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Zsolt Demetrovics

Researcher at Eötvös Loránd University

Publications -  470
Citations -  18047

Zsolt Demetrovics is an academic researcher from Eötvös Loránd University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Addiction. The author has an hindex of 64, co-authored 389 publications receiving 12600 citations. Previous affiliations of Zsolt Demetrovics include Gibraltar Hardware & Prevention Institute.

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The relationship between addictive use of social media and video games and symptoms of psychiatric disorders: a large-scale cross-sectional study

TL;DR: The study significantly adds to the understanding of mental health symptoms and their role in addictive use of modern technology, and suggests that the concept of Internet use disorder (i.e., "Internet addiction") as a unified construct is not warranted.
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Preventing problematic internet use during the COVID-19 pandemic: Consensus guidance.

TL;DR: Although for the vast majority ICT use is adaptive and should not be pathologized, a subgroup of vulnerable individuals are at risk of developing problematic usage patterns and the present consensus guidance discusses these risks and makes some practical recommendations that may help diminish them.
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Social networking addiction: an overview of preliminary findings

TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide empirical and conceptual insight into the emerging phenomenon of addiction to social networking sites by examining motivations for SNS usage, examining negative consequences of social networking usage, and exploring potential SNS addiction.