Health Issues in Modern Society: Addictive Behaviors and Psychological Health

Submission Deadline: 22 April 2026 View: 326 Submit to Special Issue

Guest Editors

Prof. Chung-Ying Lin

Email: cylin36933@gmail.com

Affiliation: Institute of Allied Health Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan

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Research Interests: mental health; behavioral addiction; psychology

Assist. Prof. Po-Ching Huang

Email: hh780705@hotmail.com

Affiliation: Department of Physiotherapy, School of Nursing and Health Sciences, Hong Kong Metropolitan University Kowloon, Hong Kong

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Research Interests: behavioral addictions, health behaviors promotions, social psychology

Summary

Online activities have grown rapidly in recent years, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic's impact. In this regard, we have edited a special issue on Addictive Behaviors in the IJMHP. It was a successful experience, as many researchers are interested in this topic. In this regard, we intend to have a second edition of Addictive Behaviors to encourage more recent evidence associated with behavioral addictions contributed to the IJMHP. Moreover, we would like to expand the scope of our first edition from Addictive Behaviors to Health Issues in Modern Society: Addictive Behaviors and Psychological Health. This is because psychological health is important in modern society as well. The aim and scope of this special issue are to understand different types of addictive behaviors (including their prevalence, potential predictors, and possible mechanisms), their health consequences (e.g., quality of life, psychological distress, sleep disturbances), and the impact on individuals' psychological health. Original studies and review papers are welcome. Interested topics include, but are not limited to:
- Health consequences and addictive behaviors
- Cultural issues in addictive behaviors
- Comparisons of different types of addictive behaviors
- Useful instruments assessing addictive behaviors
- Mechanisms explaining addictive behaviors
- Trend of addictive behaviors across different eras
- Addictive behaviors in different populations, including specific and general populations
- Psychological health in modern society
- Measures of psychological health
- Relationship between addictive behaviors and psychological health

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