JOURNAL ARTICLE

Healthy Lifestyle in Adolescents With Digital Addictions: A Comparative Study of Gaming and Social Media Addiction.

  • Published In: Clinical Pediatrics, 2025, v. 64, n. 11. P. 1613 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Totur, Gülberat; Üzüm, Özlem; Eliaçık, Kayı; Çam, Oğuzhan; Elmalı, Ferhan; Kanık, Ali; Helvacı, Mehmet 3 of 3

Abstract

This article examines the relationship between digital addiction—specifically digital gaming addiction and social media addiction—and healthy lifestyle behaviors among adolescents aged 14 to 18. Using the Digital Gaming Addiction Scale (DGAS), Social Media Addiction Scale (SMAS), and Adolescent Health Promotion Scale (AHPS), the study found that male adolescents scored higher on gaming addiction and health-promoting behaviors such as nutrition and exercise, while female adolescents scored higher on social media addiction. Gaming addiction was negatively associated with health-promoting behaviors, whereas the "virtual pleasure" subdimension of social media addiction showed a positive correlation with aspects of health promotion like life appreciation and health responsibility. The findings highlight the importance of sex-sensitive and addiction subtype-specific prevention strategies to address the distinct behavioral and psychological profiles of adolescent digital addiction.

Additional Information

  • Source:Clinical Pediatrics. 2025/11, Vol. 64, Issue 11, p1613
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Health and Medicine
  • Publication Date:2025
  • ISSN:0009-9228
  • DOI:10.1177/00099228251350811
  • Accession Number:188423186
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