Niu Geng-Feng, Sun Xiao-Jun, Subrahmanyam Kaveri, Kong Fan-Chang, Tian Yuan, Zhou Zong-Kui
Key Laboratory of Adolescent Cyberpsychology and Behavior (CCNU), Ministry of Education, Wuhan 430079, China; School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China.
Key Laboratory of Adolescent Cyberpsychology and Behavior (CCNU), Ministry of Education, Wuhan 430079, China; School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China; Children's Digital Media Center, UCLA/CSULA, USA.
Addict Behav. 2016 Nov;62:1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.06.012. Epub 2016 Jun 7.
Intense craving is a core feature of addictive disorder, and cue-induced craving is believed to be a key factor in the maintenance and relapse of addictive behaviors. With the rapid development of the Internet, Internet addiction has become a widespread behavioral problem accompanied by many negative effects. This study used the cue-reactivity paradigm to examine cue-induced craving for the Internet among Internet addicts and non-addicts. Participants were exposed to Internet-related words, and asked to report their craving for the Internet. Results indicated that Internet-related words aroused cue-induced craving for the Internet among both Internet addicts and non-addicts; however, the craving was more intense among Internet addicts. These results suggest that craving may not be a unipolar, all or none state found only in addicts, but may also be present among non-addicts. They indicate that Internet-related words may be able to induce craving for the Internet, and that Internet addiction and other addictions may share similar underlying mechanisms. This finding has important implications for designing interventions for Internet addiction.
强烈的渴望是成瘾性障碍的核心特征，而线索诱发的渴望被认为是成瘾行为维持和复发的关键因素。随着互联网的迅速发展，网络成瘾已成为一个普遍存在的行为问题，并伴随着许多负面影响。本研究采用线索反应范式，考察网络成瘾者和非成瘾者对网络线索诱发的渴望。参与者接触与互联网相关的词汇，并被要求报告他们对互联网的渴望程度。结果表明，与互联网相关的词汇在网络成瘾者和非成瘾者中均引发了对互联网线索诱发的渴望；然而，网络成瘾者的渴望更为强烈。这些结果表明，渴望可能不是一种仅在成瘾者中发现全或无的单极状态，也可能存在于非成瘾者中。它们表明，与互联网相关的词汇可能会诱发对互联网的渴望，并且网络成瘾和其他成瘾可能具有相似的潜在机制。这一发现对设计网络成瘾干预措施具有重要意义。
