Digital Addiction and Sleep. [PDF]
In 2020, the World Health Organization formally recognized addiction to digital technology (connected devices) as a worldwide problem, where excessive online activity and internet use lead to inability to manage time, energy, and attention during daytime and produce disturbed sleep patterns or insomnia during nighttime.
Dresp-Langley B, Hutt A.
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Prevalence and factors associated with digital addiction among students taking university entrance tests: a GIS-based study [PDF]
Background The surge in digital media consumption, coupled with the ensuing consequences of digital addiction, has witnessed a rapid increase, particularly after the initiation of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Firoj Al-Mamun +22 more
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Family socioeconomic status and young children digital addiction: a moderated mediation model [PDF]
BackgroundPresently, the problem of digital addiction in young children is becoming more and more prominent, and digital addiction can cause significant harm to the healthy physical and mental development of young children.
Huanhuan Li +5 more
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Psychometric validation of the Bangla Digital Addiction Scale for Teenagers and its associated factors among adolescents: MeLiSA study [PDF]
Background Digital addiction among adolescents is an escalating concern with profound psychological implications, yet validated tools to measure it and studies exploring its relationship remain limited.
Firoj Al-Mamun +5 more
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The Effect of Digital Addiction Training on University Students’ Digital Addiction, Sleep Quality, and Orexin-A Levels: Randomized Controlled Trial [PDF]
Background Digital addiction negatively impacts brain functions and behaviors, particularly in this era of increasing reliance on the online world. It disrupts the sleep-wake cycle and contributes to insomnia.
Zehra İncedal Sonkaya, Burak Yazgan
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Night eating syndrome, ultra processed food consumption and digital addiction: a cross-sectional study among university students in Turkey [PDF]
Background The university period is an important period in which eating habits and lifestyles are shaped, digital addiction due to digital media use increases, and psychosocial changes are observed.
Fatma Elif Eroğlu +2 more
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A comprehensive review on emerging trends in the dynamic evolution of digital addiction and depression [PDF]
IntroductionUsing digital addiction as an umbrella term to cover any type of addictions to digital technologies such as the internet, smartphones, social media, or video games, the current study aimed to reveal the intellectual structure and evolution of
Turgut Karakose +3 more
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Role of conscious awareness and Big Five in predicting the digital addiction [PDF]
IntroductionDigital addiction is discussed in the literature as a type of addiction that negatively affects the personal, social, and societal lives of individuals.
Yıldız Erzincanli, Fatma Geçikli
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Determinants and relationships of digital addiction, diet quality, and physical activity in adolescents [PDF]
ObjectiveDigital addiction, defined as spending excessive time on digital devices and online platforms, is a global problem that particularly affects young people. This form of addiction can lead individuals to a sedentary lifestyle while also increasing
Gizem Helvacı, Fatma Tayhan
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Digital Addiction in Children and Affecting Factors. [PDF]
This study was conducted to identify the digital addiction levels of secondary school students in Northern Cyprus and the factors affecting them. The study was a descriptive, cross-sectional and methodological study. In this study, seven primary and secondary schools were selected randomly in Northern Cyprus and a total of 844 students were included in
Oktay D, Ozturk C.
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