Reframing video gaming and internet use addiction: empirical cross‐national comparison of heavy use over time and addiction scales among young users

Background and aims Evidence‐based and reliable measures of addictive disorders are needed in general population‐based assessments. One study suggested that heavy use over time (UOT) should be used instead of self‐reported addiction scales (AS). This study compared UOT and AS regarding video gaming and internet use empirically, using associations with comorbid factors. Design Cross‐sectional data from the 2011 French Survey on Health and...