Criteria for conceptualizing behavioral addiction should be informed by the underlying behavioral mechanism

Tunney, Richard J.; James, Richard J.E.

Abstract

The criteria used to determine a behavioral addiction should be based on an understanding of the underlying psychological mechanisms. This should include an analysis of whether the behavior itself has psychological features that might externally determine the individual’s behavior.

Citation

Tunney, R. J., & James, R. J. (2017). Criteria for conceptualizing behavioral addiction should be informed by the underlying behavioral mechanism. Addiction, 112(10), 1720-1721. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.13831

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 20, 2017
• Online Publication Date: May 11, 2017
• Publication Date: Oct 30, 2017
• Deposit Date: Mar 23, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: May 12, 2018
• Journal: Addiction
• Print ISSN: 0965-2140
• Electronic ISSN: 1360-0443
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 112
• Issue: 10
• Pages: 1720-1721
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/add.13831
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/851612
• Publisher URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/add.13831
• Additional Information: This is the peer reviewed version of the article, which has been published in final form at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/add.13831. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.
• Contract Date: Mar 23, 2017