Montag, Christian
Müller, Marko
Pontes, Halley M.
Elhai, Jon D.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universität Ulm
Article History
Received: 31 May 2023
Accepted: 21 September 2023
First Online: 26 October 2023
Change Date: 6 November 2023
Change Type: Update
Change Details: This article has been corrected since original publication; please see the linked erratum for further details.
Change Date: 8 November 2023
Change Type: Correction
Change Details: A Correction to this paper has been published:
Change Details: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-023-01428-4
Declarations
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: The authors report no conflict of interest. However, for reasons of transparency Dr. Montag mentions that he has received (to Ulm University and earlier University of Bonn) grants from agencies such as the German Research Foundation (DFG). Dr. Montag has performed grant reviews for several agencies; has edited journal sections and articles; has given academic lectures in clinical or scientific venues or companies; and has generated books or book chapters for publishers of mental health texts. For some of these activities he received royalties, but never from gaming or social media companies. Dr. Montag mentions that he was part of a discussion circle (Digitalität und Verantwortung: ExternalRef removed) debating ethical questions linked to social media, digitalization and society/democracy at Facebook. In this context, he received no salary for his activities. Finally, he mentions that he currently functions as independent scientist on the scientific advisory board of the Nymphenburg group (Munich, Germany). This activity is financially compensated. Moreover, he is on the scientific advisory board of Applied Cognition (Redwood, CA, USA), an activity which is also compensated. Dr. Elhai notes that he receives royalties for several books published on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); is a paid, full-time faculty member at University of Toledo; he occasionally serves as a paid, expert witness on PTSD legal cases; and receives grant research funding from the U.S. National Institutes of Health. Marko Müller and Dr. Halley M. Pontes have nothing further to report.
: The study had approval from the ethics committee of Ulm University and participants provided informed e-consent. The study was carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations as put forward by the ethics committee.
: Does not apply.