Self-perceived substance and behavioral addictions among Jewish Israeli adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Journal article
Efrati, Y. and Spada, M.M. (2022). Self-perceived substance and behavioral addictions among Jewish Israeli adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Addictive Behaviors Reports. 15, p. 100431. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2022.100431
| Authors | Efrati, Y. and Spada, M.M. |
|---|---|
| Abstract | This study examined self-perceived substance and behavioral addictions among Israeli adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic across different sociodemographic categories. The sample comprised 2,074 adolescents (40% males, 60% females) aged 12-19 years who completed the survey anonymously and with parental consent. We examined what is the prevalence of self-perceived substance and behavioral addictions in this population in the COVID-19 pandemic context. Participants reported self-perceived addictions to social networks (70%), shopping (46%), binge eating (34%), gaming (30%), sex-related behavior (15%), psychoactive substance (31%, including alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, and/or cocaine), and gambling (3%). Moreover, differences were found to be directly related to age, biological sex, religiosity, socioeconomic status, and immigration status. From a lay epidemiological perspective, the current research expands our knowledge about self-perceived addiction among adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic, offering better understanding of the likelihood probability factors for self-perceived addiction among adolescents and its related negative outcomes, including increased risk factors for later adult life. [Abstract copyright: © 2022 The Author(s).] |
| Keywords | Behavioral addictions; Self-perceived; Adolescents; Sociodemographic categories; Substance use disorder; COVID-19 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Journal | Addictive Behaviors Reports |
| Journal citation | 15, p. 100431 |
| ISSN | 2352-8532 |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2022.100431 |
| https://doi.org/S2352-8532(22)00026-8 | |
| Publication dates | |
| Online | 11 May 2022 |
| Publication process dates | |
| Accepted | 09 May 2022 |
| Deposited | 16 Jun 2022 |
| Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
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