Publications

Montag, C., Demetrovics, Z., Elhai, J. D., Grant, D., Koning, I., Rumpf, H.-J., Spada, M. M., Throuvala, M., & van den Eijnden, R. (2025). Social media use in childhood and adolescence: Minimizing its adverse effects through corporate social responsibility and European Union regulations. In D. A. Christakis & L. Hale (Eds.), Handbook of Children and Screens: Digital Media, Development, and Well-Being from Birth Through Adolescence (pp. 477–484). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-69362-5_65 ↗

Montag, C., Demetrovics, Z., Elhai, J. D., Grant, D., Koning, I., Rumpf, H. Y., Spada, M., Throuvala, M., & van den Eijnden, R. J. (2023). Problematic social media use in childhood and adolescence. Pediatrics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2024.107980 ↗

Pontes, H. M., Montag, C., Elhai, J. D., Monteiro, A. V., Evren, C., Throuvala, M. A., Macur, M., McDowall, A., Rumpf, H., Carbonell, X., Kuss, D., Lopez‐Fernandez, O., & Griffiths, M. D. (2022). Stigma and gaming disorder: Should we take a ‘glass half full’ or ‘glass half empty’ perspective? Addiction, 117(6), 1816–1817. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15831 ↗

Throuvala, M. A., Griffiths, M. D., Rennoldson, M., & Kuss, D. J. (2021). Psychosocial skills as a protective factor and other teacher recommendations for online harms prevention in schools: A qualitative analysis. Frontiers in Education, 6. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2021.648512 ↗

Throuvala, M. A., Griffiths, M. D., Rennoldson, M., & Kuss, D. J. (2021). Policy recommendations for preventing problematic internet use in schools: A qualitative study of parental perspectives. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 18,4522.

Betts, L., Buglass, S., Abell, L., Doak, L., Harding, R., Hill, R., Steer, O., Throuvala, M. A., & Paechter, C. (2021). Inquiry into Living Online: The long-term impact on wellbeing. Report submitted to the House of Lords Covid-19 Committee (Beyond digital planning on a hybrid world). Available from: https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/18869/html/ ↗

Throuvala, M. A., Griffiths, M. D., Rennoldson, M., & Kuss, D. J. (2021b). Perceived challenges and online harms from social media use on a severity continuum: A qualitative psychological stakeholder perspective. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(6). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063227 ↗

Throuvala, M. A., Pontes, H. M., Tsaousis, I., Griffiths, M. G., Rennoldson, M., & Kuss, D. J. (2021). Exploring the dimensions of smartphone distraction: Development, validation, measurement invariance and latent mean differences of the Smartphone Distraction Scale (SDS). Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, 642634. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.642634 ↗

Kuss, D.J., Throuvala, M. A., Pontes, H. M., Nuyens, F., Burleigh, T., & Griffiths, M. D. (2020). Řešení digitální a herní závislosti: Výzva pro 21 století [Solutions for digital and gaming addiction: A challenge for the 21st century]. Translated by Lucie Grolmusova. Prague: Office of the Government of the Czech Republic.

Throuvala, M. A., Griffiths, M. D., Rennoldson, M., & Kuss, D. J. (2020). Mind over matter: Testing the efficacy of an online randomized controlled trial to reduce distraction from smartphone use. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(13), 4842. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17134842 ↗

Sindermann, C., Kuss, D. J., Throuvala, M. A., Griffiths, M. D., & Montag, C. (2020). Should we pay for our social media/messenger applications? Preliminary data on the acceptance of an alternative to the current prevailing data business model. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 1415. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01415 ↗

Throuvala, M. A., Griffiths, M. D., Rennoldson, M. & Kuss, D. J. (in press) The role of recreational online activities in school-based screen-time sedentary behaviour interventions for adolescents: A systematic and critical literature review. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction.

Throuvala, M. A., Griffiths, M. D., Rennoldson, M., & Kuss, D. J. (2019). A ‘control model’ of social media engagement in adolescence: A grounded theory analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(23), 4696. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16234696 ↗

Throuvala, M. A., Griffiths, M. D., Rennoldson, M., & Kuss, D. (2019a). The ‘iCare for Myself’ programme: Testing the efficacy of an evidence-based, randomized controlled trial to curb distractibility and excessive smartphone and social media use. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 8(S1), 123.

Throuvala, M. A., Griffiths, M. D., Rennoldson, M., & Kuss, D. J. (2018a). Clinical case study presentation on overcoming gaming addiction: When a quick fix is not enough. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 7(S1), 153.

Throuvala, M. A., Griffiths, M. D., Rennoldson, M., & Kuss, D. J. (2018b). Treatment of problematic internet use and patient characteristics: The case of Problematic Internet Use Unit 18 Ano in Greece. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 7(S1), 152.

Throuvala, M. A., Griffiths, M. D., Rennoldson, M., & Kuss, D. J. (2019b). Recommendations for public policy and prevention of problematic online behaviours: A multi-stakeholder perspective and the common denominator. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 8(S1), 123.

Throuvala, M. A., Griffiths, M. D., Rennoldson, M., & Kuss, D. J. (2018). School-based prevention for adolescent internet addiction: Prevention is the key. A systematic literature review. Current Neuropharmacology, 17, doi:10.2174/1570159X16666180813153806
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Griffiths, M. D., Lopez-Fernandez, O., Throuvala, M. A., Pontes, H., & Kuss, D. J. (2018). Excessive and problematic use of social media in adolescence: A brief overview. Report submitted to the UK Parliament Science and Technology Committee (Impact of social media and screen-use on young people's health inquiry). https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.11280.71682 ↗

Throuvala, M. A., Griffiths, M. D., & Kuss, D. J. (2018). Commentary on Colder Carras (2018) Psychiatric nosology should be informed by multiple stakeholder perspectives [Center for Open Science]. Retrieved from https://osf.io/eytwk/ ↗