| ICT | Information and Communication Technologies |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| DSM-5 | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition |
| PIU | Problematic Internet Use |
| BMHD | Bioecological Model of Human Development |
| IAM | Internet Addiction Model |
| I-PACE | An Interaction of Person-Affect-Cognition-Execution |
| UCJC | Universidad Camilo José Cela |
| IGD | Internet Gaming Disorder Multidisciplinary |
| EG | Experimental Group |
| CG | Control Group |
| CBT | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy |
| SMA | Social Media Addiction |
| DMUD | Digital media-use disorders |
| IUD | Internet Use Disorder |
| GAS | Game Addiction Scale; NODS-CLiP |
| IGD-20 | Test: Internet Gaming Disorder Test |
| YSR/11–18 | Youth Self-Report for Ages 11–18 |
| CBCL/6–18 | Child Behavior Checklist for Ages 6–18 Years |
| MACI | Expressed Concern Scales of the Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory |
| TMMS-24 | Trait Meta-Mood Scale |
| EHS | Escala de Habilidades Sociales |
| WATOCI | Satisfaction with the treatment. The Working Alliance Theory of Change Inventory |
| CSAS | Computerspielabhäng-igkeitsskala |
| SCL-90-R | Symptom Checklist-Revised |
| STAI | State-Trait Anxiety Index |
| DQVMIA | Diagnostic Questionnaires for Video Games, Mobile Phone or Internet Addiction |
| S-MASS | Social Media Addiction Screening Scale |
| GADIS-A | Gaming Disorder Scale for Adolescents |
| SOMEDIS-A | Social Media Disorder Scale for Adolescents |
| STREDIS-A | Streaming Disorder Scale for Adolescents |
| SDQ | Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire |
| PSQI | Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index |
| ESS-CHAD | Epworth Sleepiness Scale-Children and Adolescents |
| PSS-10 | Perceived Stress Scale |
| FCS | Family Communication Scale |
| MAAS-5 | Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale |
| CIAS | Chen Internet Addiction Scale |
| SAS | Self-rating Anxiety Scale |
| SDS | Self-rating Depression Scale |
| BISS-11 | Barrat Impulsiveness; |
| fMRI | functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| GD | Game-related outcome |
| C-RIGC | Revised Internet Gaming Cognition Scale |
| PHQ-9 | Patient Health Questionnaire |
| GAD | Generalized Anxiety Disorder |