C Montag
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 32010 |
|---|---|
| NOME | C Montag |
| PRENOMES | C |
| SOBRENOME | Montag |
| ASSINATURA | MONTAG C |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Universität Ulm |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8112-0837 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 94 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 17 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 92 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 2 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2011 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Attentional priority for social reward is modulated by attentional bias toward game
Do we need animal models to better understand the molecular basis of internet use disorders
Studying the molecular basis of Internet Use Disorders is still in its beginnings. Animal research relying on an operant light self-administration paradigm proposed by Tam et al. (2025) might provide much needed insights helping to elucidate the molecular basis underlying excessive online behavior. Despite the potential of this approach, also ethical aspects of such research need to be considered. Finally, it is not clear to what extent observati…
Are you on the internet or using screen-based devices
The concept of ‘internet addiction’ was introduced in the 1990s and has increasingly been recognized as a clinical and public health issue. Although umbrella terms can be useful for screening, theoretical considerations, and intervention planning, the term itself has received criticism because of its conceptual heterogeneity, implying an addiction to a medium and not including a wide range of problematic behavioral patterns that are below the dia…
Approach-avoidance tendencies in problematic usage of the internet
The role of videogame genre and platform in gaming disorder tendencies
How positive minds embrace AI
From narcissistic beliefs to problematic social media use
Social media offers opportunities for connection but also poses risks to well-being. This study examined the serial mediating effects of social media craving (SMC) and narcissistic admiration and rivalry (NANR), representing the two faces of grandiose narcissism, on the association between narcissistic personality beliefs (NPB) and problematic social media use (PSMU). The sample comprised 327 Turkish university students (188 women, 139 men; aged …
Patterns of prefrontal cortex connectivity in internet gaming disorder
From AI Psychosis to Brain Rot
Designing AI to foster acceptance
This study examines the impact of two key AI modalities – freedom of choice (FoC) and social proof (SP) – on public attitudes toward AI, focusing on cultural differences between UK and Arab participants. FoC refers to the option of selecting a non-AI, possibly human, alternative, while SP means knowing that others have used AI without issues. Four scenarios were designed, combining the presence or absence of these modalities. The context was a cu…
Investigating the dark side of artificial intelligence
Temporal dynamics in attentional bias toward shopping cues among problematic online shoppers
Prefrontal cortex responses to game rewards and losses in individuals with Internet Gaming Disorder
Feels good, and less bad
The Digital Media-use Effects (d-MUsE) Model
Neural mechanisms of behavioral addiction
Introduction of the AI-Interaction Positivity Scale and its relations to satisfaction with life and trust in ChatGPT
On the relevance of Maslow's need theory in the age of artificial intelligence
The impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being felt in societies worldwide and is increasingly affecting all aspects of our daily lives. This paper discusses how AI can foster or hinder human well-being. In detail, we adopt Maslow's classic theory on human needs to take a human-centered focus and discuss how this theory can guide the creation and governance of AI systems promoting human well-being. In addition, the present work explores the …
Affective neuroscience theory and attitudes towards artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence represents a key technology being inbuilt into evermore products. Research investigating attitudes towards artificial intelligence surprisingly is still scarce, although it becomes apparent that artificial intelligence will shape societies around the globe. To better understand individual differences in attitudes towards artificial intelligence, the present study investigated in n = 351 participants associations between th…
On pessimism aversion in the context of artificial intelligence and locus of control
The present study sheds light on a new psychological construct called “AI pessimism aversion” (AIPA) describing an overly optimistic view of the benefits of AI by neglecting its potential dangers. In an international sample of N = 543 participants, we observed that the construct of AIPA strongly overlaps with single-item measures for positive and negative AI attitudes. Furthermore, the structural equation model suggests that the positive associat…
On the need to develop nuanced measures assessing attitudes towards AI and AI literacy in representative large-scale samples
Since the launch of the generative AI, including tools such as ChatGPT, the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on societies has been extensively discussed. How far reaching will the impact of AI be? On the positive side, AI might help find solutions for the world’s problems, such as tackling issues around climate change or the development of new psychopharmaceuticals to enhance global mental health. However, AI, as a technology that leads to …
Intolerance of uncertainty and emotion dysregulation mediate relations between fear of negative evaluation and problematic social media use severity
Problematic social media use (PSMU) has been associated with social anxiety symptoms, including fear of negative evaluation (FNE), across the literature. Less is known about constructs mediating relations between fear of negative evaluation and PSMU, such as emotion dysregulation and intolerance of uncertainty. Given the high prevalence of social media usage and social nature of these sites, and their high usage in emerging adults, we explored re…
Inferring Personality From Social Media Activity Using Large Language Models
INTRODUCTION: Large language models (LLMs) offer a promising approach to infer personality traits unobtrusively from digital footprints. However, the reliability and validity of these inferences remain underexplored. METHOD: Gemini 1.5 Pro and GPT-4o were used to infer Big Five traits from 2 years of Facebook posts by 1214 Italian users. Predictions were compared to self-reports on the Ten-Item Personality Inventory. RESULTS: LLM predictions unde…
Toxic disinhibition makes a versatile rulebreaker in cyberspace
Correlates of problematic smartphone use among Chinese adolescents during Covid-19
How to overcome taxonomical problems in the study of Internet use disorders and what to do with “smartphone addiction”
The present theoretical paper introduces the smartphone technology as a challenge for diagnostics in the study of Internet use disorders and reflects on the term "smartphone addiction."Such a reflection is carried out against the background of a literature review and the inclusion of Gaming Disorder in ICD-11.We believe that it is necessary to divide research on Internet use disorder (IUD) into a mobile and non-mobile IUD branch. This is importan…
Understanding Detrimental Aspects of Social Media Use
OPINION article Front. Sociol., 01 December 2020Sec.Public Mental Health https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2020.599270
The degree of heterogeneity of news consumption in Germany—Descriptive statistics and relations with individual differences in personality, ideological attitudes, and voting intentions
This study aimed to examine the degree of homogeneity versus heterogeneity of individuals’ political information environments across offline and online media types and relations with sociodemographic variables, personality, and political attitudes. In two online surveys, German participants (sample 1: N = 686; sample 2: N = 702) provided information on sociodemographic variables, consumption of political news, and voting intentions, and completed…
Moral Disengagement and Low Self-Control Make a Versatile Rulebreaker
Who’s addicted to the smartphone and/or the Internet
The Authors Reply
Walter, Nora T. DIPL-PSYCH1; Montag, Christian PHD1; Markett, Sebastian DIPL-PSYCH1; Reuter, Martin PROF2 Author Information
Interaction Effect of Functional Variants of the BDNF and DRD2/ANKK1 Gene Is Associated With Alexithymia in Healthy Human Subjects
Objective: To test the hypothesis that the interaction between the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and dopamine receptor D2 (DRD2)/ANKK1 gene contributes to individual differences in alexithymia. The personality construct of alexithymia refers to difficulties in emotional self-regulation and contributes as a risk factor to several mental disorders. Alexithymic individuals show an impoverished conscious experience of emotions but an intac…
The nicotinic acetylcholine receptor gene CHRNA4 is associated with negative emotionality
Knock-out studies in mice suggest a role of the CHRNA4 gene in anxiety. In the present study we extend this finding to humans by means of a genetic association study. In a sample of N = 574 healthy White participants, the CHRNA4 rs1044396 polymorphism is related to the common variance of several conceptualizations of negative emotionality. Compared to carriers of at least one T-allele, carriers of the homozygous C/C genotype described themselves …
Internet Addiction
The 2D
Internet use disorder (IUD) presents a growing problem worldwide. Among others, it manifests in loss of control over Internet usage and social problems due to problematic Internet use. Although IUD currently is not an official diagnosis in DSM-5 or ICD-10, mounting evidence suggests that IUD indeed could be categorized as a behavioral addiction. On a systemic neuroscientific level, IUD is well characterized and dysfunctions in the fronto-striatal…
Commuting, Life-Satisfaction and Internet Addiction
The focus of the present work was on the association between commuting (business and private), life satisfaction, stress, and (over-) use of the Internet. Considering that digital devices are omnipresent in buses and trains, no study has yet investigated if commuting contributes to the development of Internet addiction. Overall, N = 5039 participants (N = 3477 females, age M = 26.79, SD = 10.68) took part in an online survey providing information…
Who’s addicted to the smartphone and/or the Internet
The Role of Empathy and Life Satisfaction in Internet and Smartphone Use Disorder
Recent studies have yielded initial evidence for an association between Internet Use Disorder (IUD), empathy, and life satisfaction. In the present study we sought to replicate these previous findings, and then to extend this research by also examining the relationship between empathy, life satisfaction, and the related phenomenon of Smartphone Use Disorder (SUD). The present study included independent samples from China (N = 612, 162 females) an…
The Multipurpose Application WeChat
micro-message) has become one of the world's most popular social media platforms. Despite its enormous number of users in Asia, WeChat is still not well known in Western countries. Against this background, the present review aims to provide the reader with a comprehensive overview on the functionality of this application, comparison with other popular applications such as Facebook/WhatsApp and previous research. Although WeChat has become an inte…
Investigating the Effect of Personality, Internet Literacy, and Use Expectancies in Internet-Use Disorder
Research on Internet-use Disorder (IUD) has increased rapidly, indicating its clinical and global importance. Past studies suggested cultural diversity regarding the prevalence of an IUD, e.g., between Asian and European countries. Additionally, it was found that personality factors, Internet-related cognitions and specific competences seem to influence IUD tendencies, but research lacks in cultural comparative studies regarding these mechanisms.…
Addictive Features of Social Media/Messenger Platforms and Freemium Games against the Background of Psychological and Economic Theories
Currently about 2.71 billion humans use a smartphone worldwide. Although smartphone technology has brought many advances, a growing number of scientists discuss potential detrimental effects due to excessive smartphone use. Of importance, the likely culprit to understand over-usage is not the smartphone itself, but the excessive use of applications installed on smartphones. As the current business model of many app-developers foresees an exchange…
Depression Is Associated With the Absence of Sex Differences in the 2D
The 2D:4D digit ratio reflects prenatal testosterone relative to estradiol exposure of a developing embryo. Higher levels of prenatal testosterone have been related to lower 2D:4D ratios. In addition, higher 2D:4D ratios have been associated with female gender, neuroticism, and depression severity. Therefore, the present study investigated whether 2D:4D ratios differ between inpatients with major depression and matched healthy controls and whethe…
Empathy, Autistic Tendencies, and Systemizing Tendencies—Relationships Between Standard Self-Report Measures
The aim of the present study was to investigate associations between four highly used self-report measures assessing empathy (measured as both a unidimensional and multidimensional construct), autistic tendencies, and systemizing tendencies. Participants in this study completed the following self-report measures: The Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) and the Empathy Quotient (EQ) to measure empathy, and the Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) and th…
Anxiety-Related Coping Styles, Social Support, and Internet Use Disorder
Objective: The Internet can offer a seemingly safe haven for those being disappointed by relationships in the "offline world". Although the Internet can provide lonely people with opportunities to seek for help and support online, complete withdrawal from the offline world comes with costs. It is discussed if people can even become "addicted" to the Internet. Of note, meanwhile, many researchers prefer the term Internet use disorder (IUD) instead…
Measurement and Conceptualization of Gaming Disorder According to the World Health Organization Framework
Previous research on gaming disorder (GD) has highlighted key methodological and conceptual hindrances stemming from the heterogeneity of nomenclature and the use of non-standardized psychometric tools to assess this phenomenon. The recent recognition of GD as an official mental health disorder and behavioral addiction by the World Health Organization (WHO) in the 11th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) opens up new…
How to overcome taxonomical problems in the study of Internet use disorders and what to do with “smartphone addiction”
The present theoretical paper introduces the smartphone technology as a challenge for diagnostics in the study of Internet use disorders and reflects on the term "smartphone addiction."Such a reflection is carried out against the background of a literature review and the inclusion of Gaming Disorder in ICD-11.We believe that it is necessary to divide research on Internet use disorder (IUD) into a mobile and non-mobile IUD branch. This is importan…
Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) and social media’s impact on daily-life and productivity at work
Preventing problematic internet use during the Covid-19 pandemic
As a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many governments have introduced steps such as spatial distancing and "staying at home" to curb its spread and impact. The fear resulting from the disease, the 'lockdown' situation, high levels of uncertainty regarding the future, and financial insecurity raise the level of stress, anxiety, and depression experienced by people all around the world. Psychoactive substances and other reinforcing behaviors (e.…
The association between the Big Five personality traits and smartphone use disorder
Associations between symptoms of problematic smartphone, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram use
Higher levels of (Internet) Gaming Disorder symptoms according to the WHO and APA frameworks associate with lower striatal volume
Understanding Detrimental Aspects of Social Media Use
OPINION article Front. Sociol., 01 December 2020Sec.Public Mental Health https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2020.599270
Fear of missing out (Fomo)
This article discusses the fear of missing out (FOMO) on rewarding experiences, an important psychological construct in contemporary times. We present an overview of the FOMO construct and its operational definition and measurement. Then, we review recent empirical research on FOMO's relationship with levels of online social engagement, problematic technology and internet communication use, negative affectivity, and sociodemographic variables. Ad…
Assessing the Attitude Towards Artificial Intelligence
In the context of (digital) human–machine interaction, people are increasingly dealing with artificial intelligence in everyday life. Through this, we observe humans who embrace technological advances with a positive attitude. Others, however, are particularly sceptical and claim to foresee substantial problems arising from such uses of technology. The aim of the present study was to introduce a short measure to assess the Attitude Towards Artifi…
On the Psychology of TikTok Use
TikTok (in Chinese: DouYin; formerly known as musical.ly) currently represents one of the most successful Chinese social media applications in the world. Since its founding in September 2016, TikTok has seen widespread distribution, in particular, attracting young users to engage in viewing, creating, and commenting on “LipSync-Videos” on the app. Despite its success in terms of user numbers, psychological studies aiming at an understanding of Ti…
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