OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Addictive Behaviors is 41. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Drinking to cope with the pandemic: The unique associations of COVID-19-related perceived threat and psychological distress to drinking behaviors in American men and women	270
Changes in alcohol use as a function of psychological distress and social support following COVID-19 related University closings	221
Prevalence of social media addiction across 32 nations: Meta-analysis with subgroup analysis of classification schemes and cultural values	155
A review of theories and models applied in studies of social media addiction and implications for future research	141
Substance use and abuse, COVID-19-related distress, and disregard for social distancing: A network analysis	130
Investigating the links between fear of missing out, social media addiction, and emotional symptoms in adolescence: The role of stress associated with neglect and negative reactions on social media	127
Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) and social media’s impact on daily-life and productivity at work: Do WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat Use Disorders mediate that association?	119
What is the prevalence and risk of cannabis use disorders among people who use cannabis? a systematic review and meta-analysis	113
Structural and functional correlates of smartphone addiction	106
Effects of smartphone addiction on sleep quality among Chinese university students: The mediating role of self-regulation and bedtime procrastination	106
Depression, anxiety and fear of missing out as correlates of social, non-social and problematic smartphone use	96
The epidemiology of alcohol use disorders cross-nationally: Findings from the World Mental Health Surveys	88
The influence of depressive symptoms and fear of missing out on severity of problematic smartphone use and Internet gaming disorder among Chinese young adults: A three-wave mediation model	86
Fear of missing out and problematic social media use as mediators between emotional support from social media and phubbing behavior	84
Prevalence and correlates of substance use among transgender adults: A systematic review	82
Loneliness and problematic mobile phone use among adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: The roles of escape motivation and self-control	75
Loot box engagement and problem gambling among adolescent gamers: Findings from a national survey	71
Prevalence of gaming disorder: A meta-analysis	68
Evaluating the actual and perceived effectiveness of E-cigarette prevention advertisements among adolescents	63
Problematic social media use and social support received in real-life versus on social media: Associations with depression, anxiety and social isolation	61
Smartphone and social media use contributed to individual tendencies towards social media addiction in Italian adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic	59
Profiles and sociodemographic correlates of Internet addiction in early adolescents in southern China	59
Using machine learning to model problematic smartphone use severity: The significant role of fear of missing out	57
Mobile phone addiction and cognitive failures in daily life: The mediating roles of sleep duration and quality and the moderating role of trait self-regulation	57
Internet gaming disorder and psychosocial well-being: A longitudinal study of older-aged adolescents and emerging adults	56

Prior drinking motives predict alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 lockdown: A cross-sectional online survey among Belgian college students	54
Negative alcohol-related consequences experienced by young adults in the past 12 months: Differences by college attendance, living situation, binge drinking, and sex	54
Validation of smartphone addiction scale – Short version (SAS-SV) in Brazilian adolescents	53
“It’s really addictive and I’m trapped:” A qualitative analysis of the reasons for quitting vaping among treatment-seeking young people	51
Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Italian version of the fear of missing out scale in emerging adults and adolescents	49
Preliminary impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on smoking and vaping in college students	48
A systematic review of randomized controlled trials and network meta-analysis of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation	48
The interplay between neuroticism, extraversion, and social media addiction in young adult Facebook users: Testing the mediating role of online activity using objective data	47
Associations between dual use of e-cigarettes and smoking cessation: A prospective study of smokers in England	47
Are sexual functioning problems associated with frequent pornography use and/or problematic pornography use? Results from a large community survey including males and females	47
Examining bi-directionality between Fear of Missing Out and problematic smartphone use. A two-wave panel study among adolescents	47
Psychiatric comorbidity in compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD)	46
Adolescent E-cigarette use trajectories and subsequent alcohol and marijuana use	45
Benefits of e-cigarettes in smoking reduction and in pulmonary health among chronic smokers undergoing a lung cancer screening program at 6 months	44
Is vaping cessation like smoking cessation? A qualitative study exploring the responses of youth and young adults who vape e-cigarettes	43
The influence of perceived parental phubbing on adolescents’ problematic smartphone use: A two-wave multiple mediation model	43
Adult perceptions of the relative harm of tobacco products and subsequent tobacco product use: Longitudinal findings from waves 1 and 2 of the population assessment of tobacco and health (PATH) study	41
Trends in college students’ alcohol, nicotine, prescription opioid and other drug use after recreational marijuana legalization: 2008–2018	41
Perceived interparental conflict and problematic social media use among Chinese adolescents: The mediating roles of self-esteem and maladaptive cognition toward social network sites	41