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<p>Adolescent addictive behaviors present a growing public health concern, yet the pathways leading from experiences of disconnection to persistent addictive patterns remain unclear. This study examined the Sense of Absence (SoA), a subjective feeling of inner void and disconnection, as a potential bridge linking relational deprivation with addictive behaviors. This cross-sectional study used network analysis and was conducted in Israel with a sample of 2,564 adolescents’ communities. Participants completed a sense of absence, relational tendencies (parent-adolescent communication, attachment avoidance, attachment anxiety) and addictive behaviors (alcohol, drugs, internet gaming disorder, problematic social networks use, smartphone addiction, shopping addiction, problem gambling, problematic pornography use, compulsive sexual behavior). Bridge centrality analysis indicated that SoA exhibited the highest bridge strength across all nodes, exceeding direct relational to addiction connections. Connection density analysis showed that SoA had the strongest cross domain connectivity, whereas direct edges between relational and addictive domains were relatively sparse. SoA also showed stronger associations with relational factors than with addictive behaviors. Overall, the findings suggest that SoA occupies a central structural position in the network linking relational tendencies and addictive behaviors.</p>

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Filling the void: sense of absence as a comprehensive bridge between attachment, parent–adolescent communication, and addictive behaviors among adolescents

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    2026年8月5日

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  • Yaniv Efrati

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Adolescent addictive behaviors present a growing public health concern, yet the pathways leading from experiences of disconnection to persistent addictive patterns remain unclear. This study examined the Sense of Absence (SoA), a subjective feeling of inner void and disconnection, as a potential bridge linking relational deprivation with addictive behaviors. This cross-sectional study used network analysis and was conducted in Israel with a sample of 2,564 adolescents’ communities. Participants completed a sense of absence, relational tendencies (parent-adolescent communication, attachment avoidance, attachment anxiety) and addictive behaviors (alcohol, drugs, internet gaming disorder, problematic social networks use, smartphone addiction, shopping addiction, problem gambling, problematic pornography use, compulsive sexual behavior). Bridge centrality analysis indicated that SoA exhibited the highest bridge strength across all nodes, exceeding direct relational to addiction connections. Connection density analysis showed that SoA had the strongest cross domain connectivity, whereas direct edges between relational and addictive domains were relatively sparse. SoA also showed stronger associations with relational factors than with addictive behaviors. Overall, the findings suggest that SoA occupies a central structural position in the network linking relational tendencies and addictive behaviors.