education3 papersavg year 2026weak evidence

The causal relationship between internet addiction

Research gap analysis derived from 3 education papers in our local library.

The gap

Future studies should investigate the causal relationship between internet addiction, social media addiction, and night eating syndrome. Future studies should explore the mechanisms by which internet addiction and social media addiction con

Evidence profile

Sourced from the stated research gap and future-work section of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2025 and 2026, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 20 times in total.

Research trend

Established — well-defined area with open sub-problems.

Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps

  • The Impact of Social Media on Disordered Eating: Insights from Israel (2025) · Nutrients · cited 20× · doi

    The proliferation of social media has created an online landscape that can be hazardous, marked by the rapid dissemination of false information. There is a need to investigate the correlation between social media consumption and disordered eating symptoms, particularly among young adults. The current study aims to address this gap by examining the relationship between social media use and disordered eating symptoms among Israeli college students.

    generalstated research gap
    Keywords: proliferation social media has created online landscape hazardous
  • USO DE REDES SOCIAIS E ASSOCIAÇÃO COM ANSIEDADE, DEPRESSÃO, SONO E DESEMPENHO ACADÊMICO ENTRE ESTUDANTES DE MEDICINA (2026) · Revista Tópicos · doi

    The study suggests that future research should investigate the causal relationship between social media use and mental health. The study suggests that future research should examine the effectiveness of interventions aimed at promoting healthy social media use among medical students. The study suggests that future research should investigate the relationship between social media use and mental health in different populations.

    generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5
    Keywords: study suggests future research investigate causal relationship between
  • Internet addiction and social media addiction are related with night eating syndrome in university students (2026) · Addicta: The Turkish Journal on Addictions · doi

    Future studies should investigate the causal relationship between internet addiction, social media addiction, and night eating syndrome. Future studies should explore the mechanisms by which internet addiction and social media addiction contribute to night eating syndrome. Future studies should develop and test interventions targeting internet addiction and social media addiction to prevent night eating syndrome.

    generalfuture-work sectionevidence 4/5
    Keywords: future studies investigate causal relationship between internet addiction

Questions about this gap

Future studies should investigate the causal relationship between internet addiction, social media addiction, and night eating syndrome. Future studies should explore the mechanism… This is supported by 3 representative gap statements extracted from 3 papers, rated weak evidence.

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