Melina A. Throuvala

Motivational processes and dysfunctional mechanisms of social media use among adolescents: A qualitative focus group study

Melina A. Throuvala, Mark D. Griffiths, Mike Rennoldson et al. · Computers in Human Behavior · 2018 · 230 citations

Social Media, Social Issues, Interpersonal Communication +12

Problematic social media use in childhood and adolescence

Christian Montag, Zsolt Demetrovics, Jon D. Elhai et al. · Addictive Behaviors · 2024 · 104 citations · Full text

The role of family and personality traits in Internet gaming disorder: A mediation model combining cognitive and attachment perspectives

Melina A. Throuvala, Mari Janikian, Mark D. Griffiths et al. · Journal of Behavioral Addictions · 2019 · 101 citations · Full text

Mind over Matter: Testing the Efficacy of an Online Randomized Controlled Trial to Reduce Distraction from Smartphone Use

Melina A. Throuvala, Mark D. Griffiths, Mike Rennoldson et al. · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · 2020 · 93 citations · Full text

Exploring the Dimensions of Smartphone Distraction: Development, Validation, Measurement Invariance, and Latent Mean Differences of the Smartphone Distraction Scale (SDS)

Melina A. Throuvala, Halley M. Pontes, Ioannis Tsaousis et al. · Frontiers in Psychiatry · 2021 · 60 citations · Full text