Disentangling the role of users' preferences and impulsivity traits in problematic Facebook use.

The use of social network sites (SNSs) has grown dramatically. Numerous studies have shown that SNS users may suffer from excessive use, associated with addictive-like symptoms. With a focus on the popular SNS Facebook (FB), our aims in the current study were twofold: First, to explore the heterogeneity of FB usage and determine which kind of FB activity predicts problematic usage; second, to test whether specific impulsivity facets predict problematic use of FB.

[Mindfulness in addiction therapy].

Mindfulness based therapies are nowadays widely spread. During the last decades, several approches and specific programs have been scientifically challenged and developped. In the field of addictions the Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention is the main reference program.