Thanks to collaboration with Haibo Yang and @ChrisMontag77 . Now published. From the couch to the arena: Prefrontal cortex network dynamics of reward and loss processing in gaming and Internet gaming disorder. Fulltext available for free until December 4. authors.elsevier.com/c/1nxtc…

Thanks to my collaborators Nisha Yao and Jing Chen for this newly published paper. Personalization and attentional bias in problematic short-video use. Fulltext freely available: akjournals.com/view/journals…

Our new paper is now online. “The jingle jangle fallacy in digital well-being research is hindering scientific progress.” Thanks to @ChrisMontag77 for leading this paper. Fulltext available: link.springer.com/article/10…

Thanks to Tali Gazit @GazitTali for leading this collaboration. “From online engagement to well-being: the mediating roles of social comparison and joy of missing out (JoMO).” Fulltext available: link.springer.com/article/10…

I appreciate the collaboration on this new paper with Haibo Yang. @ChrisMontag77 . Punishment sensitivity and altered brain network centrality in cross-platform problematic online behaviors. Free Fulltext access until December 10, 2026. authors.elsevier.com/c/1neau…

Thanks to my old collaborator Haibo Yang for this collaboration. With @ChrisMontag77 . Attentional priority for social reward is modulated by attentional bias toward game. Fulltext access free until September 3, 2026: authors.elsevier.com/c/1nRRG…

Our new paper, now published. Thanks to my old friend Lei Zheng for this collaboration. “Problematic use of short-video apps among elderly adults: An extension of the TAM.” journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…

Our new paper is now online. Social Media use is Associated with, but is not a Major Cause of Mental Disorder among Adolescents. With @ChrisMontag77 and @Demetrovics Fulltext freely available: rdcu.be/frpiq

I was happy to support @mustafa__savci and Hale Savci with this paper, now published. With @ChrisMontag77 . From narcissistic beliefs to problematic social media use: a serial mediation perspective. Fulltext: link.springer.com/article/10…

Thanks to Haibo Yang’s research group for leadership on this study, now published. “Patterns of prefrontal cortex connectivity in internet gaming disorder: fNIRS insight from mobile gameplay.” With @ChrisMontag77 . Fulltext freely available until July 26: authors.elsevier.com/c/1nDxr…

I’m pleased to have been part of this collaboration with my old friend from China, Nisha Yao. Now published today. A Cross-lagged Panel Network Analysis of the Relationship Between Emotion Regulation Difficulties and Problematic TikTok Use. link.springer.com/article/10…

Our new paper is now online, with @ChrisMontag77 . Full text link is below. FOMO’s Underlying Dimensions Are Differentially Related to Problematic Smartphone Use but Equally Related to Depression, Anxiety, Rumination, and Distress Tolerance link.springer.com/article/10…

I’m grateful to be part of this work. Published today. Full-text link below. @ChrisMontag77 Wang, Y., Zhang, L., Elhai, J. D., Montag, C., & Yang, H. (2026). Fear of missing out and problematic social media use among Chinese university students. mdpi.com/2076-328X/16/5/678

Our new paper is out. With @ChrisMontag77 Bond, R., Elhai, J. D., & Montag, C. (2026). Exploring the mediating role of emotion regulation and distress intolerance in the relationship between social anxiety and problematic smartphone use. Fulltext: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Calling for your paper for the upcoming collection Positioning screen time in the public health agenda. @BioMedCentral I’m honored to serve as the collection’s Guest Editor with Elisa Wegmann. Learn more: collection and how to contribute: bit.ly/4sn0MIo

Our paper is now in print: Problematic smartphone use among Turkish adults: Latent profiles and links to self-control, boredom proneness, and procrastination. link.springer.com/article/10…

Our new paper. PTSD symptoms, loneliness, and amygdala volumes during pandemic social distancing associated with risk of suicidal ideation in trauma survivors with and without pre-pandemic PTSD. Available fulltext: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

Our new paper. “Is fear of missing out (FOMO) differentially related to underlying dimensions of negative affectivity? Analyzing latent factors of rumination, depression, and negative affect.” Fulltext access is available for the first 50 downloads. tandfonline.com/eprint/MAIWD…

Our new paper, led by @ChrisMontag77 . With free, full text access available until March 10, 2026: Is loneliness related to greater use of DeepSeek as an AI companion? A study from China. authors.elsevier.com/c/1mTRe…

Our new paper on binge scrolling. The binge scrolling scale measures excessive scrolling through a validated three-factor structure. Available full-text, open access: nature.com/articles/s41598-0…