Cue reactivity towards distal cues in specific types of problematic usage of the internet: findings from diagnostically validated samples
These findings indicate that cue reactivity and craving are central aspects of PUIs. Although different devices may elicit different types of action, our results highlight the challenges of regulating behaviour in environments saturated with unavoidable triggers, such as internet content and devices.
Authors
- Tobias A. Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4665-7011)
- Anna M. Schmid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5609-5470)
- Nanne Dominick
- Martin Diers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3257-7299)
- Matthias Brand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4831-9542)
- Andreas Oelker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6351-8638)
- Rudolf Stark (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4299-5280)
- Christian Montag (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8112-0837)
- Hans‐Jürgen Rumpf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6848-920X)
- Oliver T. Wolf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9320-2124)
- Elisa Wegmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9373-979X)
- Kseniya Krikova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5839-5840)
- Annika Brandtner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7646-2338)
- Lukas Mallon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6385-6397)
- Klaus Wölfling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9052-0701)
- Tim Klucken (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2433-6652)
- Sabine Steins‐Loeber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7651-0627)
- Annica Kessling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8764-5949)
- Lasse David Schmidt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3865-3114)
- Astrid Müller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6176-2947)
- Kjell Büsche (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3342-0752)
- Stephanie Antons (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3187-968X)
- Lena Klein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3565-599X)
- Miriam Kampa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8639-8547)
- Maithilee Joshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2867-8174)
- Silke M. Müller
Institutions
- Erwin L. Hahn Institute for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DE)
- Philipps University of Marburg (DE)
- Universität Ulm (DE)
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen (DE)
- University of Siegen (DE)
- Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg (DE)
- Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (DE)
- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- Essen University Hospital (DE)
- Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (DE)
- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Psychology (CZ)
- Loewe Center for Synthetic Microbiology (DE)
- University of Duisburg-Essen (DE)
- Ruhr University Bochum (DE)
- University of Lübeck (DE)
- University of Bamberg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2025.10379
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 12.60
Funders
- Philipps-Universität Marburg
- Universität Siegen
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Universität zu Lübeck
- Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover
- Universität Duisburg-Essen
- Universität Ulm