Marc Nicholas Potenza

Exploring obesity in behavioral addictions: a neglected field and new empirical insights

Previous research suggests a possible association between obesity and behavioral addictions; however, findings remain inconsistent and the psychological mechanisms underlying this relationship remain poorly understood. This study examined the prevalence of overweight and obesity...

Insecure parental attachment, bullying perpetration and victimization, and social media addiction: A meta-analytic test of an interpersonal pathway

Social media addiction (SMA) has become a public health concern, yet its relationships with offline relational insecurity and bullying-related social threats remain insufficiently understood. Drawing on social compensation theory and the maladaptive schema model, the present meta...