Self-regulation as a key boundary condition in the relationship between social media use and well-being.

The use of social media can have positive and negative effects on psychological well-being. The present article proposes that self-regulation and the related concept of self-control act as central boundary conditions of this relationship. Successfully self-regulated social media use can bolster psychological well-being through mood management and emotion-focused coping as well as through intrinsic need satisfaction.

Internet-Related Disorders and Their Effects on Personality Development in Adolescents from Germany-Results from a Prospective Study.

Internet-related disorders (IRD) are increasingly becoming a major health issue. IRD are defined as the predominant use of online content, related to a loss of control and continued use despite negative consequences. Despite findings from cross-sectional studies, the causality of pathways accelerating the development of IRD are unclear.

Acute symptomatic seizures in the emergency room: predictors and characteristics.

Background: When treating patients with epileptic seizures in the emergency room (ER), it is of paramount importance to rapidly assess whether the seizure was acute symptomatic or unprovoked as the former points to a potentially life-threatening underlying condition. In this study, we seek to identify predictors and analyze characteristics of acute symptomatic seizures (ASS).

Methods: Data from patients presenting with seizures to highly frequented ERs of two sites of a university hospital were analyzed retrospectively.

Media for Coping During COVID-19 Social Distancing: Stress, Anxiety, and Psychological Well-Being.

In spring 2020, COVID-19 and the ensuing social distancing and stay-at-home orders instigated abrupt changes to employment and educational infrastructure, leading to uncertainty, concern, and stress among United States college students. The media consumption patterns of this and other social groups across the globe were affected, with early evidence suggesting viewers were seeking both pandemic-themed media and reassuring, familiar content. A general increase in media consumption, and increased consumption of specific types of content, may have been due to media use for coping strategies.

Pregnancy outcome in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: results of the CMT-NET cohort study in Germany.

Background And Purpose: Systematic research on the effect of Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease on the outcome of pregnancy and conversely the effect of pregnancy on neuropathy is still sparse.

Methods: A clinical cohort study and cross-sectional study within the German CMT-NET was conducted between 2016 and 2019. Inclusion criteria were a confirmed diagnosis of CMT and at least one completed pregnancy after 1990.