Amid mounting lawsuits against social media companies and mental health concerns, the question remains: Is social media addiction real?

The jury in a landmark social media addiction trial on Wednesday found Meta and YouTube liable for creating products that led ...

A jury found Meta and YouTube are liable for creating products that led to harmful and addictive behavior by young users.

Sex addiction is not a real addiction in the way drug and alcohol addictions are. Compulsive sexual behavior is a preoccupation with sexual thoughts, urges, and behaviors that disrupt daily life. To ...

Genomic analyses reveal that addiction risk is influenced by both shared behavioral traits and specific biological factors, ...

If you or someone you know is in crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline via call, text or chat. A new study finds that addiction to social media, mobile phones and video games is linked to ...

As a psychologist and author specializing in the application of empirical research to clinical work, I am fascinated by the ways behavior research can be applied to understanding human psychology. I ...