“It feels like a tremendous accomplishment because I didn't expect the first book I had written to do so well finding a publisher, especially one who was excited to keep going with it.”
#youngadults — Public Fediverse posts
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/722963/ Perfectionism takes toll on young adults’ mental health: Study #anxiety #Depression #Éire #Health #IE #Ireland #MentalHealth #MentalHealth #perfectionism #YoungAdults
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12 unforgettable side-by-side photos of people over 100-years-old with their younger selves
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12 unforgettable side-by-side photos of people over 100-years-old with their younger selves
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Young adults from Italy, Malta share Christ’s light by serving – Church News https://www.byteseu.com/2415512/ #Malta #YoungAdults
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https://www.europesays.com/3283634/ Young adults from Italy, Malta share Christ’s light by serving – Church News #malta #YoungAdults
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North Carolina colleges battle food insecurity https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/38764/ #college #FoodInsecurity #NorthCarolina #NorthCarolinaDining #NorthCarolinaFood #NorthCarolinaGroceryStores #NorthCarolinaRestaurants #poverty #student #YoungAdults
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https://www.edctips.com/595489/florida-teens-tiktok-stunt-in-traffic-ends-in-serious-injuries-when-a-truck-came-crashing-in/ Florida Teen’s TikTok Stunt in Traffic Ends In Serious Injuries When A Truck Came Crashing In #Chevrolet #ChevroletSilverado #Chevy #ChevySilverado #CollegeRoad #Fox35Orlando #Ocala #OcalaGazette #OcalaPoliceDepartment #Silverado #SocialMedia #SouthwestCollegeRoad #YoungAdults
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Money mistakes young professionals make in their first 5 years of earning | Personal Finance
The first five years of a career are an important milestone in a person’s financial journey. By this…
#NewsBeep #News #Personalfinance #Business #Finance #financialhabits #financialmistakes #moneymanagement #moneymistakes #PersonalFinance #salary #UK #UnitedKingdom #youngadults #youngprofessionals
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Money mistakes young professionals make in their first 5 years of earning | Personal Finance
The first five years of a career are an important milestone in a person’s financial journey. By this…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Personalfinance #Business #financialhabits #financialmistakes #moneymanagement #moneymistakes #PersonalFinance #salary #youngadults #youngprofessionals
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/1224109/ Money mistakes young professionals make in their first 5 years of earning | Personal Finance #Business #Finance #FinancialHabits #FinancialMistakes #MoneyManagement #MoneyMistakes #PersonalFinance #Salary #UK #UnitedKingdom #YoungAdults #YoungProfessionals
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Money mistakes young professionals make in their first 5 years of earning | Personal Finance
The first five years of a career are an important milestone in a person’s financial journey. By this…
#NewsBeep #News #Personalfinance #Business #CA #Canada #Finance #financialhabits #financialmistakes #moneymanagement #moneymistakes #PersonalFinance #salary #youngadults #youngprofessionals
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https://www.europesays.com/3275087/ Money mistakes young professionals make in their first 5 years of earning | Personal Finance #business #FinancialHabits #FinancialMistakes #MoneyManagement #MoneyMistakes #PersonalFinance #salary #YoungProfessionals #YoungAdults
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Money mistakes young professionals make in their first 5 years of earning | Personal Finance
The first five years of a career are an important milestone in a person’s financial journey. By this…
#NewsBeep #News #Personalfinance #AU #Australia #Business #Finance #financialhabits #financialmistakes #moneymanagement #Moneymistakes #PersonalFinance #salary #youngadults #youngprofessionals
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/708206/ Money mistakes young professionals make in their first 5 years of earning | Personal Finance #Business #Éire #FinancialHabits #FinancialMistakes #IE #Ireland #MoneyManagement #MoneyMistakes #PersonalFinance #PersonalFinance #salary #YoungAdults #YoungProfessionals
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Half of young Australian adults now living with parents, up from 39 per cent in 2001, HILDA survey shows
Australia, we have good news, bad news and confirmation about life’s hardships that is no news to anyone.…
#NewsBeep #News #Australia #AU #demographics #Education #genderpaygap #HILDAsurvey #HouseholdIncomeandLabourDynamicsinAustralia #housingstress #Relationships #rogerwilkins #youngadults
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Half of young Australian adults now living with parents, up from 39 per cent in 2001, HILDA survey shows
Australia, we have good news, bad news and confirmation about life’s hardships that is no news to anyone.…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #demographics #education #Genderpaygap #HILDAsurvey #HouseholdIncomeandLabourDynamicsinAustralia #housingstress #relationships #RogerWilkins #youngadults
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https://www.europesays.com/3268391/ Half of young Australian adults now living with parents, up from 39 per cent in 2001, HILDA survey shows #australia #demographics #education #GenderPayGap #HILDASurvey #HouseholdIncomeAndLabourDynamicsInAustralia #HousingStress #relationships #RogerWilkins #YoungAdults
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DATE: September 20, 2026 at 07:00AM
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-------------------------------------------------TITLE: Maladaptive daydreaming is linked to social media addiction and hypersexuality
Individuals who spend excessive amounts of time lost in vivid, immersive fantasies also tend to report higher rates of problematic social media use and hypersexual behavior. A recent study suggests that narcissistic personality traits, which involve a deep need to regulate self-esteem, may act as a psychological bridge connecting these behavioral addictions. The research was published in Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice.
Most people daydream to pass the time, process recent events, or regulate their emotions. The mind naturally wanders. Some individuals, however, develop a rigid reliance on fantasy. They spend hours each day absorbed in complex, lifelike imagined worlds.
These individuals often experience vivid sensory details during their fantasies while maintaining a dual awareness that keeps them partially anchored to reality. When this behavior begins to interfere with work, school, or relationships, psychologists refer to it as maladaptive daydreaming.
While not yet an official psychiatric diagnosis, maladaptive daydreaming shares characteristics with behavioral addictions, obsessive-compulsive traits, and dissociative disorders. Psychologists Alessia Renzi and Rachele Mariani of Sapienza University of Rome, along with Filippo Maria Nimbi of eCampus Telematics University, wanted to understand how this intense daydreaming relates to other compulsive behaviors.
The research team focused on two specific issues: problematic social media use and hypersexuality. Problematic social media use involves a loss of control over digital habits, leading to conflicts and emotional dependence. Hypersexuality is characterized by persistent, unsuccessful attempts to manage intense sexual impulses and behaviors, often using sexual fantasies to cope with difficult feelings.
The researchers also looked at pathological narcissism as a potential connecting factor. In clinical psychology, narcissism is not simply about vanity or self-absorption. It involves an inflated self-concept that acts as a shield, masking deep-seated feelings of inferiority, shame, or fragility.
Narcissism generally presents in two forms. Grandiose narcissists exhibit a sense of entitlement and rely on fantasy to sustain an elevated self-image. Vulnerable narcissists are highly sensitive to criticism and retreat into imagination to manage pervasive shame. The researchers suspected that people with high levels of narcissism might use compulsive daydreaming, endless social media scrolling, and hypersexual behavior as quick ways to gain emotional relief and regulate their fragile self-esteem.
To test these associations, the researchers recruited 559 adults for an online survey. The participants had an average age of 27, and 68 percent were women. Most respondents lived in European countries, including Italy, Greece, Turkey, and Spain.
Participants completed a series of standardized psychological questionnaires. One survey measured the frequency and intensity of their maladaptive daydreaming, asking about their urge to daydream and how much it impaired their daily life. Nearly 29 percent of the study participants scored above the suggested clinical threshold for maladaptive daydreaming.
Another questionnaire evaluated social media addiction by asking about symptoms like withdrawal, mood changes, and conflicts arising from internet use. A third questionnaire screened for hypersexual behavior. This test focused on recurrent sexual fantasies, the urge to engage in sexual behavior as a coping mechanism, and the distress these experiences cause.
The researchers noted that questions asking if participants used sexual fantasies to avoid difficult problems perfectly mirror the psychological functions of maladaptive daydreaming. A final survey measured both grandiose and vulnerable narcissistic traits.
The researchers found that higher levels of maladaptive daydreaming were moderately associated with both social media addiction and hypersexual behavior. People who reported more intense daydreaming symptoms were also more likely to report higher levels of pathological narcissism.
Using statistical models, the team examined whether narcissism acts as a mediator. A mediator is a variable that helps explain the relationship between two other conditions. For example, if variable A affects variable B, a mediator is the stepping stone in the middle that explains how or why that effect happens.
The analysis showed that narcissism partially accounted for the connection between social media addiction and maladaptive daydreaming. It also partially explained the link between hypersexuality and maladaptive daydreaming. In both cases, the presence of narcissistic traits seemed to reinforce the relationship between the behavioral addiction and the urge to retreat into fantasy.
Together, these variables accounted for roughly 20 to 24 percent of the variance in maladaptive daydreaming scores. This indicates that while self-esteem regulation plays a large role, other psychological factors are also at play.
These results point to a shared underlying mechanism. Individuals who struggle to maintain a stable sense of self-worth may turn to various compensatory behaviors to manage their frustration and negative emotions. Social media offers indirect feedback, a curated presentation, and a way to capture attention.
Sexual fantasies provide a sense of control and sensation. Maladaptive daydreaming offers an escape into a customized reality where the individual can experience power, validation, or comfort. The researchers also observed specific patterns depending on the type of narcissism.
Grandiose narcissistic traits were more strongly linked to hypersexuality. The authors suggest that grandiose narcissists might use sexual thoughts and behaviors to assert dominance or fulfill a heightened sense of entitlement. Vulnerable narcissistic traits were more closely associated with problematic social media use.
This aligns with the idea that highly sensitive individuals might prefer asynchronous digital communication, where they can control their image and avoid direct, face-to-face rejection. Younger participants tended to report more severe symptoms across all these categories. This observation aligns with the idea that young adults often face greater challenges with emotional regulation.
Because the study relied on a survey conducted at a single point in time, the results cannot prove that one behavior causes another. The findings only show that these traits tend to appear together. Future research tracking individuals over months or years would be required to understand exactly how these habits develop and influence one another.
The data collection method also presents some limitations. The survey was distributed online and relied on self-reported answers. This approach can sometimes be inaccurate if participants misjudge their own behavior or try to present themselves in a favorable light.
The study sample included a vast majority of women, meaning the results might not fully capture how these dynamics operate in men. The survey was also conducted in English, which was not the native language for many of the European participants. This language barrier could have introduced minor misunderstandings in how questions were interpreted.
Despite these limitations, the results suggest that treating behavioral addictions might require a deeper look at a person’s self-esteem. Interventions that help young people manage frustration, process shame, and build strong real-world relationships could prevent the development of overlapping compulsive habits. Therapies focused on underlying narcissistic vulnerabilities might be more effective than simply trying to stop the addictive behaviors on the surface.
The study, “Maladaptive Daydreaming, Hypersexuality, and Social Media Use: Testing Narcissism as a Mediator in a Young Adult Online Sample,” was authored by Alessia Renzi, Filippo Maria Nimbi, and Rachele Mariani.
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Elena Rybakina turned down 15 colleges to keep playing tennis. Now she’s no. 1 in the world
Elena Rybakina won the U.S. Open women’s singles tournament last week, defeating reigning champion Aryna Sabalenka in …
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Tennis #athletes #Careers #Collegesanduniversities #compensation #Education #family #genz #Personalfinance #Russia #school #sponsorships #Sports #U.S. #U.S.Open #Wealth #women #youngadults
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Elena Rybakina turned down 15 colleges to keep playing tennis. Now she’s no. 1 in the world
Elena Rybakina won the U.S. Open women’s singles tournament last week, defeating reigning champion Aryna Sabalenka in the…
#Tennis #News #athletes #Careers #CollegesandUniversities #compensation #education #family #GenZ #PersonalFinance #Russia #school #Sponsorships #sports #U.S. #U.S.Open #Wealth #Women #youngadults
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https://www.europesays.com/people/217293/ Apple’s new CEO John Ternus once told Gen Z to ‘never assume’ they know as much as others #Advice #AirPods #apple #AppleIPhone #Business #CareerAdvancement #CareerAdvice #Careers #ChiefExecutiveOfficer(CEO) #CollegesAndUniversities #engineering #Executives #GenZ #graduation #Jobs #JohnTernus #ProductDesign #SteveJobs #tech #TimCook #YoungAdults #YoungWorkers
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#AdventurousJourneys
A collection of 4 stories.
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#ChristineMunroeAuthor #writing #reading #books #scifi #fantasy #adventure #fun #craziness #lightheartedness #SelfPublishing #imagination #PushingBoundaries #traveling #journey #unicorn #dungbeetle #toadstool #rook #piglets #cabbage #farm #sandal #family #friends #snake #IceCream #gelato #BoardGame #PaperClip #playground #pipe #whiskey #scifiAdventure #ChildrensBooks #ChildrensStories #YoungAdults #YoungAdultFantasyBooks -
https://www.europesays.com/people/206884/ Tech leaders are shielding their children from the products that made them rich #addiction #BillGates #ElonMusk #EvergreenRefresh #GenZ #Meta #Microsoft #PeterThiel #SnapInc #SocialMedia #SteveJobs #tech #YoungAdults #youtube
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Lee Says Society Must Reward Effort Before Asking Youth to Try Harder
President Lee Jae-myung delivers closing remarks after the “Youth Budget Unboxing 2027” event held at Cheong Wa Dae…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #SouthKorea #2030generation #LeeJaeMyung #presidentialoffice #SouthKoreabudgetproposal #youngadults #youthbudget #youthpolicy
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What Happens When We Keep Talking About Israel
As an Israeli currently living in the United States, I spend a lot of time thinking about the…
#EuropeSays #Headlines #News #Europe #Europa #EU #Israel #dialogue #diasporaconnections #jewishidentity #pluralism #shlichim #youngadults
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https://www.europesays.com/iran/265961/ What Happens When We Keep Talking About Israel #dialogue #DiasporaConnections #Israel #JewishIdentity #pluralism #shlichim #YoungAdults
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Pew (PEW PEW PEW PEW PEW!): Young adults in the U.S. are increasingly wary of AI, concerned it will take jobs. “Today, 52% of Americans say they are more concerned than excited about the increased use of AI in daily life – up from 37% in 2021. Another 9% are more excited than concerned and 37% say they’re equally excited and concerned, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted […]
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/384230/ Celebrating 100 years of institute in Church’s Africa South Area – Church News #Africa #YoungAdults
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Young adults are taking prescription drugs instead of alcohol – and it’s dividing experts
To enjoy a night out with friends, Matt once had to drink until he felt sick. If he…
#NewsBeep #News #Health #CA #Canada #LiamKnowles #medications #physicalsymptomsofanxiety #pregabalin #prescriptiondrugs #socialanxiety #SocialMedia #socialsituation #socialsituations #youngadults
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How has time spent alone changed by age over the last decade, and what does it mean for wellbeing?
Parth Pandya explores this question in a new #ResolutionFoundation spotlight, in collaborative work with the #ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations: https://www.cpc.ac.uk/news/latest_news/?story_id=816
#YoungAdults #Loneliness #SocialChange #Demography #Population #SocialScience #Generations #Ageing #WFH #Society #PopulationChange #WorkingFromHome #PublicPolicy #LabourMarket #Wellbeing #TimeUse
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#AdventurousJourneys
A collection of 4 stories.
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#ChristineMunroeAuthor #writing #reading #books #scifi #fantasy #adventure #fun #craziness #lightheartedness #SelfPublishing #imagination #PushingBoundaries #traveling #journey #unicorn #dungbeetle #toadstool #rook #piglets #cabbage #farm #sandal #family #friends #snake #IceCream #gelato #BoardGame #playground #scifiAdventure #ChildrensBooks #ChildrensStories #YoungAdults #YoungAdultFantasyBooks -
Gen Z Is Behind on All Milestones—Besides Saving for Retirement
Gen Z is falling behind on many financial milestones, besides investing in the stock market and for retirement.Credit:…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Personalfinance #BankofAmerica #Business #genz #PersonalFinance #savingforretirement #youngadults
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Dylan Mulvaney surprises LGBTQ+ young adults at Provincetown fundraiser
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/dylan-mulvaney-summer-of-sass-provincetown
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Melatonin impairs morning cognition in healthy young adults
https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article/46/Supplement_1/A34/7181621
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49227365
#HackerNews #Melatonin #MorningCognition #SleepResearch #HealthyLiving #YoungAdults
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Bengaluru Woman Questions Youngsters Spending Habits, Says They Should Save More
A Bengaluru woman’s views on how young people spend their money have triggered a debate on social media.…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Personalfinance #Bengaluru #Bengalurunews #BengaluruViralVideo #Business #financialadvice #LifestyleinBengaluru #PersonalFinance #spendinghabits #youngadults
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Bengaluru Woman Questions Youngsters Spending Habits, Says They Should Save More
A Bengaluru woman’s views on how young people spend their money have triggered a debate on social media.…
#NewsBeep #News #Personalfinance #bengaluru #Bengalurunews #Bengaluruviralvideo #Business #Finance #financialadvice #LifestyleinBengaluru #PersonalFinance #spendinghabits #UK #UnitedKingdom #youngadults
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Bengaluru Woman Questions Youngsters Spending Habits, Says They Should Save More
A Bengaluru woman’s views on how young people spend their money have triggered a debate on social media.…
#NewsBeep #News #Personalfinance #AU #Australia #bengaluru #Bengalurunews #Bengaluruviralvideo #Business #Finance #financialadvice #LifestyleinBengaluru #PersonalFinance #spendinghabits #youngadults
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Salsa dancing reduced depression and anxiety in young adults, Oxford study finds
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TechCrunch: After TikTok, Snap settles social media addiction case. “Snap is the latest big tech company to settle a lawsuit that claimed social media platforms are harmful to children and young adults. The company has reached a ‘tentative’ agreement in a case that was set to go to trial later this month.”
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Wohin der Wind uns trägt (2025)
GELEGENHEIT MACHT ZUKUNFThttps://filmgenuss.com/2026/07/07/wohin-der-wind-uns-traegt-2025/
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📺 Watch the latest Resolution Foundation report, funded by ESRC Connecting Generations, live launch stream at 09:30 BST TODAY to join the panel as they discuss:
How #GenZ #incomes & #livingstandards compare to previous cohorts
How Gen-Z’s #housing affects other aspects of life
How #policymakers could address these changesViewers will be able to submit questions to the panel before and during the event via Slido.
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Gen Z woman who went viral for being burned out after one day at ‘grown-up’ job gets laid off
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/gen-z-woman-hates-adulting-laid-off-first-day-ex1/
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Handwriting But Not Typewriting Leads To Widespread Brain Connectivity - A High-Density EEG Study With Implications For The Classroom
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DATE: May 19, 2026 at 04:00PM
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-------------------------------------------------TITLE: More than 6% of young adults suffer from Internet Gaming Disorder, global study reveals
A meta-analysis of studies on Internet Gaming Disorder found that this condition is, on average, present in 6.1% of young adults. The prevalence was higher in gamer-only samples (8.1%) compared to samples that included both gamers and non-gamers. The paper was published in Addictive Behaviors.
Internet Gaming Disorder is a pattern of excessive or poorly controlled video game playing that causes significant problems in a person’s life. It involves more than simply enjoying games or playing them often. A person with this disorder thinks about gaming constantly, feels restless or irritable when unable to play, and experiences a need to spend more and more time gaming to feel satisfied.
They may try to reduce gaming but repeatedly fail. As the disorder progresses, gaming slowly begins to replace school, work, sleep, exercise, hobbies, or relationships. Some people continue gaming even after it causes serious conflicts, poor performance, or emotional distress. Internet Gaming Disorder is especially concerning when gaming becomes a way to escape problems while simultaneously creating even bigger problems in daily life. The key issue in diagnosis is the loss of control and the harm that gaming leads to, rather than the raw number of hours a person spends gaming.
Study author Júlia Gisbert-Perez and her colleagues note that different studies tend to report varying prevalences of Internet Gaming Disorder among young adults, a demographic group highly vulnerable to this disorder due to the stress of transitioning to independence. With this in mind, they conducted a meta-analytic study aiming to integrate the findings of previous research to establish just how frequent this disorder is among individuals in this demographic.
The study authors searched the scientific research databases Web of Science (Core Collection), Scopus, and PsychInfo. They used search terms including “internet gaming disorder,” “online games addiction,” “problematic gaming behav*,” “pathologic video game use,” or “digital game addiction,” along with terms like “emerg* adult*,” “young adult*,” “university,” “college,” or “youth.” They looked for studies that reported a prevalence figure for Internet Gaming Disorder, comprised a sample of participants between 18 and 35 years of age, provided original empirical data, and were published in English or Spanish.
The search initially resulted in 1,411 publications. After screening and detailed inspection, they found 93 studies that met their criteria. Taken together, these studies included 149,601 participants. Their average age was 23-24 years old, and 51% of them were women.
The meta-analytic integration of the results from these studies showed that the pooled prevalence of Internet Gaming Disorder among young adults was 6.1%. Prevalence was higher in samples that consisted solely of gamers (8.1%), while it was 5.47% in mixed samples that included both gamers and non-gamers.
Further analyses revealed that the reported prevalence heavily depended on the specific diagnostic instrument used to assess the symptoms. Furthermore, prevalence rates tended to be artificially higher in studies with smaller sample sizes or those deemed to have a “high risk of bias.” Prevalence also might have been lower in samples containing more female participants, but the difference was not quite strong enough to pass the needed statistical thresholds.
Interestingly, when looking exclusively at the “gamer-only” samples, the researchers found that the prevalence of the disorder has been steadily increasing in recent years. The authors suggest this could be driven by the rise of competitive gaming platforms or the incorporation of predatory microtransactions and “loot boxes” in contemporary video games.
“These findings indicate that IGD [Internet Gaming Disorder] is more prevalent among young adults than in the general population, especially among gamers. The variability observed across studies highlights the need for methodological consistency and the use of validated diagnostic tools to improve comparability and inform prevention and intervention strategies,” the study authors concluded.
The study contributes to the scientific knowledge surrounding Internet Gaming Disorder. However, the study authors note that their search strategy might have missed some studies that reported age only in numerical terms, rather than using keywords like “young adults.”
Additionally, the authors report that their statistical analyses indicated a significant asymmetry in the published prevalences. Because scientific journals tend to favor publishing “significant” or shocking findings, it is highly likely that studies finding exceptionally high rates of gaming addiction were published, while studies finding low or unremarkable rates were never published (a phenomenon known as publication bias). This bias could have artificially distorted the overall 6.1% estimate, meaning the true prevalence might be slightly lower.
The paper, “Prevalence of Internet gaming disorder in young adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis,” was authored by Júlia Gisbert-Perez, Claudio Longobardi, Manuel Martí-Vilar, Sofia Mastrokoukou, and Laura Badenes-Ribera.
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😴 You slept… but still woke up tired?
What feels like “normal tiredness” may actually be your body asking for balance.
In this article, discover the real reasons behind this & practical ways to regain your energy naturally.
https://www.practo.com/healthfeed/why-are-young-indians-feeling-tired-all-the-time-68284/post
#Health #Wellness #MentalHealth #Burnout #SleepHealth #HealthyLifestyle #StressManagement #IndianLifestyle #DigitalFatigue #YoungAdults #SelfCare #Fitness #Ayurveda #PreventiveHealth #WorkLifeBalance #EnergyLevels #HealthyHabits #DrChetanDhongade
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📽️ Catch up on our latest #CPCCGWebinar recording to hear about new research on how Universal Credit reshapes #youngadults ' #livingarrangements, with #youngpeople significantly more likely to live with their #parents as a result of #UniversalCredit. The impact is concentrated among #unmarried #childless individuals, both men and women, and among young men who are most disadvantaged in the #labourmarket.
By Jan Einhoff #MPIDR and Vincent Ramos, University of #Southampton https://youtu.be/ImsVUa1pPOY?si=gtqwHYLrsdwD_CdK
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New @nuffieldfound 'Expert feature' article by CPC-CG member Professor Ann Berrington
Explains why more #youngadults in the UK are living with their #parents, pointing to high #housing costs, insecure #work, and changing #family expectations.
Ann argues this trend shouldn’t be seen as a failure to grow up, but as a kind of support that helps some young people get by, while also highlighting that not everyone has equal access to it.
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🧑🏫 Join us THIS THURSDAY for our #CPCCGWebinar with Jan Einhoff @MPIDR and Vincent Ramos (University of #Southampton).
They will discuss findings that show how #welfare retrenchment may play a role in stalling the transition to #residential independence disproportionately among the most vulnerable #youngadults in the #labourmarket.
Register to join us online: https://www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/event_calendar/980/CPC_CG_Webinar__Jan_Einhoff_Vincent_Ramos
#WelfareReform #UniversalCredit #Austerity #YoungAdults #Unemployment #Housing #Inequality #SocialPolicy
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Digital Courtship's Shadow: Apps Scrutinized for Body Image Erosion
Research shows dating apps like Tinder and Bumble may cause body image problems and mental health strain for users aged 18-34. Learn why.
#DatingAppImpact, #BodyImage, #MentalHealth, #YoungAdults, #DigitalDating
https://newsletter.tf/dating-apps-cause-body-image-problems-young-adults/
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New research shows that young adults spend an average of 44 minutes daily on dating apps, which may negatively impact their body image. This is higher than previous years.
#DatingAppImpact, #BodyImage, #MentalHealth, #YoungAdults, #DigitalDating
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