Search Results - "Pakpour, Amir H."

The Fear of COVID-19 Scale: Development and Initial Validation by Ahorsu, Daniel Kwasi, Lin, Chung-Ying, Imani, Vida, Saffari, Mohsen, Griffiths, Mark D., Pakpour, Amir H.

“…Background The emergence of the COVID-19 and its consequences has led to fears, worries, and anxiety among individuals worldwide. The present study developed…”
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Internet addiction and sleep problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Alimoradi, Zainab, Lin, Chung-Ying, Broström, Anders, Bülow, Pia H., Bajalan, Zahra, Griffiths, Mark D., Ohayon, Maurice M., Pakpour, Amir H.

“…The pathological use of the internet – conceptualized as ‘internet addiction’ – might be crucial in initiating and increasing sleep disturbances in the…”
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Internet-Related Behaviors and Psychological Distress Among Schoolchildren During COVID-19 School Suspension by Chen, I-Hua, Chen, Chao-Ying, Pakpour, Amir H., Griffiths, Mark D., Lin, Chung-Ying

“…The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection has rapidly grown worldwide,1 and many governments have implemented policies to control the infection…”
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Measurement invariance across young adults from Hong Kong and Taiwan among three internet-related addiction scales: Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS), Smartphone Application-Based Addiction Scale (SABAS), and Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form (IGDS-SF9) (Study Part A) by Leung, Hildie, Pakpour, Amir H., Strong, Carol, Lin, Yi-Ching, Tsai, Meng-Che, Griffiths, Mark D., Lin, Chung-Ying, Chen, I-Hua

“…Internet addiction has been found to be prevalent worldwide, including Asian countries, and related to several negative outcomes and other behavioral…”
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Investigating mediated effects of fear of COVID-19 and COVID-19 misunderstanding in the association between problematic social media use, psychological distress, and insomnia by Lin, Chung-Ying, Broström, Anders, Griffiths, Mark D., Pakpour, Amir H.

“…Due to the serious situation of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) worldwide, many countries have implemented policies to minimize the spread of…”
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Time invariance of three ultra-brief internet-related instruments: Smartphone Application-Based Addiction Scale (SABAS), Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS), and the nine-item Internet Gaming Disorder Scale- Short Form (IGDS-SF9) (Study Part B) by Chen, I-Hua, Strong, Carol, Lin, Yi-Ching, Tsai, Meng-Che, Leung, Hildie, Lin, Chung-Ying, Pakpour, Amir H., Griffiths, Mark D.

“…Given the many technological advances over the past two decades, a small minority of young people are at risk of problematic use or becoming addicted to these…”
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Gender‐specific estimates of sleep problems during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Systematic review and meta‐analysis by Alimoradi, Zainab, Gozal, David, Tsang, Hector W. H., Lin, Chung‐Ying, Broström, Anders, Ohayon, Maurice M., Pakpour, Amir H.

“…Summary The outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) changed lifestyles worldwide and subsequently induced individuals’ sleep problems. Sleep…”
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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in the United States: A Systematic Review by Yasmin, Farah, Najeeb, Hala, Moeed, Abdul, Naeem, Unaiza, Asghar, Muhammad Sohaib, Chughtai, Najeeb Ullah, Yousaf, Zohaib, Seboka, Binyam Tariku, Ullah, Irfan, Lin, Chung-Ying, Pakpour, Amir H

“…Vaccine hesitancy in the US throughout the pandemic has revealed inconsistent results. This systematic review has compared COVID-19 vaccine uptake across US…”
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Sleep problems during COVID-19 pandemic and its’ association to psychological distress: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Alimoradi, Zainab, Broström, Anders, Tsang, Hector W.H., Griffiths, Mark D., Haghayegh, Shahab, Ohayon, Maurice M., Lin, Chung-Ying, Pakpour, Amir H.

“…The emerging novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become one of the leading cause of deaths worldwide in 2020. The present systematic review and…”
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Psychometric Validation of the Bangla Fear of COVID-19 Scale: Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Rasch Analysis by Sakib, Najmuj, Bhuiyan, A. K. M. Israfil, Hossain, Sahadat, Al Mamun, Firoj, Hosen, Ismail, Abdullah, Abu Hasnat, Sarker, Md. Abedin, Mohiuddin, Mohammad Sarif, Rayhan, Istihak, Hossain, Moazzem, Sikder, Md. Tajuddin, Gozal, David, Muhit, Mohammad, Islam, S. M. Shariful, Griffiths, Mark D., Pakpour, Amir H., Mamun, Mohammed A.

“…The recently developed Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) is a seven-item uni-dimensional scale that assesses the severity of fears of COVID-19. Given the rapid…”
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Extended theory of planned behavior in explaining the intention to COVID-19 vaccination uptake among mainland Chinese university students: an online survey study by Fan, Chia-Wei, Chen, I-Hua, Ko, Nai-Ying, Yen, Cheng-Fang, Lin, Chung-Ying, Griffiths, Mark D., Pakpour, Amir H.

“…Objective: The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) is one of the most robust models in explaining health-related behavior. In this study, we tested the extended…”
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The Association Between Health Status and Insomnia, Mental Health, and Preventive Behaviors: The Mediating Role of Fear of COVID-19 by Ahorsu, Daniel Kwasi, Lin, Chung-Ying, Pakpour, Amir H.

“…Objectives: This study examined the mediation role of fear of COVID-19 in the association between perceived health status of older adults and their insomnia,…”
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Assessing Psychological Response to the COVID-19: The Fear of COVID-19 Scale and the COVID Stress Scales by Pakpour, Amir H., Griffiths, Mark D., Lin, Chung-Ying

“…[...]item difficulty and individual ability should be separately estimated. [...]Rasch analysis is an appropriate testing method to separately estimate item…”
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Factors related to preventive COVID-19 behaviors using health belief model among general population: a cross-sectional study in Iran by Karimy, Mahmood, Bastami, Fatemeh, Sharifat, Robab, Heydarabadi, Akbar Babaei, Hatamzadeh, Naser, Pakpour, Amir H, Cheraghian, Bahman, Zamani-Alavijeh, Fereshteh, Jasemzadeh, Mehrnoosh, Araban, Marzieh

“…Abstract Background Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has become one of the biggest challenges to global health and economy. The present study aimed to…”
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Factors related to preventive COVID-19 infection behaviors among people with mental illness by Chang, Kun-Chia, Strong, Carol, Pakpour, Amir H., Griffiths, Mark D., Lin, Chung-Ying

“…Because of the spread of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-2019), preventive COVID-19 infection behaviors become important for individuals, especially…”
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Psychometric validation of the Persian Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale using classic test theory and Rasch models by Lin, Chung-Ying, Broström, Anders, Nilsen, Per, Griffiths, Mark D, Pakpour, Amir H

“…The Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS), a six-item self-report scale that is a brief and effective psychometric instrument for assessing at-risk…”
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Knowledge and preventive behaviors regarding COVID-19 in Bangladesh: A nationwide distribution by Hosen, Ismail, Pakpour, Amir H, Sakib, Najmuj, Hussain, Nur, Al Mamun, Firoj, Mamun, Mohammed A

“…Assessing individuals' knowledge and preventive behaviors towards the Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) is essential for the related public health…”
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Collection of smartphone and internet addiction by Lin, Chung-Ying, Ratan, Zubair Ahmed, Pakpour, Amir H

“…The enigma of smartphone and internet addiction has plagued academics for the last decade, now scholars believe this behavior might have a substantial effect…”
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Fear of COVID-19 and its association with mental health-related factors: systematic review and meta-analysis by Alimoradi, Zainab, Ohayon, Maurice M., Griffiths, Mark D., Lin, Chung-Ying, Pakpour, Amir H.

“…The severity of COVID-19 remains high worldwide. Therefore, millions of individuals are likely to suffer from fear of COVID-19 and related mental health…”
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Assessing the psychological response to the COVID-19: A response to Bitan et al. “Fear of COVID-19 scale: Psychometric characteristics, reliability and validity in the Israeli population” by Pakpour, Amir H., Griffiths, Mark D., Lin, Chung-Ying

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