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*Result*: Behavioural addiction and associated risk factors among high school students.

Title:
Behavioural addiction and associated risk factors among high school students.
Authors:
Zeyrek İ; Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Memorial Diyarbakır Hospital, Diyarbakır, Türkiye., Tabara MF; Department of Psychiatry, Firat University School of Medicine, Elazig, Türkiye., Çakan M; Bingol Pilot Unıversity Coordinatıon Center, Bingol University, Bingol, Türkiye., Karayağmurlu A; Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry İstanbul, Istanbul Universityhttps://ror.org/03a5qrr21, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Source:
Acta neuropsychiatrica [Acta Neuropsychiatr] 2026 Jan 20; Vol. 38, pp. e14. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jan 20.
Publication Type:
Journal Article
Language:
English
Journal Info:
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9612501 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1601-5215 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 09242708 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Acta Neuropsychiatr Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s):
Publication: 2013- : Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press
Original Publication: Maarssen : Interdisciplinair Genootschap voor Biologische Psychiatrie
MeSH Terms:
Students*/psychology , Students*/statistics & numerical data , Internet Addiction Disorder*/epidemiology , Internet Addiction Disorder*/psychology , Food Addiction*/epidemiology , Food Addiction*/psychology , Behavior, Addictive*/epidemiology , Behavior, Addictive*/psychology, Turkey/epidemiology ; Anxiety/epidemiology ; Anxiety/psychology ; Depression/epidemiology ; Depression/psychology ; Stress, Psychological/epidemiology ; Humans ; Adolescent ; Male ; Female ; Risk Factors ; Prevalence ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Video Games ; Internet ; Impulsive Behavior
Contributed Indexing:
Keywords: Adolescent; anxiety; behavioural addiction; depression; emotional regulation; impulsivity
Entry Date(s):
Date Created: 20260120 Date Completed: 20260218 Latest Revision: 20260218
Update Code:
20260218
DOI:
10.1017/neu.2026.10054
PMID:
41555533
Database:
MEDLINE

*Further Information*

*Objective: Investigating the relationship between behavioural addictions and mental health is essential due to their impact on well-being and the significant barriers they create to achieving lasting recovery. The aim of the study was to examine the prevalence of food addiction, problematic internet use, and internet gaming disorder among 866 high school students (grades 9-12) in Turkey, Bingöl and their associated with impulsivity, emotional regulation, depression, anxiety, and stress.
Methods: The sample was selected using a convenience sampling approach. Data were collected via online questionnaires using validated scales and analysed with SPSS package programme.
Results: The prevalence of food addiction was 6.9%, problematic internet use 14.3%, and internet gaming disorder 0.9%. Problematic internet use relatively high prevalence likely reflects adolescents' increased exposure to digital devices. Mental health factors were found to be significantly related to behavioural addictions: depression, anxiety, and stress predicted food addiction; depression and stress predicted problematic internet use, and anxiety was linked to internet gaming disorder.
Conclusions: This study contributes to the literature by examining multiple behavioural addictions and their common risk factors simultaneously and provides a comprehensive perspective. It is also one of the rare studies examining food addiction with other behavioural addictions. More research is needed to develop better intervention programmes and policies in the issue.*