Internet and Mobile Phone Addiction Health and Educational Effects Edited by Olatz Lopez-Fernandez Printed Edition of the Special Issue Published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph Internet and Mobile Phone Addiction Internet and Mobile Phone Addiction Health and Educational Effects Special Issue Editor Olatz Lopez-Fernandez MDPI • Basel • Beijing • Wuhan • Barcelona • Belgrade Special Issue Editor Olatz Lopez-Fernandez Monash University Australia Editorial Office MDPI St. Alban-Anlage 66 4052 Basel, Switzerland This is a reprint of articles from the Special Issue published online in the open access journal International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601) from 2017 to 2018 (available at: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph/special issues/internet addiction) For citation purposes, cite each article independently as indicated on the article page online and as indicated below: LastName, A.A.; LastName, B.B.; LastName, C.C. 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Public Health 2017, .14, 1176, doi:10.3390/ijerph14101176 . 1 Soo-Hyun Paik, Hyun Cho, Ji-Won Chun, Jo-Eun Jeong and Dai-Jin Kim Gaming Device Usage Patterns Predict Internet Gaming Disorder: Comparison across Different Gaming Device Usage Patterns Reprinted from: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14, 1512, doi:10.3390/ijerph14121512 . 14 Ju-Yu Yen, Yi-Chun Yeh, Peng-Wei Wang, Tai-Ling Liu, Yun-Yu Chen and Chih-Hung Ko Emotional Regulation in Young Adults with Internet Gaming Disorder Reprinted from: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 30, doi:10.3390/ijerph15010030 .... 28 Mi Jung Rho, Hyeseon Lee, Taek-Ho Lee, Hyun Cho, DongJin Jung, Dai-Jin Kim and In Young Choi Risk Factors for Internet Gaming Disorder: Psychological Factors and Internet Gaming Characteristics Reprinted from: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 40, doi:10.3390/ijerph15010040 .... 39 Jean-Jacques R´emondand Lucia Romo Analysis of Gambling in the Media Related to Screens: Immersion as a Predictor of Excessive Use? Reprinted from: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 58, doi:10.3390/ijerph15010058 .... 50 Dmitri Rozgonjuk, Kristiina Saal and Karin T¨aht Problematic Smartphone Use, Deep and Surface Approaches to Learning, and Social Media Use † in Lectures Reprinted from: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 92, doi:10.3390/ijerph15010092 .... 67 Daria J. Kuss, Lydia Harkin, Eiman Kanjo and Joel Billieux Problematic Smartphone Use: Investigating Contemporary Experiences Using a Convergent Design Reprinted from: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 142, doi:10.3390/ijerph15010142 . 78 Hyera Ryu, Ji-Yoon Lee, Aruem Choi, Sunyoung Park, Dai-Jin Kim and Jung-Seok Choi The Relationship between Impulsivity and Internet Gaming Disorder in Young Adults: Mediating Effects of Interpersonal Relationships and Depression Reprinted from: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 458, doi:10.3390/ijerph15030458 . 94 Xavier Carbonell, Andres´ Chamarro, Ursula Oberst, Beatriz Rodrigo and Mariona Prades Problematic Use of the Internet and Smartphones in University Students: 2006–2017 Reprinted from: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 475, doi:10.3390/ijerph15030475 . 105 Songli Mei, Jingxin Chai, Shi-Bin Wang, Chee H. Ng, Gabor S. Ungvari and Yu-Tao Xiang Mobile Phone Dependence, Social Support and Impulsivity in Chinese University Students Reprinted from: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 504, doi:10.3390/ijerph15030504 . 118 v Benjamin Stodt, Matthias Brand, Cornelia Sindermann, Elisa Wegmann, Mei Li, Min Zhou, Peng Sha and Christian Montag Investigating the Effect of Personality, Internet Literacy, and Use Expectancies in Internet-Use Disorder: A Comparative Study between China and Germany Reprinted from: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 579, doi:10.3390/ijerph15040579 . 125 Vega Gonz´alez-Bueso, Juan Jos´e Santamar´ıa, Daniel Fern´andez, Laura Merino, Elena Montero and Joan Ribas Association between Internet Gaming Disorder or Pathological Video-Game Use and Comorbid Psychopathology: A Comprehensive Review Reprinted from: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 668, doi:10.3390/ijerph15040668 . 153 Katajun Lindenberg, Katharina Halasy, Carolin Szasz-Janocha´ and Lutz Wartberg A Phenotype Classification of Internet Use Disorder in a Large-Scale High-School Study Reprinted from: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 733, doi:10.3390/ijerph15040733 . 173 Yeon-Jin Kim, Hye Min Jang, Youngjo Lee, Donghwan Lee and Dai-Jin Kim Effects of Internet and Smartphone Addictions on Depression and Anxiety Based on Propensity Score Matching Analysis Reprinted from: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 859, doi:10.3390/ijerph15050859 . 184 Joanna Chwaszcz, Bernadeta Lelonek-Kuleta, Michał Wiechetek, Iwona Niewiadomska and Agnieszka Palacz-Chrisidis Personality Traits, Strategies for Coping with Stress and the Level of Internet Addiction—A Study of Polish Secondary-School Students Reprinted from: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 987, doi:10.3390/ijerph15050987 . 194 Olatz Lopez-Fernandez, Daria J. Kuss, Halley M. Pontes, Mark D. Griffiths, Christopher Dawes, Lucy V. Justice, Niko M¨annikko,¨ Maria K¨aari¨ainen,¨ Hans-J urgen¨ Rumpf, Anja Bischof, et al. Measurement Invariance of the Short Version of the Problematic Mobile Phone Use Questionnaire (PMPUQ-SV) across Eight Languages Reprinted from: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 1213, doi:10.3390/ijerph15061213 . 205 Li Chen, Ruiyi Liu, Huan Zeng, Xianglong Xu, Rui Zhu, Manoj Sharma and Yong Zhao Predicting the Time Spent Playing Computer and Mobile Games among Medical Undergraduate Students Using Interpersonal Relations and Social Cognitive Theory: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Chongqing, China Reprinted from: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 1664, doi:10.3390/ijerph15081664 . 230 Vittoria Franchina, Mariek Vanden Abeele, Antonius J. van Rooij, Gianluca Lo Coco and Lieven De Marez Fear of Missing Out as a Predictor of Problematic Social Media Use and Phubbing Behavior among Flemish Adolescents Reprinted from: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 2319, doi:10.3390/ijerph15102319 . 243 Leona Harris, Niki Davis, Una Cunningham, Lia de Vocht, Sonja Macfarlane, Nikita Gregory, Saili Aukuso, Tufulasifa’atafatafa Ova Taleni and Jan Dobson Exploring the Opportunities and Challenges of the Digital World for Early Childhood Services with Vulnerable Children Reprinted from: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 2407, doi:10.3390/ijerph15112407 . 261 vi Olatz Lopez-Fernandez Generalised Versus Specific Internet Use-Related Addiction Problems: A Mixed Methods Study on Internet, Gaming, and Social Networking Behaviours Reprinted from: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 2913, doi:10.3390/ijerph15122913 . 279 vii About the Special Issue Editor Olatz Lopez-Fernandez is a Senior Lecturer in the Turning Point, Eastern Health Clinical School at Monash University, and Course Coordinator of the Master in Addictive Behaviours. Her career has spanned positions in international universities including University of Barcelona, Catholic University of Louvain, and Nottingham Trent University. She is a social, educational, and health sciences academic with research interests in Internet use-related addiction problems, and educational technology in higher education. ix Preface to ”Internet and Mobile Phone Addiction” Internet use-related addiction problems such as Internet addiction or problematic mobile phone use (including other technological behavioural addictions: cybersex, problem social networking, and gaming disorder) have been defined and conceptualised in multiple ways. However, almost all definitions have similar core elements describing the addictive symptomatology presented by individuals who behave addictively using technologies, which include using the Internet excessively and problematically. In other words, they use fixed or mobile Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and their applications (e.g., video games, social networks, and gambling sites) in a way that constitutes the most critical activity in their daily life. These cause them distress and functional impairment, which is perceived as a loss of control impacting on their health and wellbeing. These problems are not restricted to the Internet in general and can be applied to a full range of specific online activities that potentially could affect users’ health (personal, social, and environmental). Indeed, they constitute a biopsychosocial phenomenon. To date, most published Internet use-related addiction