Behavioral Addictions and Stress Reactivity as Predictors of Social Cognition in University Students
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7177958 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Oulmann Zerhouni (0000-0002-4026-1921, Université de Rouen Normandie; Laboratoire Parisien de Psychologie Sociale, corresponding author), Lucia Romo (0000-0002-9432-0528, University Paris Nanterre; Hôpital Universitaire Raymond-Poincaré; Inserm CESP) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 603-621 |
| Publication date | 2025-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Cognition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0278-016X • E-ISSN: 1943-2798 |
| Publisher | Guilford Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1521/soco.2025.43.6.603 |
| OpenAlex | W4416927070 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 34 |
Social cognition, particularly theory of mind (ToM), is critical for adaptive social functioning. However, the combined effects of stress, behavioral addictions, and maladaptive health behaviors on social cognition in nonclinical populations remain underexplored. We examined predictors of social cognition, as measured by the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET), focusing on addiction, mental health and stress-related variables. A sample of 978 university students participated in an observational study, including stress reactivity, Internet gaming disorder, gambling, orthorexia, anxiety, and depression. Gambling and gaming were the strongest predictors of impaired RMET performance (R 2 = 0.257 and 0.231, respectively). Scores on the Orthorexia Nervosa Scale were negatively associated with RMET, while scores on the Healthy Orthorexia Scale showed minimal effects. Anxiety and depression made minimal contributions. Behavioral addictions and maladaptive eating behaviors significantly predict impairments but in some case improvements in social cognition. Targeted interventions addressing these factors may improve social functioning
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Internet Gaming Addiction
Neurobiology of addiction
The effects of acute stress on core executive functions
On orthorexia nervosa
Stress signalling pathways that impair prefrontal cortex structure and function
The “Reading the Mind in the Eyes” Test Revised Version
The Audit Alcohol Consumption Questions (Audit-C) An Effective Brief Screening Test for Problem Drinking
A Brief Measure for Assessing Generalized Anxiety Disorder
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The PHQ-9
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Altered hierarchical organization between empathy and gambling networks in disordered gamblers
Major depressive disorder is associated with broad impairments on neuropsychological measures of executive function
Video games as coping mechanisms in the etiology of video game addiction
Development of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (Audit)
The Social Brain
| Highly cited | No |
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