Do men become addicted to internet gaming and women to social media? A meta-analysis examining gender-related differences in specific internet addiction

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Highlights：

• Gender differences exist globally in specific internet use behaviors/disorders.

• Higher levels of internet gaming disorder (IGD) exist in males.

• Higher levels of social media addiction (SMA) exist in females.

• The moderating influence of region existed in IGD and SMA.

• Studies of IGD and SMA may unmask features lost in studies of internet addiction.

摘要

•Gender differences exist globally in specific internet use behaviors/disorders.•Higher levels of internet gaming disorder (IGD) exist in males.•Higher levels of social media addiction (SMA) exist in females.•The moderating influence of region existed in IGD and SMA.•Studies of IGD and SMA may unmask features lost in studies of internet addiction.

论文关键词：Internet addiction,Internet gaming disorder,Problematic online gaming,Social media addiction,Gender difference,Meta-analysis

论文评审过程：Received 27 February 2020, Revised 29 June 2020, Accepted 3 July 2020, Available online 13 July 2020, Version of Record 3 August 2020.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106480