Publications by authors named "Myriam Carbonell-Colomer"
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- The research developed and validated a new scale called the Problematic Smartphone and Social Network Use Scale (PSSNUS) to assess complex digital behaviors among youth through five rigorous studies.
- The PSSNUS is composed of 18 items that reflect five key factors: Psychological dependence, Online interaction preference, Digital recognition desire, Social networks control seeking, and Productivity loss, demonstrating strong reliability and validity.
- It revealed minor gender differences in scores, with females scoring higher in Digital recognition desire, and it also showed significant correlations with mental health issues like anxiety and depression, emphasizing the scale's importance in understanding problematic smartphone use.
Introduction: The term emotional eating (EE) describes the tendency to eat as an automatic response to negative emotions and has been linked to anxiety and depression, common symptoms among the university population. The EE tendencies have also been associated with excessive internet use and an increase in alcohol intake among young university students.
Methods: The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between the tendency towards EE and other health-compromising behaviors, such as excessive internet use or high alcohol intake.
Background: Stress is one of the main environmental factors involved in the onset of different psychopathologies. In youth, stressful life events can trigger inappropriate and health-damaging behaviors, such as binge drinking. This behavior, in turn, can lead to long-lasting changes in the neurophysiological response to stress and the development of psychological disorders late in life, e.
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