Publications by authors named "Xiao-Min Geng"
Background And Aims: With surges in digital technologies, concerns over adolescents' screen use have intensified. Previous studies often relied on self-reported screen time, neglecting the experiential and motivational aspects of different screen activities (e.g.
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- Screen media activities (SMAs) are widely used by youth to cope with negative emotions, though the brain mechanisms at play are still not fully understood.
- A study with 79 participants aged 11-15 examined how neural responses to rewards and losses relate to difficulties in emotion regulation (DER) and engagement in SMAs.
- Results showed specific brain regions (left anterior insula and right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex) activated during loss anticipation, mediating the link between DER and SMAs, especially for those with higher depressive symptoms, highlighting the importance of improving emotional regulation skills in young people.
Internet addiction (IA) may constitute a widespread and serious mental problem. Previous reviews have not fully considered potential factors that may contribute to therapeutic outcomes or predict behavioral changes. Such information is relevant to understand the active ingredients of interventions and to develop more efficacious treatments that target features of IA.
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