Dr Halley Pontes
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Overview
Overview
Biography
Dr. Halley Pontes is a psychologist, lecturer, and researcher in the School of Psychological Sciences at Birkbeck, University of London. Halley is a Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol) within the British Psychological Society, Chartered Scientist (CSci) within the UK Science Council, as well as a member of the Australian Psychological Society, International Society for the Study of Individual Differences, and the Psychometric Society.
Halley is a multi-award winning leading expert in the field of addictive behaviours, with particular focus on emerging disorders related to problematic use of technology. He also has expertise and interest in broader fields within psychology encompassing mental health and well-being.
Prior to joining Birkbeck, University of London, Halley held appointments in the Department of Psychology at Nottingham Trent University (United Kingdom) and the School of Psychological Sciences at the University of Tasmania (Australia).
Office hours
In-person and online meetings can be arranged upon request by email.
Qualifications
- PhD Psychology (Psychometrics), Nottingham Trent University, 2017
- MSc Psychology, ISPA - Instituto Universitário, 2013
- BSc Psychology (hons), ISPA - Instituto Universitário, 2011
Web profiles
Administrative responsibilities
- Undergraduate Admissions Tutor (BSc Psychology)
Visiting posts
- Adjunct Lecturer, University of Tasmania, 09-2021
- Visiting Lecturer, Ulm University, 09-2018
- Visiting Researcher, Eötvös Loránd University, 03-2015 to 06-2015
Professional activities
Halley has served as a member of the editorial boards of several peer-reviewed journals, including the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction [2020 - present] and the Journal of Behavioral Addictions [2017-2020].
Halley regularly reviews research grant proposals for major national and international funding bodies, such as the Czech Science Foundation (Czech Republic), National Science Centre (Poland), and the Economic and Social Research Council (United Kingdom).
Halley engages in external research and social responsibility activities by providing independent (pro bono) expert advice and consulting services to different companies, including ESL Gaming through their Corporate Social Responsibility Smart Gaming Campaign.
Professional memberships
Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol) [British Psychological Society] (United Kingdom)
Chartered Scientist (CSci) [Science Council] (United Kingdom)
Member (MAPS) [Australian Psychological Society] (Australia)
Fellow (FHEA) [Higher Education Academy] (United Kingdom)
Member [Psychometric Society] (United States of America)
Member [International Society for the Study of Individual Differences] (International)
Honours and awards
- Early Career Researcher Award, Australian Psychological Society (Australia), March 2019
- Research Team of the Year, Nottingham Trent University (United Kingdom), March 2018
- Durand Jacobs Award, McGill University (Canada), March 2016
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Research
Research
Research interests
- Mental health
- Addictive behaviours
- Wellbeing
- Cyberpsychology
- Individual differences
- Psychometrics
- Psychological assessment
- Quantitative research methods
Research overview
Halley is an internationally recognised expert in the field of addictive behaviours, with a prolific track record of published research in the field published across several high-impact scientific journals.
As an interdisciplinary multi-method behavioural scientist, he is interested in engaging and developing applied, impactful, and cutting-edge lines of research within psychology and beyond, that have direct translational capabilities in order to help improve people's lives across different contexts. Halley also has interest in several fields and topics within psychology, such as psychological health and wellbeing, cyberpsychology, psychometrics, psychological assessment, cross-cultural psychology, and individual differences.
In addition to publishing peer-reviewed research, Halley also engages in outreach activities by regularly publishing his research findings across several national and international news outlets and by delivering talks at several events and venues such as key international conferences, public institutions, and various organisations. His research has been featured in the Forbes and The Economist.
Halley has also engaged with different governmental bodies nationally and internationally. He has previously contributed to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee and the Science and Technology Committee of the UK Parliament and the Office of the Government of the Czech Republic by publishing technical reports about his research. He is also a research consultant (pro bono) for the National Institute of Public Health of Slovenia where he leads on several research projects in partnership with his Slovenian counterparts.
Halley's approach to research is eclectic and diversified in nature. He is interested in fostering national and international collaboration links and working closely with other scholars and students wishing to further their careers by developing an international research profile through their studies. All of his research outputs can be viewed on ResearchGate.
Research Centres and Institutes
- Member, The International Gaming Research Unit (IGRU)
- Founding Member, The International Cyberpsychology and Addictions Research Laboratory (iCARL)
- Research consultant (pro bono), National Institute of Public Health (Slovenia)
- Research consultant (pro bono), ESL Gaming
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Supervision and teaching
Supervision and teaching
Supervision
Halley is currently accepting supervision requests from prospective PhD students wishing to conduct research in addictive behaviours, cyberpsychology, psychological health and wellbeing. Please contact Halley by email to discuss potential research projects and supervision.
Teaching
Teaching modules
- Advanced Quantitative Methods (PSYC077H7)
- Advanced Quantitative Methods (PSYC077H7)
- Introduction to Individual Differences (SCPS156H4)
- Introduction to Individual Differences (SCPS156H4)
- The Psychology of Trauma and Addiction (SCPS232H7)
- The Psychology of Trauma and Addiction (SCPS232H7)
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Publications
Publications
Article
- Montag, C. and Pontes, Halley and Kannen, C. and Rozgonjuk, D. and Brandt, D. and Bischof, A. and Salbach, H. and Mößle, T. and Wölfling, K. and Rumpf, H.-J. (2024) Examining the interplay between internet use disorder tendencies and well-being in relation to sofalizing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Comprehensive Psychiatry 130, pp. 152452. ISSN 0010-440X.
- Pontes, Halley and Rumpf, H.-J. and Selak, S. and Montag, C. (2024) Investigating the interplay between gaming disorder and functional impairments in professional esports gaming. Scientific Reports 14 (6557), ISSN 2045-2322.
- Szekely, V. and Whiley, L. and Pontes, Halley and McDowall, Almuth (2024) Tying leaders' identity work and executive coaching research together: an overview of systematic reviews and agenda for research. Journal of Work-Applied Management ISSN 2205-2062.
- Montag, C. and Muller, M. and Pontes, Halley and Elhai, J.D. (2023) On fear of missing out, social networks use disorder tendencies and meaning in life. BMC Psychology 11 (358), ISSN 2050-7283.
- Lin, C.-Y. and Potenza, M.N. and Pontes, Halley and Pakpour, A.H. (2023) Psychometric properties of the Persian Gaming Disorder Test and relationships with psychological distress and insomnia in adolescents. BMC Psychology 11 (326), ISSN 2050-7283.
- Li, L. and Mamun, M.A. and Al-Mamun, F. and Ullah, I. and Hosen, I. and Ahsan Zia, S. and Poorebrahim, A. and Pourgholami, M. and Lin, C.-Y. and Pontes, Halley and Griffiths, M.D. and Pakpour, A.H. (2023) A network analysis of the Internet Disorder Scale–Short Form (IDS9-SF): a large-scale cross-cultural study in Iran, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Current Psychology 42, pp. 21994-22003. ISSN 1046-1310.
- Atroszko, P.A. and Charzyńska, E. and Buźniak, A. and Czerwiński, S.K. and Griffiths, M.D. and Jankowska, A. and Kamble, S. and Mizik, Z. and Pontes, Halley and Shane, J. and Sussman, S. and Woropay-Hordziejewicz, N.A. and Pallesen, S. (2023) Validity, Reliability, and Cross-Cultural Comparability of a Problematic Overstudying Scale across European, North American, and Asian countries. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction ISSN 1557-1874.
- Atroszko, P.A. and Charzyńska, E. and Buźniak, A. and Czerwiński, S.K. and Griffiths, M.D. and Jankowska, A. and Kamble, S. and Mizik, Z. and Pontes, Halley and Shane, J. and Sussman, S. and Woropay-Hordziejewicz, N.A. and Pallesen, S. (2023) Validity, reliability, and cross-cultural comparability of a problematic overstudying scale across European, North American, and Asian countries. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction ISSN 1557-1874.
- Chen, I-H. and Chang, Y.-L. and Yang, Y.-N. and Yeh, Y.-C. and Ahorsu, D.K. and Adjorlolo, S. and Strong, C. and Hsieh, Y.-P. and Huang, P.-C. and Pontes, Halley and Griffiths, M.D. and Lin, C.-Y. (2023) Psychometric properties and development of the Chinese versions of Gaming Disorder Test (GDT) and Gaming Disorder Scale for Adolescents (GADIS-A). Asian Journal of Psychiatry 86, pp. 103638. ISSN 1876-2018.
- Chen, I.-H. and Chang, Y.-L. and Yang, Y.-N. and Yeh, Y.-C. and Ahorsu, D.K. and Adjorlolo, S. and Strong, C. and Hsieh, Y.-P. and Huang, P.-C. and Pontes, Halley and Griffiths, M.D. and Lin, C.-Y. (2023) Psychometric properties and development of the Chinese versions of Gaming Disorder Test (GDT) and Gaming Disorder Scale for Adolescents (GADIS-A). Asian Journal of Psychiatry 86, pp. 103638. ISSN 1876-2018.
- Wu, T.-Y. and Huang, S.-W. and Chen, J.-S. and Kamolthip, R. and Kukreti, S. and Strong, C. and Pontes, Halley and Lin, I.-C. and Lin, C.-Y. and Potenza, M.N. and Pakpour, A.H. (2023) Translation and validation of the Gaming Disorder Test and Gaming Disorder Scale for Adolescents into Chinese for Taiwanese young adults. Comprehensive Psychiatry 124 (152396), ISSN 0010-440X.
- González-Cabrera, J. and Basterra-González, A. and Ortega-Barón, J. and Caba-Machado, V. and Díaz-López, A. and Pontes, Halley and Machimbarrena, J.M. (2023) Loot box purchases and their relationship with internet gaming disorder and online gambling disorder in adolescents: a prospective study. Computers in Human Behavior 143 (107685), ISSN 0747-5632.
- Maldonado-Murciano, L. and Pontes, Halley and Barrios, M. and Gómez-Benito, J. and Guilera, G. (2023) Psychometric validation of the Spanish Gaming Disorder Test (GDT): Item Response Theory and Measurement Invariance Analysis. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 21, pp. 1973-1991. ISSN 1557-1874.
- Thurm, A. and Satel, J. and Montag, C. and Griffiths, M.D. and Pontes, Halley (2023) The relationship between Gambling Disorder, stressful life events, gambling-related cognitive distortions, difficulty in emotion regulation, and self-control. Journal of Gambling Studies 39, pp. 87-101. ISSN 10505350.
- Islam, S. and Jahan, I. and Al Amin Dewan, M. and Pontes, Halley and Nahar Koly, K. and Sikder, T. and Rahman, M. (2022) Psychometric properties of three online-related addictive behavior instruments among Bangladeshi school-going adolescents. PLoS One 17 (2), pp. e0279062. ISSN 1932-6203.
- Montag, C. and Schivinski, Bruno and Kannen, C. and Pontes, Halley (2022) Investigating gaming disorder and individual differences in gaming motives among professional and non-professional gamers: An empirical study. Addictive Behaviors 134 (107416), ISSN 0306-4603.
- Pontes, Halley and Zmavc, M. and Griffiths, M.D. and Selak, S. (2022) Psychometric properties of the Slovenian version of Internet Disorder Scale–IDS-15. PLoS One ISSN 1932-6203.
- Cudo, A. and Montag, C. and Pontes, Halley (2022) Psychometric assessment and gender invariance of the Polish version of the Gaming Disorder Test. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction ISSN 1557-1874.
- Pontes, Halley and Maldonado-Murciano, L. and Guiler, G. and Montag, C. (2022) Disordered gaming in esports: comparing professional and non-professional gamers. Addictive Behaviors 132 (107342), ISSN 0306-4603.
- Raneri, P.C. and Montag, C. and Rozgonjuk, D. and Satela, J. and Pontes, Halley (2022) The role of microtransactions in Internet Gaming Disorder and Gambling Disorder: a preregistered systematic review. Addictive Behaviors Reports 15 (100415), ISSN 2352-8532.
- Rozgonjuk, D. and Pontes, Halley and Schivinski, Bruno and Montag, C. (2022) Disordered gaming, loneliness, and family harmony in gamers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Addictive Behaviors Reports 15 (100426), ISSN 2352-8532.
- Rozgonjuk, D. and Schivinski, Bruno and Pontes, Halley and Montag, C. (2022) Problematic online behaviors among gamers: the links between problematic online gaming, gambling, shopping, pornography use, and social networking. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 21, pp. 240-257. ISSN 1557-1874.
- Pontes, Halley and Schivinski, Bruno and Kannen, C. and Montag, C. (2022) The interplay between time spent gaming and disordered gaming: a large-scale world-wide study. Social Science & Medicine 296 (114721), ISSN 0277-9536.
- Pontes, Halley (2022) Investigating the role of health factors and psychological wellbeing in Gaming Disorder. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking 25 (2), pp. 81-82. ISSN 2152-2715.
- Lopez-Fernandez, O. and Romo, L. and Kern, L. and Rousseau, A. and Graziani, P. and Rochat, L. and Achab, S. and Zullino, D. and Inge Landrø, N. and Zacarés, J.J. and Serra, E. and Chóliz, M. and Pontes, Halley and Griffiths, M.D. and Kuss, D.J. (2022) Perceptions underlying addictive technology use patterns: insights for Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19 (1), pp. 544. ISSN 1660-4601.
- Pontes, Halley (2022) Loot boxes in Spanish adolescents and young adults: relationship with internet gaming disorder and online gambling disorder. Computers in Human Behavior 126 (107012), ISSN 0747-5632.
- Montag, C. and Kannen, C. and Schivinski, Bruno and Pontes, Halley (2021) Empirical evidence for robust personality-gaming disorder associations from a large-scale international investigation applying the APA and WHO frameworks. PLoS One 16 (12), ISSN 1932-6203.
- Montag, C. and Schivinski, Bruno and Pontes, Halley (2021) Is the proposed distinction of Gaming Disorder into a predominantly online vs. offline form meaningful? Empirical evidence from a large German speaking gamer sample. Addictive Behaviors Reports 14, pp. 100391. ISSN 2352-8532.
- Poon, L.Y.J. and Tsang, H.W.H. and Chan, T.Y.J. and Man, S.W.T. and Ng, L.Y. and Wong, Y.L.E. and Lin, C.-Y. and Chien, C.-W. and Griffiths, M.D. and Pontes, Halley and Pakpour, A.H. (2021) Psychometric properties of the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale–Short-Form (IGDS9-SF): systematic review. Journal of Medical Internet Research 23 (10), pp. e26821. ISSN 2291-9694.
- Pontes, Halley (2021) Problematic internet use profiles and psychosocial risk among adolescents. PLoS One 16 (9), pp. e0257329- e0257329. ISSN 1932-6203.
- Macur, M. and Pontes, Halley (2021) Internet Gaming Disorder in adolescence: investigating profiles and associated risk factors. BMC Public Health 21 (1547), pp. 1-9. ISSN 1471-2458.
- Islam, M.S. and Sujan, M.S.H. and Tasnim, R. and Mohona, R.A. and Ferdous, M.Z. and Kamruzzaman, Sk. and Toma, T.Y. and Sakib, M.N. and Pinky, K.N. and Islam, M.R. and Siddique, M.A.B. and Anter, F.S. and Hossain, A. and Hossen, I. and Sikder, M.T. and Pontes, Halley (2021) Problematic smartphone and social media use among Bangladeshi college and university students amid COVID-19: the role of psychological well-being and pandemic related factors. Frontiers in Psychiatry 12, ISSN 1664-0640.
- Teng, Z. and Pontes, Halley and Nie, Q. and Griffiths, M.D. and Guo, C. (2021) Depression and anxiety symptoms associated with internet gaming disorder before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study. Journal of Behavioral Addictions 10 (1), pp. 169-180. ISSN 2062-5871.
- Pontes, Halley and Schivinski, Bruno and Sindermann, C. and Li, M. and Becker, B. and Zhou, M. and Montag, C. (2021) Measurement and conceptualization of Gaming Disorder according to the World Health Organization framework: the development of the Gaming Disorder Test. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 19, pp. 508-528. ISSN 1557-1874.
- Throuvala, M.A. and Pontes, Halley and Tsaousis, I. and Griffiths, M.D. and Rennoldson, M. and 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, ISSN 1664-0640.
- de Hesselle, L.C. and Rozgonjuk, D. and Sindermann, C. and Pontes, Halley and Montag, C. (2021) The associations between big five personality traits, gaming motives, and self-reported time spent gaming. Personality and Individual Differences 171, pp. 110483. ISSN 0191-8869.
- Schivinski, Bruno and Brzozowska-Woś, M. and Stansbury, E. and Satel, J. and Montag, C. and Pontes, Halley (2020) Exploring the role of social media use motives, psychological well-being, self-esteem, and affect in problematic social media use. Frontiers in Psychology 11, ISSN 1664-1078.
- Kircaburun, K. and Pontes, Halley and Stavropoulos, V. and Griffiths, M.D. (2020) A brief psychological overview of disordered gaming. Current Opinion in Psychology 36, pp. 38-43. ISSN 2352-250X.
- Teng, Z. and Pontes, Halley and Nie, Q. and Xiang, G. and Griffiths, M.D. and Guo, C. (2020) Internet gaming disorder and psychosocial well-being: A longitudinal study of older-aged adolescents and emerging adults. Addictive Behaviors 110, pp. 106530. ISSN 0306-4603.
- Zhou, X. and Wu, R. and Liu, C. and Kou, J. and Chen, Y. and Pontes, Halley and Yao, D. and Kendrick, K.M. and Becker, B. and Montag, C. (2020) Higher levels of (Internet) Gaming Disorder symptoms according to the WHO and APA frameworks associate with lower striatal volume. Journal of Behavioral Addictions 9 (3), pp. 598-605. ISSN 2063-5303.
- Maldonado-Murciano, L. and Pontes, Halley and Griffiths, M.D. and Barrios, M. and Gómez-Benito, J. and Guilera, G. (2020) The Spanish Version of the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form (IGDS9-SF): Further Examination Using Item Response Theory. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17 (19), pp. 7111. ISSN 1660-4601.
- Severo, R.B. and Soares, J.M. and Affonso, J.P. and Giusti, D.A. and de Souza Junior, A.A. and de Figueiredo, V.L. and Pinheiro, K.A. and Pontes, Halley (2020) Prevalence and risk factors for internet gaming disorder. Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry 42 (5), pp. 532-535. ISSN 1516-4446.
- Stavropoulos, V. and Pontes, Halley and Gomez, R. and Schivinski, B. and Griffiths, M. (2020) Proteus Effect profiles: how do they relate with disordered gaming behaviours?. Psychiatric Quarterly 91 (3), pp. 615-628. ISSN 0033-2720.
- Lowe-Calverley, E. and Pontes, Halley (2020) Challenging the concept of smartphone addiction: an empirical pilot study of smartphone usage patterns and psychological well-being. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking 23 (8), pp. 550-556. ISSN 2152-2715.
- Donadon, M.F. and Chagas, M.H.N. and Apolinário-da-Silva, T.D. and Okino, E.T.K. and Hallak, J.E.C. and Nicoletti, Ê.A. and Pereira-Lima, K. and Degan, E.. and Santos, R.G. and Machado-de-Sousa, J.P. and Simei, J.L.Q. and Oliveira, L.M. and Pontes, Halley and Osório, F.L. (2020) Cross-cultural adaptation of the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale – Short Form (IGDS9-SF) to the Brazilian context. Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy 42 (3), pp. 262-266. ISSN 2237-6089.
- Griffiths, M.D. and Pontes, Halley (2020) The future of gaming disorder research and player protection: what role should the video gaming industry and researchers play?. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 18 (3), pp. 784-790. ISSN 1557-1874.
- Pontes, Halley and Stavropoulos, V. and Griffiths, M.D. (2020) Emerging insights on internet gaming disorder: conceptual and measurement issues. Addictive Behaviors Reports 11, pp. 100242. ISSN 2352-8532.
- Evren, C. and Pontes, Halley and Dalbudak, E. and Evren, B. and Topcu, M. and Kutlu, N. (2020) Psychometric validation of the Turkish Gaming Disorder Test: a measure that evaluates disordered gaming according to the World Health Organization framework. Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology 30 (2), pp. 144-151. ISSN 2475-0581.
- Pontes, Halley and Griffiths, M.D. (2020) A new era for gaming disorder research: time to shift from consensus to consistency. Addictive Behaviors 103, pp. 106059. ISSN 0306-4603.
- Severo, R.B. and Barbosa, A.P.P.N. and Fouchy, D.R.C. and Coelho, F.M. da Cunha and Pinheiro, R.T. and de Figueiredo, V.L.M. and de Siqueira Afonso, V. and Pontes, Halley and Pinheiro, K.A.T. (2020) Development and psychometric validation of Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short-Form (IGDS9-SF) in a Brazilian sample. Addictive Behaviors 103, pp. 106191. ISSN 0306-4603.
- Beranuy, M. and Machimbarrena, J.M. and Vega-Osés, M.A. and Carbonell, X. and Griffiths, M.D. and Pontes, Halley and González-Cabrera, J. (2020) Spanish validation of the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale–Short Form (IGDS9-SF): prevalence and relationship with online gambling and quality of life. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17 (5), pp. 1562. ISSN 1660-4601.
- Cook, R.H. and Griffiths, M.D. and Pontes, Halley (2020) Personality factors in exercise addiction: a pilot study exploring the role of narcissism, extraversion, and agreeableness. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 18 (1), pp. 89-102. ISSN 1557-1874.
- O’Farrell, D.L. and Baynes, K.-L. and Pontes, Halley and Griffiths, M.D. and Stavropoulos, V. (2020) Depression and disordered gaming: does culture matter?. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction ISSN 1557-1874.
- Männikkö, N. and Ruotsalainen, H. and Miettunen, J. and Pontes, Halley and Kääriäinen, M. (2020) Problematic gaming behaviour and health-related outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Health Psychology 25 (1), pp. 67-81. ISSN 1359-1053.
- Kovacsik, R. and Griffiths, M.D. and Pontes, Halley and Soós, I. and de la Vega, R. and Ruíz-Barquín, R. and Demetrovics, Z. and Szabo, A. (2019) The role of passion in exercise addiction, exercise volume, and exercise intensity in long-term exercisers. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 17 (6), pp. 1389-1400. ISSN 1557-1874.
- Stavropoulos, V. and Dumble, E. and Cokorilo, S. and Griffiths, M.D. and Pontes, Halley (2019) The physical, emotional, and identity user-avatar association with disordered gaming: a pilot study. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction ISSN 1557-1874.
- Pontes, Halley and Schivinski, Bruno and Brzozowska-Woś, M. and Stavropoulos, V. (2019) Laxer clinical criteria for gaming disorder may hinder future efforts to devise an efficient diagnostic approach: a tree-based model study. Journal of Clinical Medicine 8 (10), pp. 1730. ISSN 2077-0383.
- Montag, C. and Schivinski, B. and Sariyska, R. and Kannen, C. and Demetrovics, Z. and Pontes, Halley (2019) Psychopathological symptoms and gaming motives in disordered gaming—A psychometric comparison between the WHO and APA diagnostic frameworks. Journal of Clinical Medicine 8 (10), pp. 1691. ISSN 2077-0383.
- Fernandes, B. and Maia, B.R. and Pontes, Halley (2019) Adição à internet ou uso problemático da internet? Qual dos termos usar?. Psicologia USP 30, pp. e190020. ISSN 0103-6564.
- Gomez, R. and Stavropoulos, V. and Beard, C. and Pontes, Halley (2019) Item response theory analysis of the recoded Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short-Form (IGDS9-SF). International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 17 (4), pp. 859-879. ISSN 1557-1874.
- de Palo, V. and Monacis, L. and Sinatra, M. and Griffiths, M.D. and Pontes, Halley and Petro, M. and Miceli, S. (2019) Measurement invariance of the nine-item Internet Gaming Disorder Scale (IGDS9-SF) across Albania, USA, UK, and Italy. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 17 (4), pp. 935-946. ISSN 1557-1874.
- Lopez-Fernandez, O. and Griffiths, M.D. and Kuss, D.J. and Dawes, C. and Pontes, Halley and Justice, L. and Rumpf, H.-J. and Bischof, A. and Gässler, A.-K. and Suryani, E. and Männikkö, N. and Kääriänen, M. and Romo, L. and Morvan, Y. and Kern, L. and Graziani, P. and Rousseau, A. and Hormes, J.M. and Schimmenti, A. and Passanisi, A. and Demetrovics, Z. and Király, O. and Lelonek-Kuleta, B. and Chwaszcz, J. and Dufour, M. and Ponce Terashima, J. and Chóliz, M. and Zacarés, J.J. and Serra, E. and Rochat, L. and Zullino, D. and Achab, S. and Landrø, N.I. and Billieux, J. (2019) Cross-cultural validation of the Compulsive Internet Use Scale in four forms and eight languages. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking 22 (7), pp. 451-464. ISSN 2152-2715.
- Stavropoulos, V. and Adams, B.L.M. and Beard, C.L. and Dumble, E. and Trawley, S. and Gomez, R. and Pontes, Halley (2019) Associations between attention deficit hyperactivity and internet gaming disorder symptoms: is there consistency across types of symptoms, gender and countries?. Addictive Behaviors Reports 9, pp. 100158. ISSN 2352-8532.
- Morcos, M. and Stavropoulos, V. and Rennie, J.J. and Clark, M. and Pontes, Halley (2019) Internet Gaming Disorder: compensating as a Draenei in World of Warcraft. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 19, pp. 669-685. ISSN 1557-1874.
- da Veiga, G.F. and Sotero, L. and Pontes, Halley and Cunha, D. and Portugal, A. and Relvas, A.P. (2019) Emerging adults and Facebook use: the validation of the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale (BFAS). International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 17 (2), pp. 279-294. ISSN 1557-1874.
- Schivinski, Bruno and Muntinga, D.G. and Pontes, Halley and Lukasik, P. (2019) Influencing COBRAs: the effects of brand equity on the consumer’s propensity to engage with brand-related content on social media. Journal of Strategic Marketing 29 (1), pp. 1-23. ISSN 0965-254X.
- Lin, C.-Y. and Ganji, M. and Pontes, Halley and Imani, V. and Broström, A. and Griffiths, M.D. and Pakpour, A.H. (2018) Psychometric evaluation of the Persian Internet Disorder Scale among adolescents. Journal of Behavioral Addictions 7 (3), pp. 665-675. ISSN 2063-5303.
- Rumpf, H.-J. and Achab, S. and Billieux, J. and Bowden-Jones, H. and Carragher, N. and Demetrovics, Z. and Higuchi, S. and King, D.L. and Mann, K. and Potenza, M. and Saunders, J.B. and Abbott, M. and Ambekar, A. and Aricak, O.T. and Assanangkornchai, S. and Bahar, N. and Borges, G. and Brand, M. and Chan, E.M.-L. and Chung, T. and Derevensky, J. and El Kashef, A. and Farrell, M. and Fineberg, N.A. and Gandin, C. and Gentile, D.A. and Griffiths, M.D. and Goudriaan, A.E. and Grall-Bronnec, M. and Hao, W. and Hodgins, D.C. and Ip, P. and Király, O. and Lee, H.K. and Kuss, D. and Lemmens, J.S. and Long, J. and Lopez-Fernandez, O. and Mihara, S. and Petry, N.M. and Pontes, Halley and Rahimi-Movaghar, A. and Rehbein, F. and Rehm, J. and Scafato, E. and Sharma, M. and Spritzer, D. and Stein, D.J. and Tam, P. and Weinstein, A. and Wittchen, H.-U. and Wölfling, K. and Zullino, D. and Poznyak, V. (2018) Including gaming disorder in the ICD-11: the need to do so from a clinical and public health perspective. Journal of Behavioral Addictions 7 (3), pp. 556-561. ISSN 2063-5303.
- Evren, C. and Dalbudak, E. and Topcu, M. and Kutlu, N. and Evren, B. and Pontes, Halley (2018) Psychometric validation of the Turkish nine-item Internet Gaming Disorder Scale–Short Form (IGDS9-SF). Psychiatry Research 265, pp. 349-354. ISSN 0165-1781.
- Schivinski, Bruno and Brzozowska-Woś, M. and Buchanan, E.M. and Griffiths, M.D. and Pontes, Halley (2018) Psychometric assessment of the internet gaming disorder diagnostic criteria: an item response theory study. Addictive Behaviors Reports 8, pp. 176-184. ISSN 2352-8532.
- Lopez-Fernandez, O. and Kuss, D.J. and Pontes, Halley and Griffiths, M.D. and Dawes, C. and Justice, L.V. and Männikkö, N. and Kääriäinen, M. and Rumpf, H.-J. and Bischof, A. and Gässler, A.-K. and Romo, L. and Kern, L. and Morvan, Y. and Rousseau, A. and Graziani, P. and Demetrovics, Z. and Király, O. and Schimmenti, A. and Passanisi, A. and Lelonek-Kuleta, B. and Chwaszcz, J. and Chóliz, M. and Zacarés, J.J. and Serra, E. and Dufour, M. and Rochat, L. and Zullino, D. and Achab, S. and Landrø, N.I. and Suryani, E. and Hormes, J.M. and Terashima, J.P. and Billieux, J. (2018) Measurement invariance of the short version of the Problematic Mobile Phone Use Questionnaire (PMPUQ-SV) across eight languages. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15 (6), pp. 1213. ISSN 1660-4601.
- Kuss, D.J. and Pontes, Halley and Griffiths, M.D. (2018) Neurobiological correlates in Internet Gaming Disorder: a systematic literature review. Frontiers in Psychiatry 9 (166), ISSN 1664-0640.
- Pontes, Halley and Taylor, M. and Stavropoulos, V. (2018) Beyond “Facebook Addiction”: the role of cognitive-related factors and psychiatric distress in social networking site addiction. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking 21 (4), pp. 240-247. ISSN 2152-2715.
- Stavropoulos, V. and Beard, C. and Griffiths, M.D. and Buleigh, T. and Gomez, R. and Pontes, Halley (2018) Measurement invariance of the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale–Short-Form (IGDS9-SF) between Australia, the USA, and the UK. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 16 (2), pp. 377-392. ISSN 1557-1874.
- Giagkou, S. and Hussain, Z. and Pontes, Halley (2018) Exploring the interplay between passive following on Facebook, Fear of Missing out, self-esteem, social comparison, age, and life satisfaction in a community-based sample. International Journal of Psychology & Behavior Analysis 4 (2), ISSN 2455-3867.
- Pontes, Halley and Schivinski, Bruno and Brzozowska-Woś, M. and Griffiths, M.D. (2018) An empirical analysis of the nine Internet Gaming Disorder criteria. Journal of Behavioral Addictions 7 (1), pp. 130. ISSN 2063-5303.
- Pontes, Halley (2017) Investigating the differential effects of social networking site addiction and Internet gaming disorder on psychological health. Journal of Behavioral Addictions 6 (4), pp. 601-610. ISSN 2063-5303.
- Pontes, Halley and Stavropoulos, V. and Griffiths, M.D. (2017) Measurement Invariance of the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale–Short-Form (IGDS9-SF) between the United States of America, India and the United Kingdom. Psychiatry Research 257, pp. 472-478. ISSN 0165-1781.
- Pontes, A.I. and Henn, M. and Griffiths, M.D. and Pontes, Halley (2017) Validation of the Online Political Engagement Scale in a British population survey. Aloma: Revista de Psicologia, Ciències de l'Educació i de l'Esport 35 (1), pp. 13-21. ISSN 1138-3194.
- Griffiths, M.D. and Kuss, D.J. and Lopez-Fernandez, O. and Pontes, Halley (2017) Problematic gaming exists and is an example of disordered gaming. Journal of Behavioral Addictions 6 (3), pp. 296-301. ISSN 2063-5303.
- Saunders, J.B. and Hao, W. and Long, J. and King, D.L. and Mann, K. and Fauth-Bühler, M. and Rumpf, H.-J. and Bowden-Jones, H. and Rahimi-Movaghar, A. and Chung, T. and Chan, E. and Bahar, N. and Achab, S. and Lee, H.K. and Potenza, M. and Petry, N. and Spritzer, D. and Ambekar, A. and Derevensky, J. and Griffiths, M.D. and Pontes, Halley and Kuss, D. and Higuchi, S. and Mihara, S. and Assangangkornchai, S. and Sharma, M. and Kashef, A.E. and Ip, P. and Farrell, M. and Scafato, E. and Carragher, N. and Poznyak, V. (2017) Gaming disorder: its delineation as an important condition for diagnosis, management, and prevention. Journal of Behavioral Addictions 6 (3), pp. 271-279. ISSN 2062-5871.
- Kuss, D.J. and Griffiths, M. and Pontes, Halley (2017) DSM-5 diagnosis of Internet Gaming Disorder: some ways forward in overcoming issues and concerns in the gaming studies field. Journal of Behavioral Addictions 6 (2), pp. 133-141. ISSN 2063-5303.
- Kuss, D.J. and Griffiths, M.D. and Pontes, Halley (2017) Chaos and confusion in DSM-5 diagnosis of Internet Gaming Disorder: issues, concerns, and recommendations for clarity in the field. Journal of Behavioral Addictions 6 (2), pp. 103-109. ISSN 2063-5303.
- Lopez-Fernandez, O. and Kuss, D.J. and Romo, L. and Morvan, Y. and Kern, L. and Graziani, P. and Rousseau, A. and Rumpf, H.-J. and Bischof, A. and Gässler, A.-K. and Schimmenti, A. and Passanisi, A. and Männikkö, N. and Kääriänen, M. and Demetrovics, Z. and Király, O. and Chóliz, M. and Zacarés, J.J. and Serra, E. and Griffiths, M.D. and Pontes, Halley and Lelonek-Kuleta, B. and Chwaszcz, J. and Zullino, D. and Rochat, L. and Achab, S. and Billieux, J. (2017) Self-reported dependence on mobile phones in young adults: A European cross-cultural empirical survey. Journal of Behavioral Addictions 6 (2), pp. 168-177. ISSN 2062-5871.
- João Andrade, M. and Pontes, Halley (2017) A brief update on videogame play and flow experience: from addiction to healthy gaming. Mental Health and Addiction Research 2 (1), ISSN 2398-5380.
- Király, O. and Sleczka, P. and Pontes, Halley and Urbán, R. and Griffiths, M.D. and Demetrovics, Z. (2017) Validation of the Ten-Item Internet Gaming Disorder Test (IGDT-10) and evaluation of the nine DSM-5 Internet Gaming Disorder criteria. Addictive Behaviors 64, pp. 253-260. ISSN 0306-4603.
- Pontes, Halley and Griffiths, M.D. (2017) The development and psychometric evaluation of the Internet Disorder Scale (IDS-15). Addictive Behaviors 64, pp. 261-268. ISSN 0306-4603.
- Pontes, Halley and Andreassen, C.S. and Griffiths, M.D. (2016) Portuguese validation of the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale: an empirical study. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 14 (6), pp. 1062-1073. ISSN 1557-1874.
- Pontes, Halley and Griffiths, M.D. (2016) The development and psychometric properties of the Internet Disorder Scale–Short Form (IDS9-SF). Addicta: The Turkish Journal on Addictions 3 (3), pp. 303-318. ISSN 2148-7286.
- Pontes, Halley and Caplan, S.E. and Griffiths, M.D. (2016) Psychometric validation of the Generalized Problematic Internet Use Scale 2 in a Portuguese sample. Computers in Human Behavior 63, pp. 823-833. ISSN 0747-5632.
- Griffiths, M.D. and Pontes, Halley and Kuss, D.J. (2016) Online addictions: conceptualizations, debates, and controversies. Addicta: The Turkish Journal on Addictions 3 (2), pp. 151-164. ISSN 2148-7286.
- Pontes, Halley and Macur, M. and Griffiths, M.D. (2016) Internet Gaming Disorder among Slovenian primary schoolchildren: findings from a nationally representative sample of adolescents. Journal of Behavioral Addictions 5 (2), pp. 304-310. ISSN 2063-5303.
- Pontes, Halley (2016) Current practices in the clinical and psychometric assessment of internet gaming disorder in the era of the DSM-5: A mini review of existing assessment tools. Mental Health and Addiction Research 1 (1), pp. 18-19. ISSN 2398-5380.
- Pontes, Halley and Griffiths, M.D. (2016) Portuguese validation of the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale–Short-Form. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking 19 (4), pp. 288-293. ISSN 2152-2715.
- Fuster, H. and Carbonell, X. and Pontes, Halley and Griffiths, M.D. (2016) Spanish validation of the Internet Gaming Disorder-20 (IGD-20) Test. Computers in Human Behavior 56, pp. 215-224. ISSN 0747-5632.
- Griffiths, M.D. and Kuss, D.J. and Billieux, J. and Pontes, Halley (2016) The evolution of Internet addiction: a global perspective. Addictive Behaviors 53, pp. 193-195. ISSN 0306-4603.
- Griffiths, M.D. and Rooij, A.J. and Kardefelt‐Winther, D. and Starcevic, V. and Király, O. and Pallesen, S. and Müller, K. and Dreier, M. and Carras, M. and Prause, N. and King, D.L. and Aboujaoude, E. and Kuss, D.J. and Pontes, Halley and Lopez Fernandez, O. and Nagygyorgy, K. and Achab, S. and Billieux, J. and Quandt, T. and Carbonell, X. and Ferguson, C.J. and Hoff, R.A. and Derevensky, J. and Haagsma, M.C. and Delfabbro, P. and Coulson, M. and Hussain, Z. and Demetrovics, Z. (2016) Working towards an international consensus on criteria for assessing internet gaming disorder: a critical commentary on Petry et al . (2014). Addiction 111 (1), pp. 167-175. ISSN 0965-2140.
- Griffiths, M.D. and Kuss, D. and Pontes, Halley (2016) A brief overview of Internet Gaming Disorder and its treatment. Australian Clinical Psychologist 2 (1), pp. 1-12. ISSN 2204-4981.
- Pontes, Halley and Griffiths, M.D. (2015) Internet Gaming Disorder and its associated cognitions and cognitive-related impairments: a systematic review using PRISMA guidelines. Revista Argentina de Ciencias del Comportamiento 7 (3), pp. 102-118. ISSN 1852-4206.
- Karanika-Murray, M. and Duncan, N. and Pontes, Halley and Griffiths, M.D. (2015) Organizational identification, work engagement, and job satisfaction. Journal of Managerial Psychology 30 (8), pp. 1019-1033. ISSN 0268-3946.
- Ortiz de Gortari, A.B. and Pontes, Halley and Griffiths, M.D. (2015) The Game Transfer Phenomena Scale: an instrument for investigating the nonvolitional effects of video game playing. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking 18 (10), pp. 588-594. ISSN 2152-2715.
- Dhuffar, M.K. and Pontes, Halley and Griffiths, M.D. (2015) The role of negative mood states and consequences of hypersexual behaviours in predicting hypersexuality among university students. Journal of Behavioral Addictions 4 (3), pp. 181-188. ISSN 2063-5303.
- Karanika-Murray, M. and Pontes, Halley and Griffiths, M.D. and Biron, C. (2015) Sickness presenteeism determines job satisfaction via affective-motivational states. Social Science & Medicine 139, pp. 100-106. ISSN 0277-9536.
- Pontes, Halley and Szabo, A. and Griffiths, M.D. (2015) The impact of Internet-based specific activities on the perceptions of Internet addiction, quality of life, and excessive usage: a cross-sectional study. Addictive Behaviors Reports 1, pp. 19-25. ISSN 2352-8532.
- Griffiths, M. and Pontes, Halley and Kuss, D. (2015) Clinical psychology of Internet addiction: a review of its conceptualization, prevalence, neuronal processes, and implications for treatment. Neuroscience and Neuroeconomics 2015 (4), pp. 11-23. ISSN 2230-3561.
- Pontes, Halley and Griffiths, M.D. (2015) Measuring DSM-5 internet gaming disorder: development and validation of a short psychometric scale. Computers in Human Behavior 45, pp. 137-143. ISSN 0747-5632.
- Pontes, Halley and Király, O. and Demetrovics, Z. and Griffiths, M.D. (2014) The conceptualisation and measurement of DSM-5 Internet Gaming Disorder: the development of the IGD-20 Test. PLoS One 9 (10), pp. e110137. ISSN 1932-6203.
- Pontes, Halley and Patrão, I. (2014) An exploratory study on the perceived motivations underpinning excessive internet use among adolescents and young adults. Psychology, Community & Health 3 (2), pp. 90-102. ISSN 2182-438X.
- Pontes, Halley and Patrão, I.M. and Griffiths, M.D. (2014) Portuguese validation of the Internet Addiction Test: an empirical study. Journal of Behavioral Addictions 3 (2), pp. 107-114. ISSN 2063-5303.
- Pontes, Halley and Griffiths, M.D. and Martins Patrão, I. (2014) Internet Addiction and loneliness among children and adolescents in the education setting: an empirical pilot study. Aloma: Revista de Psicologia, Ciencies de l'Educacio i de l'Esport 32 (1), pp. 91-98. ISSN 1138-3194.
- Pontes, Halley and Griffiths, Mark D. (2014) Assessment of internet gaming disorder in clinical research: past and present perspectives. Clinical Research and Regulatory Affairs 31 (2-4), pp. 35-48. ISSN 1060-1333.
Book
- Pontes, Halley, ed. (2022) Behavioral addictions: conceptual, clinical, assessment, and treatment approaches. Studies in Neuroscience, Psychology and Behavioral Economics. Springer. ISBN 9783031047725.
- Kuss, D.J. and Pontes, Halley (2019) Internet addiction. Advances in Psychotherapy – Evidence-Based Practice. 41, Boston, U.S.: Hogrefe Publishing Corporation. ISBN 9780889375017.
- Kuss, D.J. and Pontes, Halley (2018) Internet addiction. Advances in Psychotherapy – Evidence-Based Practice. 41, Hogrefe. ISBN 9780889375017.
Book Section
- Pontes, Halley and Satel, J. and McDowall, Almuth (2022) Internet addiction. In: Pontes, Halley (ed.) Behavioral Addictions: Conceptual, Clinical, Assessment, and Treatment Approaches. Studies in Neuroscience, Psychology and Behavioral Economics. Springer. pp. 119-145. ISBN 9783031047718.
- Griffiths, M.D. and Pontes, Halley (2020) A history and overview of video game addiction. In: Potenza, M.N. and Faust, K. and Faust, D. (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Digital Technologies and Mental Health. Oxford Library of Psychology. New York, U.S.: Oxford University Press. pp. 18-33. ISBN 9780190218058.
- Griffiths, M.D. and Kuss, D.J. and Pontes, Halley (2020) Gaming disorder and its treatment. In: Sussman, S. (ed.) The Cambridge Handbook of Substance and Behavioral Addictions. Cambridge University Press. pp. 288-294. ISBN 9781108632591.
- Kircaburun, K. and Pontes, Halley and Stavropoulos, V. and Griffiths, M.D. (2020) Oyun Oynama Bozukluğu: Kısa Bir Genel Bakış [Disordered gaming: A brief overview]. In: Evren, C. (ed.) Davranışsal Bağımlılıklar Temel Başvuru Kitabı [Behavioural addictions: Basic Reference Book]. Çalışma Birimleri Dizis. Ankara, Turkey: Turkey Psychiatric Association Publications. pp. 275-285. ISBN 9786057483805.
- Pontes, Halley and Montag, C. (2020) (İnternet) Oyun Oynama Bozukluğuna Kanıta Dayalı Giriş [An evidence-based Introduction to (Internet) Gaming Disorder]. In: Evren, C. (ed.) Davranışsal Bağımlılıklar Temel Başvuru Kitabı [Behavioural addictions: Basic Reference Book]. Çalışma Birimleri Dizis. Ankara, Turkey: Turkey Psychiatric Association Publications. pp. 250-274. ISBN 9786057483805.
- Hussain, Z. and Pontes, Halley (2019) Personality, internet addiction, and other technological addictions: an update of the research literature. In: Bozoglan, B. (ed.) Multifaceted Approach to Digital Addiction and Its Treatment. IGI Global. pp. 46-72. ISSN 2475-6660. ISBN 9781522584490.
- Macur, M. and Pontes, Halley (2019) Individual differences and the development of Internet Addiction. In: Internet and Technology Addiction: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice. IGI Global. pp. 399-413. ISBN 9781522589006.
- Macur, M. and Pontes, Halley (2019) Individual differences and the development of Internet addiction: a nationally representative study. In: Bozoglan, B. (ed.) Psychological, Social, and Cultural Aspects of Internet Addiction. IGI Global. pp. 221-235. ISSN 16648714. ISBN 9781522534778.
- Kuss, Daria J. and Pontes, Halley and Király, O. and Demetrovics, Z. (2018) A psychological overview of Gaming Disorder. In: Attrill-Smith, A. and Fullwood, C. and Keep, M. and Kuss, D.J. (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Cyberpsychology. Oxford University Press. pp. 450-466. ISBN 9780198812746.
- Kuss, D.J. and Pontes, Halley and Griffiths, M.D. (2018) Neurobiological correlates in Internet Gaming Disorder: a systematic literature review. In: Zhang, J. and Brand, M. (eds.) Neural Mechanisms Underlying Internet Gaming Disorder. Frontiers Media. pp. 18-29. ISSN 1664-0640. ISBN 9782889456550.
- Hussain, Z. and Pontes, Halley (2018) Personality, Internet Addiction, and other technological addictions. In: Bozoglan, B. (ed.) Psychological, Social, and Cultural Aspects of Internet Addiction. IGI Global. pp. 45-71. ISSN 2328-1316. ISBN 9781522534778.
- Pontes, Halley (2018) Making the case for Video Game Addiction: does it exist or not?. In: Ferguson, C.J. (ed.) Video Game Influences on Aggression, Cognition, and Attention. Springer. pp. 41-57. ISBN 9783319954943.
- Griffiths, M.D. and Kuss, D.J. and Pontes, Halley (2017) Internet addiction: a brief psychological overview. In: Bartlett, V. and Bowden-Jones, H. (eds.) Are We All Addicts Now?. Liverpool University Press. pp. 57-65. ISBN 9781786940810.
- Pontes, Halley and Griffiths, M.D. (2017) New concepts, old known issues: the DSM-5 and Internet Gaming Disorder and its assessment. In: Information Resources Management Association, None (ed.) Gaming and Technology Addiction. IGI Global. pp. 883-898. ISBN 9781522507789.
- Pontes, Halley and Kuss, D.J. and Griffiths, M.D. (2017) Psychometric assessment of Internet Gaming Disorder in neuroimaging studies: a systematic review. In: Montag, C. and Reuter, M. (eds.) Internet Addiction: Neuroscientific Approaches and Therapeutical Implications Including Smartphone Addiction. Studies in Neuroscience, Psychology and Behavioral Economics. Springer. pp. 181-208. ISSN 2196-6605. ISBN 9783319462752.
- Griffiths, M.D. and Kuss, D.J. and Pontes, Halley and Billieux, J. (2016) Where do gambling and Internet ‘Addictions’ belong? The status of ‘Other’ addictions. In: Wolff, K. and White, J. and Karch, S. (eds.) The SAGE Handbook of Drug & Alcohol Studies. Sage. pp. 446-465. ISBN 9781446298671.
- Griffiths, M.D. and Pontes, Halley (2015) Addiction and entertainment products. In: Nakatsu, R. and Rauterberg, M. and Ciancarini, P. (eds.) Handbook of Digital Games and Entertainment Technologies. Springer. pp. 1-22. ISBN 9789814560528.
- Griffiths, M.D. and Király, O. and Pontes, Halley and Demetrovics, Z. (2015) An overview of problematic gaming. In: Aboujaoude, E. and Starcevic, V. (eds.) Mental Health in the Digital Age. Oxford University Press. pp. 27-45. ISBN 9780199380183.
- Pontes, Halley and Griffiths, M.D. (2015) New concepts, old known issues: The DSM-5 and Internet Gaming Disorder and its assessment. In: Bishop, J. (ed.) Psychological and Social Implications Surrounding Internet and Gaming Addiction. IGI Global. pp. 16-30. ISSN 2475-6660. ISBN 9781466685956.
Conference Item
- Pontes, Halley (2019) Videogame addiction research: exploring key issues and ways forward. 6th International Conference on Behavioral Addictions (ICBA2019), 2019, Yokohama, Japan
- Lopez-Fernandez, O. and Kuss, D. and Pontes, Halley and Griffiths, M.D. (2016) Video game addiction: providing evidence for Internet gaming disorder through a systematic review of clinical studies. 24th European Congress of Psychiatry, 2016, Madrid, Spain
- Király, O. and Sleczka, P. and Pontes, Halley and Úrban, R. and Griffiths, M.D. and Demetrovics, Z. (2016) Evaluation of the nine Internet Gaming Disorder criteria proposed in the DSM-5. 3rd International Conference on Behavioral Addictions, 2016, Geneva, Switzerland
- Macur, M. and Pontes, Halley and Griffiths, M.D. (2016) Prevalence rates of Internet Gaming Disorder among Slovenian youth: findings from a nationally representative study. 3rd International Conference on Behavioral Addictions, 2016, Geneva, Switzerland
- Pontes, Halley and Caplan, S.E. and Griffiths, M.D. (2016) Problematic internet use, sleep problems, and psychiatric symptoms among Portuguese internet users: an empirical study. 3rd International Conference on Behavioral Addictions, 2016, Geneva, Switzerland
- Pontes, Halley and Macur, M. and Griffiths, M.D. (2016) Construct validity and preliminary psychometric properties of the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale –Short-Form (IGDS9-SF) among Slovenian youth: a nationally representative study. 3rd International Conference on Behavioral Addictions, 2016, Geneva, Switzerland
- Patrão, I. and Rita, J. and Pontes, Halley (2013) Internet addiction and loneliness among Portuguese elementary school students: an exploratory quantitative study. Ist World Congress of Children and Youth Health Behaviors / 4th National Congress on Health Education, 2013, Viseu, Portugal
- Hussain, Z. and Pontes, Halley Associations between social networking addiction and symptoms of psychiatric and emotional disorders. 5th International Conference on Behavioral Addictions (ICBA2018), Cologne, Germany
- Karanika-Murray, M. and Pontes, Halley and Griffiths, M.D. and Biron, C. Sickness presenteeism as psychological absence: a mediation model of presenteeism as a determinant of job satisfaction via affective-motivational states. 12th European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology Conference: OHP in Times of Change: Society and the workplace, Athens, Greece
- Maldonado-Murciano, L. and Pontes, Halley and Barrios, M. and Gomez-Benito, J. and Guilera, G. Preliminary validation of the Spanish version of the Gaming Disorder Test (GDT). 20th WPA World Congress of Psychiatry, Online
- Männikkö, N. and Pontes, Halley and Ruotsalainen, H. and Miettunen, J. and Kääriäinen, M. A meta-analysis of health-related outcomes in problematic gaming behavior. 5th International Conference on Behavioral Addictions (ICBA2018), Cologne, Germany
- Patrão, I. and Pontes, Halley and Griffiths, M.D. and Santos, A. Dependência na Internet em jovens portugueses [Problematic Internet Use in Portuguese youth]. VI Congresso Internacional de Psicologia da Criança e do Adolescente – Livro de Actas Tecnologia e Criatividade, Lisbon, Portugal
- Patrão, I. and Pontes, Halley and Santos Rita, J. Uso da Internet nos jovens: Um projecto de promoção da saúde [Internet use among youngsters: a project for health promotion]. VI Congresso Internacional de Psicologia da Criança e do Adolescente – Livro de Actas Tecnologia e Criatividade, Lisbon, Portugal
- Patrão, I. and Santos Rita, J. and Pontes, Halley Dependência da Internet e isolamento social em estudantes portugueses do ensino básico [Internet addiction and social isolation among Portuguese students]. 10º Congresso Nacional de Psicologia da Saúde, Lisbon, Portugal
- Pontes, A.I. and Henn, M. and Griffiths, M.D. and Pontes, Halley Validation of the Online Political Engagement Scale (OPEnS). ‘Preferências Públicas e Tomada de Decisão Política’ Conference, Lisbon, Portugal
- Pontes, Halley Adição à Internet na população portuguesa [Internet addiction in the Portuguese population. Gostava de morar no Facebook: Redes Sociais e Impacto na Saúde Mental, Funchal, Portugal
- Pontes, Halley Beyond the ‘Compensation Hypothesis’: framing behavioral addictions as primary disorders. 5th International Conference on Behavioral Addictions (ICBA2018), Cologne, Germany
- Pontes, Halley Efeitos da Internet, videojogos e redes sociais na saúde mental dos adolescentes [The effects of Internet, videogames, and online social networking in the adolescents’ mental health]. EB23 Conference, Faro, Portugal
- Pontes, Halley Efeitos da Internet, videojogos e redes sociais na saúde mental dos adolescentes [The effects of Internet, videogames, and online social networking in the adolescents’ mental health]. Escola Secundária Poeta António Aleixo, Portimão, Portugal
- Pontes, Halley Efeitos da Internet, videojogos e redes sociais na saúde mental dos adolescentes [The effects of Internet, videogames, and online social networking in the adolescents’ mental health]. Conference of the EB23 Tecnopolis, Lagos, Portugal
- Pontes, Halley Findings from a multi-technological addictions study amongst school-aged Portuguese adolescents. 4th International Conference on Behavioral Addictions, Haifa, Israel
- Pontes, Halley Gaming disorder: an emerging clinical phenomenon. PSY2020: Advancing Psychology, Online
- Pontes, Halley Internet Gaming Disorder criteria: empirical analysis and clinical relevance. XVI European Congress of Psychology, Moscow, Russia
- Pontes, Halley Os efeitos da adição à Internet, videojogos e redes sociais online na saúde mental do adolescente [The effects of Internet addiction, Internet gaming disorder, and online social networking addiction in the adolescents' mental health]. 1st Conference of the EB23 Professor José Buisel's library, Portimao, Portugal
- Pontes, Halley A Psicologia das Adições Tecnológicas [The Psychology of Technological Addictions]. II Congresso Internacional Projecto Homem,, Braga, Portugal
- Pontes, Halley An empirical analysis of the implications Problematic Internet Use may have on psychopathology: some food for thought?. Psychology Seminar Series at Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, U.K.
- Pontes, Halley An overview of the current trends in the assessment of technological addictions: the case of Internet Gaming Disorder. 3rd International Congress of Technology Addiction, Istanbul, Turkey
- Pontes, Halley and Griffiths, M.D. A Dependência à Internet no Contexto Português: Mito, Ficção ou Realidade? [Internet Addiction in the Portuguese Context: Myth, Fiction or Reality?]. IX Congresso Iberoamericano de Psicologia e 2º Congresso Da Ordem Dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Lisbon, Portugal
- Pontes, Halley and Griffiths, M.D. Internet Gaming Disorder: cognitive components and implications for treatment. Nottingham Trent University Cognitive Psychology Section Annual Conference, Nottingham, UK
- Pontes, Halley and Griffiths, M.D. A investigação sobre as adições comportamentais e tecnológicas em Portugal: Passado, presente e futuro [Research on behavioral and technological addictions in Portugal: Past, present and future]. VII International Congress of Child and Adolescent Psychology: Psychosocial risk: Research and Best Practices, Lisbon, Portugal
- Pontes, Halley and Griffiths, M.D. The role of age, age of Internet access initiation, and time spent online in the etiology of Internet addiction. 2nd International Conference on Behavioral Addictions, Budapest, Hungary
- Pontes, Halley and Király, O. and Demetrovics, Z. and Griffiths, M.D. The DSM-5 and Internet Gaming Disorder: a new psychometric approach. Multi.Player 2: International Conference on the Social Aspects of Digital Gaming, Münster, Germany
- Pontes, Halley and Patrão, I. A Dependência à Internet na Actualidade: Qual o Estado da Arte? [Internet addiction in the present days: What is the state of the art?]. Proceedings of the III Clinical Psychology International Forum, Portugal
- Pontes, Halley and Patrão, I. Estudo de validação do Internet Addiction Test numa amostra portuguesa [Preparation for a validation study of the Internet Addiction Test in a Portuguese sample]. 10º Congresso Nacional de Psicologia da Saúde, Lisbon, Portugal
- Pontes, Halley and Schivinski, Bruno and Brzozowska-Woś, M. and Griffiths, M.D. An empirical analysis of the nine Internet Gaming Disorder criteria. 5th International Conference on Behavioral Addictions (ICBA2018), Cologne, Germany
- Santos, A. and Patrão, I. and Silva, C. and Machado, M. and Pontes, Halley Os jovens e o uso problemático da Internet (UPI): um estudo exploratório no meio rural [Problematic Internet Use (PIU) among youngsters: An exploatory study with rural youth]. VI Congresso Internacional de Psicologia da Criança e do Adolescente – Livro de Actas Tecnologia e Criatividade, Lisbon, Portugal
- Stavropoulos, V. and Gomez, R. and Beard, C. and Pontes, Halley Item Response Theory Analysis of the Recoded Internet Gaming Disorder Scale 9–Short-Form. 5th International Conference on Behavioral Addictions (ICBA2018), Cologne, Germany
Editorial
- Griffiths, M.D. and Pontes, Halley (2014) Internet Addiction Disorder and Internet Gaming Disorder are not the same. Journal of Addiction Research & Therapy 5 (4), ISSN 2155-6105.
Letter
- Pontes, Halley (2023) Letter to the Editor: A closer look at functional impairments in gaming disorder. Journal of Psychiatric Research 164, pp. 402-403. Elsevier. ISSN 0022-3956.
- Pontes, Halley (2022) Stigma and gaming disorder: should we take a 'glass half full' or 'glass half empty' perspective?. Addiction 117 (6), pp. 1816-1817. Wiley. ISSN 0965-2140.
- Pontes, Halley (2022) Improving gaming data. The Economist pp. 16-16. The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613.
- Pontes, Halley (2020) Critically appraising the pitfalls of screen time effects research. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry pp. 486742096373. Sage. ISSN 0004-8674. (In Press)
- Pontes, Halley (2020) Critically appraising the pitfalls of screen time effects research. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry pp. 486742096373. Sage. ISSN 0004-8674.
Monograph
- Kuss, D.J. and Throuvala, M. and Pontes, Halley and Nuyens, F. and Burleigh, T.L. and 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]. Prague, Czech Republic: Office of the Government of the Czech Republic.
- Kuss, D.J. and Throuvala, M.A. and Pontes, Halley and Nuyens, F. and Burleigh, T.L. and Griffiths, M.D. (2019) Tackling digital and gaming addiction: A challenge for the 21st Century. London, UK: UK Parliament Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (Immersive and addictive technologies inquiry).
- Griffiths, M.D. and Lopez-Fernandez, O. and Throuvala, M. and Pontes, Halley and Kuss, D.J. (2018) Excessive and problematic use of social media in adolescence: A brief overview (SMH0091). UK Parliament Science and Technology Committee (Impact of social media and screen-use on young people’s health inquiry).
Other
- Pontes, Halley (2024) Understanding gaming disorder. BBK (42), pp. 6-6. London, UK: Birkbeck, University of London.
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