José C. Perales 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌍
@jcesarpl.bsky.social
Full Prof. UGR / Psychology / Addiction / Gambling / JDM / Sport sci. / Coautor de TRAMPAS / ENG-ESP
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The seven deadly sins: measuring overvaluation of social media with the Plan-net 25 scale - BMC Psychology
Background Problematic social media use refers to the excessive and maladaptive use of social media platforms, which negatively affects personal, social, and professional functioning. Although linked ...
bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com
We have another paper out! 📝
Led by Víctor Ciudad-Fernández, we explore problematic social media use, not as an "addiction," but as a consequence of overvaluation of rewards concerning adolescents' goals and values.
Check it out! 👇
bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Led by Víctor Ciudad-Fernández, we explore problematic social media use, not as an "addiction," but as a consequence of overvaluation of rewards concerning adolescents' goals and values.
Check it out! 👇
bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Optimistically speaking, 90% of behavioral addiction science is poor science. At best, it’s irrelevant; at worst, it’s seriously misleading.
October 29, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Optimistically speaking, 90% of behavioral addiction science is poor science. At best, it’s irrelevant; at worst, it’s seriously misleading.
There’s increasing recognition that behavioral addictions (gambling disorder perhaps being the exception) differ in most significant ways from substance addictions. So why label them ‘addictions’ at all?
October 17, 2025 at 8:08 AM
There’s increasing recognition that behavioral addictions (gambling disorder perhaps being the exception) differ in most significant ways from substance addictions. So why label them ‘addictions’ at all?
Reposted by José C. Perales 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌍
After writing this opinion piece, the team wanted to know if and how the field embraces open science practices and what we need to do better.
Check our our new preprint with exploratory survey results:
osf.io/preprints/ps...
In the 🧵are some key messages.
Check our our new preprint with exploratory survey results:
osf.io/preprints/ps...
In the 🧵are some key messages.
September 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
After writing this opinion piece, the team wanted to know if and how the field embraces open science practices and what we need to do better.
Check our our new preprint with exploratory survey results:
osf.io/preprints/ps...
In the 🧵are some key messages.
Check our our new preprint with exploratory survey results:
osf.io/preprints/ps...
In the 🧵are some key messages.
Reposted by José C. Perales 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌍
An impressive talk by @jcesarpl.bsky.social explored how emotion regulation mechanisms influence craving in gambling and gaming. #EBPS2025 #Almeria
September 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
An impressive talk by @jcesarpl.bsky.social explored how emotion regulation mechanisms influence craving in gambling and gaming. #EBPS2025 #Almeria
Los nuevos fármacos contra la obesidad funcionan reduciendo el craving condicionado a las claves de incentivo. Eso indica (a) que el modelo de sensibilización de incentivo es correcto y (b) que la sobreingesta sí puede tener mecanismos comunes con las adicciones.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Tirzepatide on ingestive behavior in adults with overweight or obesity: a randomized 6-week phase 1 trial - Nature Medicine
In a 6-week randomized phase 1 trial, tirzepatide led to reduced caloric intake during a meal test at week 3 compared with placebo and liraglutide in people with overweight or obesity.
www.nature.com
June 30, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Los nuevos fármacos contra la obesidad funcionan reduciendo el craving condicionado a las claves de incentivo. Eso indica (a) que el modelo de sensibilización de incentivo es correcto y (b) que la sobreingesta sí puede tener mecanismos comunes con las adicciones.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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"Sé que no debería, pero no puedo parar". ¿Qué ocurre en nuestra mente cuando nos enganchamos a una actividad que sabemos que nos perjudica? Y lo más importante, ¿hay formas de reducir esa compulsividad?
Te lo cuento en este #HiloTesis @crueuniversidades.bsky.social @filarramendi.bsky.social
Te lo cuento en este #HiloTesis @crueuniversidades.bsky.social @filarramendi.bsky.social
June 17, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Reposted by José C. Perales 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌍
New paper straight out of the oven!
We created a scale to measure a pretty interesting contruct: Exaggerating value of social media for communication. That way the field could advance in explaining instead of describing problematic behaviors.
doi.org/10.1186/s403...
We created a scale to measure a pretty interesting contruct: Exaggerating value of social media for communication. That way the field could advance in explaining instead of describing problematic behaviors.
doi.org/10.1186/s403...
The seven deadly sins: measuring overvaluation of social media with the Plan-net 25 scale - BMC Psychology
Background Problematic social media use refers to the excessive and maladaptive use of social media platforms, which negatively affects personal, social, and professional functioning. Although linked ...
doi.org
June 3, 2025 at 8:38 AM
New paper straight out of the oven!
We created a scale to measure a pretty interesting contruct: Exaggerating value of social media for communication. That way the field could advance in explaining instead of describing problematic behaviors.
doi.org/10.1186/s403...
We created a scale to measure a pretty interesting contruct: Exaggerating value of social media for communication. That way the field could advance in explaining instead of describing problematic behaviors.
doi.org/10.1186/s403...
If nudging/sludging patterns and standard instrumental learning principles already explain problematic Internet use, what does the addiction framework add?
June 2, 2025 at 6:39 AM
If nudging/sludging patterns and standard instrumental learning principles already explain problematic Internet use, what does the addiction framework add?
We have another paper out! 📝
Led by Víctor Ciudad-Fernández, we explore problematic social media use, not as an "addiction," but as a consequence of overvaluation of rewards concerning adolescents' goals and values.
Check it out! 👇
bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Led by Víctor Ciudad-Fernández, we explore problematic social media use, not as an "addiction," but as a consequence of overvaluation of rewards concerning adolescents' goals and values.
Check it out! 👇
bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
The seven deadly sins: measuring overvaluation of social media with the Plan-net 25 scale - BMC Psychology
Background Problematic social media use refers to the excessive and maladaptive use of social media platforms, which negatively affects personal, social, and professional functioning. Although linked ...
bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com
May 31, 2025 at 5:17 PM
We have another paper out! 📝
Led by Víctor Ciudad-Fernández, we explore problematic social media use, not as an "addiction," but as a consequence of overvaluation of rewards concerning adolescents' goals and values.
Check it out! 👇
bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Led by Víctor Ciudad-Fernández, we explore problematic social media use, not as an "addiction," but as a consequence of overvaluation of rewards concerning adolescents' goals and values.
Check it out! 👇
bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Sobre esta noticia de la UGR, me gustaría aclarar que los autores del trabajo en cuestión desaprobamos el uso del término "adicción al móvil", y que dicho término no aparece ni en el artículo original ni en el cuerpo de la nota de prensa.
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canal.ugr.es/noticia/trat...
Investigadores de la UGR evalúan la eficacia de los tratamientos contra las adicciones al juego o al uso del móvil - Canal UGR
La compulsividad se refiere a la sensación de no poder parar, incluso cuando el comportamiento va en contra de los propios intereses
canal.ugr.es
May 30, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Sobre esta noticia de la UGR, me gustaría aclarar que los autores del trabajo en cuestión desaprobamos el uso del término "adicción al móvil", y que dicho término no aparece ni en el artículo original ni en el cuerpo de la nota de prensa.
canal.ugr.es/noticia/trat...
canal.ugr.es/noticia/trat...
We're excited to announce that enrollment is now open for the Master's Degree in Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Granada!
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masteres.ugr.es/neurocg/en/s...
May 29, 2025 at 6:10 AM
We're excited to announce that enrollment is now open for the Master's Degree in Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Granada!
masteres.ugr.es/neurocg/en/s...
masteres.ugr.es/neurocg/en/s...
What's the role of emotion regulation strategies and traits in emergence and control of gambling and gaming cravings?
Find out in our new paper in Addictive Behaviors.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Find out in our new paper in Addictive Behaviors.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Untangling the role of emotion regulation in gambling and video gaming cravings: A replication and extension study
Existing evidence suggests that urgency—the tendency to act rashly under intense positive or negative affect—reflects dysregulated incidental emotion …
www.sciencedirect.com
May 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
What's the role of emotion regulation strategies and traits in emergence and control of gambling and gaming cravings?
Find out in our new paper in Addictive Behaviors.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Find out in our new paper in Addictive Behaviors.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Dejo aquí mi charla "Falacias, sesgos y lugares comunes en la (supuesta) adicción a las pantallas", y aprovecho para agradecer a la Institución Libre de Enseñanza y a @carlosmagro.bsky.social permitirme hablar en un contexto con tanta historia y tan acogedor.
www.youtube.com/live/IaAQ6xg...
www.youtube.com/live/IaAQ6xg...
Falacias, sesgos y lugares comunes en la (supuesta) adicción a las pantallas
YouTube video by Institución Libre de Enseñanza
www.youtube.com
May 22, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Dejo aquí mi charla "Falacias, sesgos y lugares comunes en la (supuesta) adicción a las pantallas", y aprovecho para agradecer a la Institución Libre de Enseñanza y a @carlosmagro.bsky.social permitirme hablar en un contexto con tanta historia y tan acogedor.
www.youtube.com/live/IaAQ6xg...
www.youtube.com/live/IaAQ6xg...
Youth, Technology, Past History, Selective Amplification, and the Oz Effect | The White Hatter
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thewhitehatter.ca/blog/youth-t...
Youth, Technology, Past History, Selective Amplification, and the Oz Effect: – The White Hatter
thewhitehatter.ca
May 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Youth, Technology, Past History, Selective Amplification, and the Oz Effect | The White Hatter
thewhitehatter.ca/blog/youth-t...
thewhitehatter.ca/blog/youth-t...
Fixing the science of digital technology harms | Science www.science.org/doi/full/10....
www.science.org
May 20, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Fixing the science of digital technology harms | Science www.science.org/doi/full/10....
Llevaba tiempo intentando encontrar una referencia para esto. ¿Cuánta gente (especialmente joven) trolea los estudios de opinión?
Bien, el 12% de los jóvenes en EEUU (vs solo el 1% de los 61+) responden que tienen licencia para operar un submarino.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Bien, el 12% de los jóvenes en EEUU (vs solo el 1% de los 61+) responden que tienen licencia para operar un submarino.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Online opt-in polls can produce misleading results, especially for young people and Hispanic adults
We examine how an opt-in poll may have unintentionally misled the public about the sensitive issue of Holocaust denial among young Americans.
www.pewresearch.org
May 19, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Llevaba tiempo intentando encontrar una referencia para esto. ¿Cuánta gente (especialmente joven) trolea los estudios de opinión?
Bien, el 12% de los jóvenes en EEUU (vs solo el 1% de los 61+) responden que tienen licencia para operar un submarino.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Bien, el 12% de los jóvenes en EEUU (vs solo el 1% de los 61+) responden que tienen licencia para operar un submarino.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
"Slot machine firms target UK’s poorest areas and channel funds to billionaires" by @byrobdavies.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Slot machine firms target UK’s poorest areas and channel funds to billionaires
Exclusive: Politicians including Andy Burnham call for councils to be given powers to stop new sites opening
www.theguardian.com
May 18, 2025 at 12:35 PM
"Slot machine firms target UK’s poorest areas and channel funds to billionaires" by @byrobdavies.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
I’m happy to share our data, but it can be frustrating when people request information that is readily available at the accompanying OSF link or when their email makes it clear they haven’t even read the paper.
May 16, 2025 at 9:20 AM
I’m happy to share our data, but it can be frustrating when people request information that is readily available at the accompanying OSF link or when their email makes it clear they haven’t even read the paper.
Juan F. Navas: "Las casas de apuestas han crecido a costa de otras alternativas de ocio"
www.laopiniondemurcia.es/comunidad/20...
www.laopiniondemurcia.es/comunidad/20...
Juan F. Navas: 'Las casas de apuestas han crecido a costa de otras alternativas de ocio'
El psicólogo y miembro del Consejo Asesor de Juego Responsable del Ministerio de Derechos Sociales participa este martes en el Congreso Internacional de Psicología de la UCAM
www.laopiniondemurcia.es
May 6, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Juan F. Navas: "Las casas de apuestas han crecido a costa de otras alternativas de ocio"
www.laopiniondemurcia.es/comunidad/20...
www.laopiniondemurcia.es/comunidad/20...
Reposted by José C. Perales 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌍
📲 Los adolescentes con problemas de salud mental pasan más tiempo en las redes sociales
🗨️ @jcesarpl.bsky.social: "Aunque los resultados no aportan evidencia causal, sí revelan posibles mecanismos de la interrelación entre salud mental y uso de redes sociales" sciencemediacentre.es/los-adolesce...
🗨️ @jcesarpl.bsky.social: "Aunque los resultados no aportan evidencia causal, sí revelan posibles mecanismos de la interrelación entre salud mental y uso de redes sociales" sciencemediacentre.es/los-adolesce...
May 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
📲 Los adolescentes con problemas de salud mental pasan más tiempo en las redes sociales
🗨️ @jcesarpl.bsky.social: "Aunque los resultados no aportan evidencia causal, sí revelan posibles mecanismos de la interrelación entre salud mental y uso de redes sociales" sciencemediacentre.es/los-adolesce...
🗨️ @jcesarpl.bsky.social: "Aunque los resultados no aportan evidencia causal, sí revelan posibles mecanismos de la interrelación entre salud mental y uso de redes sociales" sciencemediacentre.es/los-adolesce...
“Sludge, dark patterns and dark nudges: A taxonomy of on-line gambling platforms' deceptive design features” by Philip Newall
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40302118/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40302118/
Sludge, dark patterns and dark nudges: A taxonomy of on-line gambling platforms' deceptive design features - PubMed
The complexity of on-line gambling platforms poses challenges for researchers, to understand what effects various design features have on behavior, and also for policymakers, to ensure fairer outcomes...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
May 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
“Sludge, dark patterns and dark nudges: A taxonomy of on-line gambling platforms' deceptive design features” by Philip Newall
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40302118/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40302118/
The Self-Control Industrial Complex, by @minzlicht.bsky.social
www.speakandregret.michaelinzlicht.com/p/the-self-c...
www.speakandregret.michaelinzlicht.com/p/the-self-c...
The Self-Control Industrial Complex
A Confession
www.speakandregret.michaelinzlicht.com
May 1, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The Self-Control Industrial Complex, by @minzlicht.bsky.social
www.speakandregret.michaelinzlicht.com/p/the-self-c...
www.speakandregret.michaelinzlicht.com/p/the-self-c...
Afortunadamente, el feminismo será lo las mujeres quieran que sea. Sobre todo las jóvenes, por una mera cuestión de tiempo. Y no lo que cuatro dinosaurios quieran imponer, por muy alta que sean sus tarimas.
April 27, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Afortunadamente, el feminismo será lo las mujeres quieran que sea. Sobre todo las jóvenes, por una mera cuestión de tiempo. Y no lo que cuatro dinosaurios quieran imponer, por muy alta que sean sus tarimas.