Addictive Behaviors

Papers
(The median citation count of Addictive Behaviors is 4. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
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Self-perceived impact of COVID-19 and risk behaviors among adolescents: Results from the HBSC 2021/22 study in 21 European countries176
Do emotion regulation and impulsivity differ according to gambling preferences in clinical samples of gamblers?124
Is psychological distress the key factor in the association between problematic social networking sites and poor sleep quality?112
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Acute effects of exercise among individuals with schizophrenia who smoke cigarettes71
Does the time to nicotine dependence vary by internalizing symptoms for young people who use e-cigarettes? An analysis of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study, (Waves 1–5; 201369
Associations between social media engagement and young adults’ subsequent onset of ENDS dependence symptoms one year later66
Examining the relationship between alcohol consumption, psychological distress and COVID-19 related circumstances: An Australian longitudinal study in the first year of the pandemic65
The reliability of attentional biases for gambling-related images in free-viewing eye-tracking paradigms63
Associations of housing stress with later substance use outcomes: A systematic review63
Decision-making and frontoparietal resting-state functional connectivity among impulsive-compulsive diagnoses. Insights from a Bayesian approach62
The effect of alcohol use disorder symptom and recovery narratives on problem-recognition: A randomized online trial62
Stealth vaping and associated attitudes, perceptions, and control beliefs among US college students across four tobacco-free campuses61
Metacognitions as a predictor of problematic social media use and internet gaming disorder: Development and psychometric properties of the Metacognitions about Social Media Use Scale (MSMUS)59
Gambling disorder in minority ethnic groups57
Characterizing the dimensions of positive emotion functioning in young adult alcohol use and alcohol-related problems56
Value-based decision-making in regular alcohol consumers following experimental manipulation of alcohol value56
Factors associated with changes in flavored tobacco products used: Findings from wave 2 and wave 3 (2014–2016) of the population assessment of tobacco and health (PATH) study52
A randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of combinations of ‘why to reduce’ and ‘how to reduce’ alcohol harm-reduction communications52
Tobacco withdrawal-induced changes in sensorimotor filtering as a predictor of smoking lapse in trauma-exposed individuals52
Association between relationship adaptation and Internet gaming disorder among first-year secondary school students in China: Mediation effects via social support and loneliness52
The influence of perceived parental phubbing on adolescents’ problematic smartphone use: A two-wave multiple mediation model51
Sticking with it? Factors associated with exercise adherence in people with alcohol use disorder50
Use of protective behavioral strategies and blackout experience among mandated college students48
Social norms and problematic gaming among adolescents: The role of Internet use coping motives45
Assessing alcohol use in situ: Correlates of self-report vs. objective alcohol consumption44
Social comparison orientation and fear of missing out as mediators between self-concept clarity and problematic smartphone use43
Influence of positive consequences on subsequent incentive ratings and drinking quantity42
Relations among protective behavioral strategies, biological sex, and ADHD symptoms on alcohol use and related problems: Who benefits most, and from what type of strategy?41
Preventing the transitions in poly-tobacco use among young adults: A latent transition analysis of a smoking reduction intervention trial40
Daily mindfulness homework completion is associated with reduced drinking during a mindfulness-enriched emotion regulation treatment for alcohol use disorder40
The company you keep: The neglected role of affiliating with delinquent friends in the development of the cannabis-violence link40
Correlates of e-cigarette use for smoking cessation among clients in residential substance use disorder treatment39
In what settings and social contexts do young adults vape or smoke cannabis? Findings from a web-based diary pilot study39
Time since initiation on current vaping among adolescents and associations with adverse health outcomes39
Intranasal as needed naloxone in the treatment of gambling disorder: A randomised controlled trial39
Subtyping treatment-seeking gaming disorder patients38
“I have no control over how much time I play” the metacognitions about online gaming scale: Evidence from a cross-cultural validation among Israeli adolescents38
Associations between insomnia symptoms and prescription opioid and benzodiazepine misuse in a nationally representative sample38
Posttraumatic stress and substance use among military veterans: Associations with distress intolerance and anxiety sensitivity38
Problematic gaming, psychiatric comorbidities, and adolescence: A systematic review of the literature37
Goal-directed and habitual decision making under stress in gambling disorder: An fMRI study36
A review of mathematical modeling of addiction regarding both (neuro-) psychological processes and the social contagion perspectives36
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Analysis of participant-rated feasibility and acceptability of an online, theory-based pre-drinking behavioural intervention34
Indirect effects of emotion regulation in the relationship between pain and cannabis use in adults 18–64 years34
Compositional associations of time spent in sleep, screen time, and physical activity with polysubstance use in adolescents33
Youth tobacco and cannabis use and co-use: Associations with daily exposure to tobacco marketing within activity spaces and by travel patterns33
The relationship between parental psychological control and problematic smartphone use in early Chinese adolescence: A repeated-measures study at two time-points33
Alcohol and marijuana use predicting next-day absenteeism and engagement at school and work: A daily study of young adults33
Corrigendum to “Use of electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) devices among U.S. Youth and adults: Findings from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study Waves 1–5” [Addict. Behav. 1333
The effect of Varenicline and Bupropion on smoking cessation: A network meta-analysis of 20 randomized controlled trials32
Was COVID-19 associated with increased cigarette purchasing, consumption, and smoking at home among US smokers in early 2020? Findings from the US arm of the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four C32
Differentiating action from inaction: Longitudinal relations among impulsive personality traits, internalizing symptoms, and drinking behavior32
Craving and emotional responses to trauma and cannabis cues in trauma-exposed cannabis users: Influence of PTSD symptom severity31
Theoretical components of smoking cessation interventions for persons with physical disabilities: A scoping review31
Psychometric validation of the Chinese version of the desire thinking questionnaire in adolescent mobile phone users31
Prevalence and risk factors associated with psychostimulant use among Black individuals: A meta-analysis and systematic review31
The associations between attachment, self-esteem, fear of missing out, daily time expenditure, and problematic social media use: A path analysis model30
Benzodiazepine misuse and cigarette smoking status in US adults: Results from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2015–201830
Factors influencing perceptions of electronic cigarette and nicotine replacement therapy use among French smokers experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage: A latent class analysis30
Online racism, depressive and anxiety symptoms, coping-related drinking motives, and alcohol use severity among Black, Latina/o/x, and Asian emerging adults30
Development of an individualized procedure to induce reward-related impulsivity and evaluating its impact on drinking control30
Temporal directional relationship between problematic internet use and depressive symptoms among Japanese adolescents: A random intercept, cross-lagged panel model30
Correlates of youth Poly-E-Cigarette device use30
Mediating effect of craving on the impact of buprenorphine/naloxone and methadone treatment on opioid use: Results from a randomized controlled trial30
Profiles of fear of missing out and their social media use among young adults: A six-month longitudinal study30
Is less more? Dismantling imaginal retraining and examining the effects of psychoeducation and embodied cognition on craving and alcohol consumption in problem drinkers: A randomized controlled trial29
Corrigendum to “E-cigarette use and change in plans to quit cigarette smoking among adult smokers in the United States: Longitudinal findings from the PATH Study 2014–2019” [Addict. Behav. 124 (2022) 28
Associations between smoking history, baseline pain interference and symptom distribution, and physical function at discharge, in individuals seeking care for musculoskeletal pain28
A motivational approach to understanding problematic smartphone use and negative outcomes in university students28
Trends in vaping and smoking behavior before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: Beneficial and potentially detrimental changes27
Correlates of smoking discarded cigarettes in a sample of low-income adults26
Exposure to Bupropion-SR vs. Placebo is associated with reductions in smoking among persons receiving methadone with no stated interest in smoking cessation26
Sleep quality and duration as predictors of alcohol and cannabis use motives in daily life26
Profiles of alcohol and cannabis protective behavioral strategies use across two large, multi-site college student samples of concurrent alcohol and cannabis users26
Taking alcohol from one’s parents’ home without permission as a risk factor for greater alcohol and marijuana use during the transition into college26
Posttraumatic stress and pain-related anxiety among trauma-exposed adults with chronic pain in terms of opioid misuse and dependence26
How well do DSM-5 criteria measure alcohol use disorder in the general population of older Swedish adolescents? An item response theory analysis25
Daily-level associations between alcohol use cognitions and normative perceptions among adolescents: An intensive longitudinal study24
How to pin a compulsive behavior down: A systematic review and conceptual synthesis of compulsivity-sensitive items in measures of behavioral addiction24
Disparities in the frequency of tobacco products use by sexual identity status24
Substance use screening and rates of treatment referral among justice-involved youth24
Potential risk and protective factors related to problematic social media use among adolescents in Iran: A latent profile analysis23
Association between cannabis use and nicotine use persistence among adolescents23
Diversity in opioid-related stigma interventions: A systematic review23
Delaying Gratification’s role in the relationship between facets of mindfulness and substance use outcomes23
Cannabis use and neurocognitive performance at 13–14 Years-Old: Optimizing assessment with hair toxicology in the Adolescent brain cognitive development (ABCD) study22
How does health communication on social media influence e-cigarette perception and use? A trend analysis from 2017 to 202022
A latent class approach to understanding longitudinal sleep health and the association with alcohol and cannabis use during late adolescence and emerging adulthood22
Peer-based recovery support services delivered at recovery community organizations: Predictors of improvements in individual recovery capital22
Cryptocurrency trading, gambling and problem gambling22
Factors associated with intentions to quit vaping and quit attempts among Adolescents: A structural equation modeling approach22
Unknown safety and efficacy of alcohol hangover treatments puts consumers at risk22
Is smoking reduction and cessation associated with increased e-cigarette use? Findings from a nationally representative sample of adult smokers in Australia22
Meme asset wagering: Perceptions of risk, overconfidence, and gambling problems22
Improving assessment and progress monitoring in alcohol use disorder: An implementation evaluation of the instant assessment and personalised feedback system (iAx)21
Identifying high school smokers likely to persist in smoking at age 3121
Pandemic-related life changes and adolescent initiation of cannabis and tobacco/nicotine use21
Gender differences in the stress-buffering effects of mindfulness facets on substance use among low-income adolescents21
Internalizing problems are associated with initiation and past 30-Day use of flavored tobacco products21
Unravelling reciprocal effects among young adults’ binge drinking, stress, and anticipated regret21
Epilogue to the Special Issue on Predrinking and drinking game behaviors among adolescents and young adults in the United States and across the globe: Problems to be addressed in future predrinking re21
People are not becoming “AIholic”: Questioning the “ChatGPT addiction” construct21
Emotional dysregulation among English-speaking Hispanic persons who smoke living in the United states21
Longitudinal association between problematic smartphone use and sleep disorder among Chinese college students during the COVID-19 pandemic20
Cannabis and alcohol co-use: The effects of intensity of cannabis use among heavy drinkers20
License to look? The role of permissive beliefs, desire thinking, and self-control in predicting the use of social networking sites20
Emotion dysregulation in relation to cannabis use and mental health among young adults19
The mediating role of substance use motives in the relationship between personality dimensions and alcohol and drug use in adolescents and young adults with mild intellectual disabilities19
Device and liquid characteristics used with sweet, menthol/mint, and tobacco ENDS liquid flavors: The population-based VAPER study19
Is socioeconomic status related to youth e-cigarette use? Examining family affluence and sexual identity19
Young adult simultaneous alcohol and marijuana use: Between- and within-person associations with negative alcohol-related consequences, mental health, and general health across two-years19
Gender self-concept and hazardous drinking among sexual minority women: Results from the Chicago health and life experiences of women (CHLEW) study19
Korean validation of the Motives for Online Gaming Questionnaire: Focusing on its factor structure and incremental validity18
Risk and protective factors for (internet) gaming disorder: A meta-analysis of pre-COVID studies18
Communication attributes modify the anxiety risk associated with problematic social media use: Evidence from a prospective diary method study18
The first day of smoking abstinence is more challenging for women than men: A meta-analysis and meta-regression across 12 low- and middle-income countries18
Alcohol screening tools are not validated for use with transgender and non-binary people18
The effect of heavy smoking on retirement risk: A mendelian randomisation analysis18
Urgent need for treatment addressing co-use of tobacco and cannabis: An updated review and considerations for future interventions18
Age-specific rates of onset of cannabis use in Mexico18
Psychometric properties and factor structure of the brief Wisconsin Inventory of Smoking Dependence Motives among Spanish smokers from the general population18
Intention to quit or reduce e-cigarettes, cannabis, and their co-use among a school-based sample of adolescents18
Abnormal structural covariance networks in young adults with recent cannabis use18
Between- and within-person associations of mobile gaming time and total screen time with sleep problems in young adults: Daily assessment study17
Association between empathy and drinking among a community sample of heavy drinkers: Sex differences and neural correlates17
Tobacco consumption from the 1st trimester of pregnancy to 7 months postpartum: Effects of previous tobacco consumption, and depression and anxiety symptoms17
Combinations of electronic nicotine delivery system device and liquid characteristics among U.S. adults17
Correlates of adolescent sole-, dual- and poly-use of cannabis, vaped nicotine, and combusted tobacco17
Sensitivity and specificity of the CRAFFT to identify heavy cannabis use: Evidence from a large statewide adolescent sample17
Differing time trends for alcohol misuse and alcohol use disorder among Veteran men: A comparison of population surveillance and clinical data17
Chronic pain acceptance: Relations to opioid misuse and pain management motives among individuals with chronic low back pain17
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Metacognitive beliefs and desire thinking as potential maintenance factors of compulsive sexual behavior17
Cannabis retailer marketing strategies and regulatory compliance: A surveillance study of retailers in 5 US cities17
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Constructing and negotiating boundaries of morally acceptable alcohol use: A discursive psychology of justifying alcohol consumption17
Understanding daily life experiences of women who smoke: The role of smoking-related weight control expectancies17
Co-use among confidants: An examination of polysubstance use and personal relationships in southeastern Nebraska16
Separating problem gambling behaviors and negative consequences: Examining the factor structure of the PGSI16
“I knew the effects the whole time.” Examination of facilitators and barriers to quit vaping among adolescents16
An exploration of multivariate symptom clusters of cannabis use disorder in young adults16
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The buffering role of higher romantic relationship satisfaction on the association of hazardous drinking with PTSD and depression symptoms among female military service members/veterans16
Mental health correlates of quitting cigarette smoking in youth experiencing homelessness16
An examination of the role of social comparison orientation and social norms in drunkorexia engagement16
Prevalence of cannabis use, disorder, and medical card possession in U.S. military veterans: Results from the 2019–2020 National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study16
Tobacco and cannabis co-use in young people: developing a collaborative research agenda to address an evolving problem16
Sex differences in the association between parental monitoring and substance use initiation among adolescents16
Editorial special issue addictive behaviors, networks, complexity and addictive behaviors16
Cannabis use disorder severity and sleep quality among undergraduates attending a Historically Black University16
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Big five personality traits, gaming motives, and regular and disordered gaming: A cross-national examination among college student gamers in seven countries16
Correlates of using E-cigarettes with high nicotine concentrations among U.S. adults who exclusively vape E-cigarettes or dual use with cigarettes16
Associations between blackout drinking and self-reported everyday cognition among young adults16
Daily adherence to nicotine replacement therapy in low-income smokers: The role of gender, negative mood, motivation, and self-efficacy16
A preliminary investigation of the role of intraindividual sleep variability in substance use treatment outcomes16
Shyness and susceptibility to social influence: Stronger concordance between norms and drinking among shy individuals16
Cigarette and e-cigarette use trajectories and prospective prescription psychotherapeutic drug misuse among adolescents and young adults15
Longitudinal associations between adult-supervised drinking during adolescence and alcohol misuse from ages 25–31 years: A comparison of Australia and the United States15
Contingency management for smoking cessation among individuals with substance use disorders: In-treatment and post-treatment effects15
Long-term effects of alcohol consumption on anxiety in adults: A systematic review15
Longitudinal associations between receiving E-cigarette price promotions and subsequent E-cigarette use among U.S. Young adult cigarette smokers15
Who’s at greatest risk? Latent profiles of alcohol and cannabis use and related consequences among college students15
Coping strategies as mediating mechanisms between adolescent polysubstance use classes and adult alcohol and substance use disorders15
Assessing parents’ motives for talking about alcohol with their emerging adult children15
How the COVID-19 pandemic impacts tobacco addiction: Changes in smoking behavior and associations with well-being15
Mediational pathways of tobacco use among adult daily smokers with psychiatric symptoms in the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) survey15
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Exploring potential moderators of depressive symptoms and treatment outcomes among patients with opioid use disorder15
State lockdown policies, mental health symptoms, and using substances15
State impulsivity amplifies urges without diminishing self-control14
Problem gambling within sexual and gender minorities: A systematic review14
Stemming the tide of youth E-cigarette use: Promising progress in the development and evaluation of E-cigarette prevention and cessation programs14
A speed-of-play limit reduces gambling expenditure in an online roulette game: Results of an online experiment14
The desire thinking questionnaire-Persian version (DTQ-P) and its association with addictive behaviors in individuals with alcohol use disorder, nicotine dependence, and problematic social media use14
Gambling products, gambling problems and gambling involvement: comparative analysis from two cross-sectional surveys, the Gambling Survey for Great Britain and the Health Survey for England series14
Correlates of tobacco product initiation among youth and young adults between waves 1–4 of the population assessment of tobacco and Health (PATH) study (2013–2018)14
E-cigarette access and age verification among adolescents, young adults, and adults14
Sleep and alcohol use among young adult drinkers with Insomnia: A daily process model14
A pilot randomised controlled trial of abrupt versus gradual smoking cessation in combination with vaporised nicotine products for people receiving alcohol and other drug treatment14
Derived psychoactive cannabis product perceptions and use among a sample of US young adults14
Associations between nicotine product use and craving among stable daily and non-daily users14
Characteristics of drinking episodes associated with simultaneous alcohol and cannabis use among underage drinkers in the United States14
The association between level of personality organization and problematic gaming: Anxiety, depression, and motivations for playing as mediators14
Delay discounting demonstrates lower impulsivity linked to a higher likelihood of succeeding at smoking cessation14
Association of psychological distress with smoking cessation, duration of abstinence from smoking, and use of non-combustible nicotine-containing products: A cross-sectional population survey in Great14
Effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions among pregnant women: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis14
Measurement invariance of the Marijuana Motives Measure among men and women using Stop Cannabis App14
Trends and correlates of cocaine use among adults in the United States, 2006–201913
Simultaneous use of marijuana and alcohol: Potential prevention targets among young adults who use alcohol13
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Risk factors for the development of problem gambling in individuals with ADHD symptoms: The mediating roles of gambling engagement and ADHD characteristics13
Latent profiles of cannabis use, protective behavioral strategies, and health beliefs in college students13
Supporting people affected by problematic alcohol, substance use and other behaviours under pandemic conditions: A pragmatic evaluation of how SMART recovery Australia responded to COVID-1913
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Cannabis and nicotine co-use among primary care patients in a state with legal cannabis access12
Emotion dysregulation, transdiagnostic vulnerabilities, and e-cigarette expectancies in a young adult sample12
Predictive validity of the original and expanded susceptibility scales for smokeless tobacco12
Alcohol-related consequences and the intention to seek care in treatment naïve women and men with severe alcohol use disorder12
Youth mental health and nicotine vape use: The moderating role of rural-urban/suburban school environments12
What pandemic? A multisite study of drinking motives and drinking games participation among college students during a pandemic (COVID-19) academic year12
Substance, use in relation to COVID-19: A scoping review12
Factorial validity of the problematic social media use scale among Chinese adults12
Perception and intention of using less harmful and less addictive hypothetical modified risk tobacco products among never tobacco users in the united states12
An integrated dual process simulation model of alcohol use behaviours in individuals, with application to US population-level consumption, 1984–201212
Momentary versus retrospective reports of alcohol or cannabis use, sexual activity, and their co-occurrence12
Differential neural reward processes in internet addiction: A systematic review of brain imaging research12
Perceptions of e-cigarettes among Australian adolescents, young adults, and adults12
Distal and proximal risk factors of problematic cannabis use associated with psychotic-like experiences12
Twisted memories: Addiction-related engrams are strengthened by desire thinking12
Switching between vaping devices, nicotine concentration, and flavors among people who use e-cigarettes daily: Results from a 12-Month longitudinal study12
Alternative combusted tobacco product and multiple tobacco product use among individuals with serious mental illness enrolled in a large pragmatic randomized controlled trial12
The effects of alcohol and marijuana co-use patterns on intimate partner aggression perpetration12
The association between student loan debt and perceived socioeconomic status and problematic drinking and mental health symptoms: A preliminary investigation12
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Prevalence and characteristics of co-occurrence of smoking and increasing-and-higher-risk drinking: A population survey in England12
Drinking to cope and coping strategies in Deaf/Hard of hearing college students12
Assessing the association between e-cigarette use and cardiovascular disease: A meta-analysis of exclusive and dual use with combustible cigarettes12
Recency measures matter: Variability in reported last use of tobacco and marijuana products among a nationally representative study of U.S. young adults11
Decreases in smartphone overuse and moderators among adults in general after the COVID-19 outbreak: A three-year prospective study11
A novel smoking cessation behavior based on quit attempts may identify new genes associated with long-term abstinence11
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Age of onset of adolescent alcohol use with parental permission and its impact on drinking and alcohol-harms in young adulthood: A longitudinal study11
Who benefits from alcohol screening and brief intervention? A mini-review on socioeconomic inequalities with a focus on evidence from the United States11
Cross-sectional and longitudinal AUD symptom networks: They tell different stories11
A systematic review of randomized controlled trials and network meta-analysis of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation11
Trends in frequency of e-cigarette use among cancer patients and survivors in the United States, 2014–201811
Nicotine vaping for relaxation and coping: Race/ethnicity differences and social connectedness mechanisms11
Investigating the effects of emotion dysregulation and repetitive negative thinking on alcohol hangover anxiety and depression11
Avoidance biases for vaping stimuli among college students with electronic-cigarette use11
Factors associated with attempting and succeeding in smoking cessation following a National Tobacco Control Plan: Analysis of two nationwide surveys (2010 and 2017)11
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The longitudinal relationships between problematic smartphone use and anxiety symptoms among Chinese college students: A cross-lagged panel network analysis11
How gambling problems relate to health and wellbeing in Australian households: Evidence from the Household Income and Labour Dynamics of Australia Survey11
Latent profile analysis of college students’ alcohol and cannabis co-use patterns after recreational cannabis legalization11
Effects of addiction science on conceived freewill and responsibility11
Problematic social networking sites use and online social anxiety: The role of attachment, emotion dysregulation and motives11
Cannabis use in context: Relations among impulsive personality traits, context, and cannabis problems11
Beyond internalizing and externalizing symptoms: The association between body disconnection and the symptoms of Internet gaming disorder11
Intermediate stable states in substance use11
Corrigendum to “A qualitative analysis of people who died by suicide and had gambling documented in their coronial file” [Addict. Behav. 163 (2025) 108267]11
Self-reported perceived negative consequences of marijuana use among U.S. young adult users, 2008–201911
The impact of smoking on COVID-19-related mortality: a Brazilian national cohort study11
Anxiety as a predictor of the age of initiation of tobacco and cannabis use in adolescents and young adults11
Symptoms of tobacco dependence among middle and high school tobacco users – Data from the 2019–2020 National Youth Tobacco Survey11
Academic procrastination precedes problematic mobile phone use in Chinese adolescents: A longitudinal mediation model of distraction cognitions11
Prevalence and correlates of positive parental attitudes towards cannabis use and use intention in Australia during 2016 and 201911
Multiple diverse drinking trajectories among sexual minority women: Unique and joint prediction by minority stress and social influence risk factors11
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