applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":38040,"journal":{"name":"Addictive Behaviors Reports","volume":"22 ","pages":"Article 100637"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145324294","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Using decision trees to examine risk profiles for cannabis use among large samples of underage youth before and after cannabis legalization in Canada","authors":"Scott T. Leatherdale ,&nbsp;Katelyn Battista ,&nbsp;Karen A Patte ,&nbsp;James MacKillop ,&nbsp;Richard Bélanger","doi":"10.1016/j.abrep.2025.100632","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.abrep.2025.100632","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>This paper compares risk profiles for cannabis use among large samples of youth in the school years preceding (2017–18, T₁) and four years following (2021–22, T₂) cannabis legalization in Canada.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>COMPASS Study data from students across 85 secondary schools that participated in both the T₁ and T₂ waves were used. A novel classification tree approach examined current cannabis use (past 30-day), modelling complex interactions among multiple risk factors simultaneously in the T₁ and T₂ samples.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>At T₁, 15.0 % of students reported current cannabis use, compared to 12.3 % of students at T₂. The classification tree at T₁ identified six unique risk profiles. The highest risk group (Pr = 0.269) was large (30.4 % of the sample) and comprised students who placed lower value on getting good grades and spent 45 min or more per day texting. The classification tree at T₂ identified 11 unique risk profiles. The highest risk group (Pr = 0.27) was large (18.8 % of the sample) and comprised students who again placed lower value on getting good grades but also reported not eating breakfast daily and having elevated anxiety.</div></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><div>Cannabis never use increased and current cannabis use slightly decreased among underage youth in a 4-year period spanning cannabis legalization. The relative importance ranking of risk factors for predicting current cannabis use changed considerably from T₁ to T₂. This suggests that prevention efforts need to adapt over time to target the relevant risk factors associated with cannabis use.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":38040,"journal":{"name":"Addictive Behaviors Reports","volume":"22 ","pages":"Article 100632"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145324293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between adolescent vaping and physical and mental health problems","authors":"Tamara L. Taillieu ,&nbsp;Samantha Salmon ,&nbsp;Janique Fortier ,&nbsp;Ashley Stewart-Tufescu ,&nbsp;Ana Osorio ,&nbsp;Harriet L. MacMillan ,&nbsp;Jitender Sareen ,&nbsp;Lil Tonmyr ,&nbsp;Marni Brownell ,&nbsp;Tracie O. Afifi","doi":"10.1016/j.abrep.2025.100633","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.abrep.2025.100633","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>Vaping among adolescents is concerning, given limited empirical evidence about effects on health. We examined associations between vaping and concurrent and new onset physical and mental health conditions in a sample of adolescents.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Data were from Waves 1 to 3 of the longitudinal Well-Being and Experiences Study (n = 1002 aged 14–17 years at Wave 1) collected in Winnipeg, Manitoba (overall retention rate of 66.4 % at Wave 3). Past 30-day vaping was assessed at Wave 1. Health outcomes included both physical and mental health conditions. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and logistic regressions. Sex differences in associations were also examined.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>At Wave 1, past 30-day vaping was reported by 27.8 % of the sample (28.1 % of males and 27.4 % of females); 42.1 % of adolescents reported having been diagnosed with at least one physical health condition, and 22.9 %, at least one mental health condition. Past 30-day vaping at Wave 1 was statistically significantly associated with concurrent mood disorders, alcohol/drug problems, and any mental health condition (odds ratios [ORs] = 1.77, 11.01, and 1.44, respectively) and new onset alcohol/drug problems and any mental disorder (ORs = 5.02 and 1.70, respectively) over the two-year follow-up period in unadjusted models. In fully adjusted models, only the association between vaping at Wave 1 and new onset alcohol/drug problems remained statistically significant (adjusted OR = 4.58). Associations was similar for males and females.</div></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><div>Vaping is common among adolescents. Providing youth with evidence-based data on potential harms might help them make informed decisions about vaping initiation, reduction, and cessation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":38040,"journal":{"name":"Addictive Behaviors Reports","volume":"22 ","pages":"Article 100633"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145361028","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A latent profile analysis of drinking motives among graduate student heavy drinkers","authors":"Faith Shank,&nbsp;Jonathan Jin,&nbsp;Megan Korovich,&nbsp;D.J. Angelone,&nbsp;Meredith C. Jones","doi":"10.1016/j.abrep.2025.100630","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.abrep.2025.100630","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Person-centered analyses have been used to identify subgroups of drinkers based on their drinking motivations and associations with problematic drinking behaviors. Graduate students engage in heavy drinking patterns; however, no research has examined these associations between drinking motives and drinking patterns in graduate students. The current study aimed to: a) identify profiles of graduate student drinkers by endorsement of drinking motives, and b) explore associations between profiles and alcohol use and alcohol-related consequences. Participants consisted of 325 graduate students, primarily white (71.3 %), 54.9 % female, with a mean age of 26 years old. A latent profile analysis revealed five distinct profiles: high levels of all motives; low levels of all motives; moderate levels of all motives; high levels of external motives; and a mixed level of motives. Negative binomial regression analyses revealed significant differences between profile membership, and both drinks per week and alcohol-related consequences. These findings may be used to inform interventions to reduce problematic drinking behaviors among graduate students by encouraging practitioners to target those with profile memberships that are associated with higher drinking levels.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":38040,"journal":{"name":"Addictive Behaviors Reports","volume":"22 ","pages":"Article 100630"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145094609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Does the unavailability of social media affect online gambling behavior? A behavioral tracking data study before and after the October 2021 Facebook outage","authors":"Andrea Czakó ,&nbsp;Cristina Villalba-García ,&nbsp;Tamás Ferenci ,&nbsp;Laura Maldonado-Murciano ,&nbsp;Carrie A. Shaw ,&nbsp;Mark D. Griffiths ,&nbsp;Zsolt Demetrovics","doi":"10.1016/j.abrep.2025.100629","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.abrep.2025.100629","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and aims</h3><div>Social media platforms have become important in both individuals’ personal lives and for commercial organizations (e.g., online gambling operators). However, no previous study has examined how the unavailability of social media affects online gambling. A 6-hour-long worldwide outage of <em>Facebook</em> on October 4, 2021 created a unique possibility to investigate this relationship. The present study examined whether patterns of online gambling were different during the time of the social media outage from what could be expected during that time based on historical behavioral tracking data.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>The study used a dataset provided by <em>Fortuna Entertainment Group</em> that included information on the gambling behavior of 232,037 individuals from Croatia, Czechia, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia on five consecutive Mondays, including the day of the social media outage, on two different types of gambling activity: gaming (such as online casino games) and sports betting. A linear regression was estimated for several outcome variables (number of people gambling, amount of stake, number of bets) separately for each country and gambling type, while gender, age, time, and date were included as control variables.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Most of the regressions showed a non-significant impact of the outage, and only a few significant (but small) differences were identified where the outage was associated with a lower outcome. In the case of the examined countries, the <em>Facebook</em> outage only had a marginal impact on gambling behavior.</div></div><div><h3>Discussion and Conclusions</h3><div>Further research and analysis are needed to explore the relationship between social media use and online gambling behavior.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":38040,"journal":{"name":"Addictive Behaviors Reports","volume":"22 ","pages":"Article 100629"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145048309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Associations between past-year receipt of government assistance, Medicaid, and substance use treatment utilization among adults with substance use disorder in the United States","authors":"Sarah Gutkind ,&nbsp;Morgan M. Philbin ,&nbsp;Emilie Bruzelius ,&nbsp;Silvia S. Martins ,&nbsp;Pia M. Mauro","doi":"10.1016/j.abrep.2025.100628","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.abrep.2025.100628","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Aim</h3><div>Most people who need substance use disorder (SUD) treatment do not receive care, often due to costs and lack of health insurance. We investigated whether receipt of government assistance and Medicaid among people with SUDs was associated with past-year SUD treatment use.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We included working-age adults (ages 18–64) with any SUD from the 2015–2019 National Survey of Drug Use and Health (n = 21,461). Government assistance was categorized as past-year receipt of ≥1 assistance programs (e.g., SSI, SNAP, welfare, cash assistance). We estimated the adjusted odds of past-year SUD treatment in a) any or b) specialty settings by government assistance or Medicaid receipt using separate logistic regressions among people with past-year SUD. We controlled for socio-demographics (sex, age, race/ethnicity, marital status, education, poverty, urbanicity, employment, private insurance) and survey-year.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Among people with SUD, approximately 23 % received government assistance and 19.6 % received Medicaid. Receiving both (12 %) was associated with increased adjusted odds of SUD treatment use in any (aOR = 2.30, 95 % CI: 1.78, 2.97) and specialty (aOR = 2.72, 95 % CI: 2.05, 3.62) treatment settings. Receiving assistance from one or more government programs was associated with approximately 50–60 % higher odds of SUD treatment in any setting and 70–90 % higher odds in specialty settings.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Medicaid and government assistance receipt were associated with higher SUD treatment use among people SUD, potentially lowering barriers to treatment access. Receiving at least one government assistance program also increased the likelihood of treatment utilization. Future research should examine which specific government assistance programs may drive associations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":38040,"journal":{"name":"Addictive Behaviors Reports","volume":"22 ","pages":"Article 100628"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145048308","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring agency, communion and narrative foreclosure in cognitive behavioural therapy for substance use disorders","authors":"Mark de Lange ,&nbsp;Job van der Palen ,&nbsp;Hein de Haan","doi":"10.1016/j.abrep.2025.100626","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.abrep.2025.100626","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Substance use disorders (SUDs) are a significant societal concern, negatively impacting self-worth, hope, and interpersonal connectedness. SUD recovery involves a transformation of one’s ‘life-story’ or ‘narrative identity’. ‘Narrative foreclosure’ (NF) impedes this process by disconnecting past, present, and future narratives, hindering the rewriting of SUD-related identities. We investigate the impact of SUD-based cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) on narrative identity transformation and hypothesise NF as a potential factor in post-treatment relapse.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>107 patients referred to an outpatient clinic for adults with SUDs in the Netherlands were included. Participants completed the “Agency and Communion Inventory” (translated and validated in Dutch), the Narrative Foreclosure Scale (NFS) and the “Measurement of Addiction for Triage and Evaluation” (MATE), including the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress-Scale (DASS-21). Data collection occurred at the start of treatment, post-treatment (+3 months), and during a follow-up measure (+6 months).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>While participants showed a substantial reduction in substance use frequency and DASS-21 sum scores during CBT-treatment, no such differences were found in narrative themes. Multivariate models revealed that baseline communion and past-directed NF predicted ’substance-use reduction’ during treatment, while ’cannabis use,’ communion and future directed NF were predictors of ’DASS-21 sum score reduction’. Baseline communion showed a moderate positive relation to post-treatment relapse, while ’NFS: Future’ exhibited a moderate inverse relation. These findings remained robust even when altering the criteria for defining ’post-treatment relapse.’ They indicate that a stronger identification with communal themes serve as a protective factor against relapse, while future directed NF is associated with higher relapse rates.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>this study provides valuable insights into the interplay between narrative themes and treatment outcome(s) in SUD recovery. Notably, our findings underscore the significance of future-directed narrative foreclosure in the recovery process and found that CBT for SUDs does not appear to significantly facilitate narrative identity transformation. These results suggest that existing addiction treatments could be enhanced through the integration of narrative-focused interventions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":38040,"journal":{"name":"Addictive Behaviors Reports","volume":"22 ","pages":"Article 100626"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144702917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A mediation analysis of Autistic-like traits and gaming motivations on problem gaming symptoms: Are the effects of social and escape motives the same?","authors":"Jake D. Slack ,&nbsp;Ben Mctigue ,&nbsp;Heather Mackenzie ,&nbsp;Mal Flack ,&nbsp;Kim M. Caudwell","doi":"10.1016/j.abrep.2025.100625","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.abrep.2025.100625","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>There are higher rates of video game use and potentially gaming disorder among individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, the association between subthreshold autistic-like traits (ALTs) and gaming behaviour remains relatively unexplored. The present study assessed whether gaming motives may mediate the relationship between ALTs and gaming disorder symptoms. A total of 378 (Mage = 31.41, SD = 8.84) respondents completed an online survey, which included measures of gaming disorder symptoms, gaming motives, and ALTs. Findings indicated that social and escape motives mediated relationship between ALTs and gaming disorder symptoms, after controlling for time gaming. However, ALTs displayed a negative association with social motives and a positive association with escape and both social and escape motives were positively associated with gaming disorder symptoms. These findings indicate that individuals with higher levels of ALTs may game primarily for escape from real-life challenges and less so for social reasons, potentially exacerbating problem gaming symptoms. These results underscore the importance of understanding gaming motives, as they can inform targeted interventions for reducing problematic gaming. This study contributes to the growing body of literature on gaming behaviour, emphasising the need for motives to be considered in educational and problem gaming support initiatives.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":38040,"journal":{"name":"Addictive Behaviors Reports","volume":"22 ","pages":"Article 100625"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144702987","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}