This project examines associations among addictive behaviors in digital environments, AI use, and other mental health variables. All PADER Lab members are participating, and we are collaborating with international research teams, including those at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Global ViGS is a new global collaborative research project focused on problematic gaming, bringing together research teams from at least 55 countries, led by Toronto Metropolitan University (PI: Andrew (Hyounsoo) Kim, PhD). The project aims to examine gaming habits and behaviors among gamers worldwide, identify shared and culture-specific risk and protective factors, investigate the relationships between problematic gaming and a range of mental health symptoms, and understand intervention and recovery processes.
This project aims to examine the patterns and roles of social relationships during recovery from problematic gambling and to gather foundational evidence for designing effective interpersonal coaching strategies. These relationships also include interactions with AI chatbots. The project was led by Yale School of Medicine (PI: Marc N. Potenza, PhD, MD) and conducted jointly with the Department of Psychology at Sungkyunkwan University (PI: Hyein Chang, PhD), with support from the Fulbright postdoctoral scholarship program awarded to Kyeongwoo Park. It includes interviews, a one-time survey, and a daily diary study. Data collection is complete, and analysis and publication work are ongoing.
The International Sex Survey is a global collaborative research project that aims to inform prevention and intervention by examining patterns of problems related to sexual behavior (e.g., compulsive sexual behavior disorder and problematic pornography use) across diverse populations, validating relevant assessment tools, and systematically investigating risk and protective factors. Led by the Université de Montréal (PI: Beáta Bőthe, PhD), research teams from at least 42 countries collaborated to collect responses from over 80,000 participants. Analysis and publication activities are ongoing.