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The relationship of smartphone addiction with psychological distress and neuroticism among university medical students

BMC Psychology, 2020
Background Smartphone plays a vital role in higher education as it serves as a device with multiple functions. Smartphone addiction was reported on the rise among college and university students. The addiction may result in unwanted consequences on their
Leonard Yik-Chuan Lei, Muhd Al-Aarifin Ismail, Jamilah Al-Muhammady Mohammad, Muhamad Saiful Bahri Yusoff   +3 more
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Addiction to smartphone games : Using smartphone game components to create an addiction [PDF]

, 2016
Smartphone games are very popular and have the highest revenue of all smartphone application categories. Some even suggest that the the games can create an addiction. This addiction has however not been classified as a disorder and the components in the games that create an addiction have not been determined. This thesis had two goals. The first was to
Holmgren, Johan
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Effect of Smartphone Addiction Level on Manual and Finger Dexterity, Hand Grip Strength, Pinch Grip Strength, and Thumb Pressure Pain Threshold in University Students [PDF]

, 2023
This study examined smartphone addiction's effect on manual and finger dexterity, hand and pinch grip strength, and thumb pressure pain threshold in university students. The study included 127 university students aged 19-25 years.
Kecelioglu, Sule, Sule Kecelioglu, Akcay, BURÇİN, YÜCE, HAMİYET, Gulhan Yilmaz Gokmen, Gokmen, Gulhan Yilmaz, Ozen, Melike Sumeyye, Hamiyet Yuce, Burcin Akcay, Melike Sumeyye Ozen, Gülhan Yılmaz Gökmen   +10 more
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Smartphone application-based addiction among Iranian adolescents: a psychometric study [PDF]

, 2019
The Smartphone Application-Based Addiction Scale (SABAS) can be used in screening for the risk of smartphone addiction. This study aimed to validate a Persian version of the SABAS using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), Rasch analysis, and latent class
Nilsen, P, Nilsen, Per, Nilsen, Per,, Griffiths, MD, Imani, Vida,, Imani, V, Broström, Anders,, Pakpour, AH, Fung, XCC, Broström, A, Lin, C-Y, Lin, Chung-Ying,, Pakpour, Amir H.,, Griffiths, Mark D., Fung, Xavier C. C., Fung, Xavier C. C.,, Griffiths, Mark D.,   +16 more
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Smartphone Addiction in Mexican Engineering Students

International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM), 2021
Students academic performance could be affected by excessive use of the smartphone. This study focuses on analyzing the level of cell phone addiction in engineering university students. It also seeks to determine if there is a difference by gender in this behavior. 306 engineering students from a Technological Institute in Veracruz, Mexico participated
Arturo García-Santillán, Elena Moreno-García, Valerie Martínez-Rodríguez   +2 more
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Association between Smartphone Addiction and Suicide

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022
Objective: This study aimed to explore the associations between smartphone overdependence (smartphone addiction) and suicidal ideation and attempts among Korean adolescents to acknowledge the risk of smartphone overuse. Methods: Data were obtained from the results of the 2020 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey.
Oyuntuya Shinetsetseg, Yun Hwa Jung, Yu Shin Park, Eun-Cheol Park, Suk-Yong Jang   +4 more
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Evaluation of High School Students’ Smartphone Addiction and Insomnia Level

Türk Uyku Tıbbı Dergisi, 2020
Objective:To determine the frequency of smartphone addiction among high school students using smart phones and the severity of insomnia.Materials and Methods:This cross-sectional study was performed between April and June 2019 and included high school ...
Özlem Çağan, Bennur Koca
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Smartphone addiction and loneliness among students [PDF]

, 2023
Smartphones are becoming necessary in an individual’s daily life, especially when everything is within the palm. Smartphone becomes problematic when there is uncontrolled usage, which could harm various aspects. Loneliness can occur when an individual is
Siti Aisyah Panatik, Norena Abdul Karim Zamri, Zahirah Eizzaty Zamr, Junaidah Yusof, Amalina Ibrahim, Ang Kean Hua, Yusma Fariza Yasin   +6 more
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Prevalence and correlates of excessive smartphone use among medical students: A cross-sectional study

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2019
Background: Increasing smartphone use has led to the introduction of smartphone addiction as a behavioral addiction with detrimental effects on health. This phenomenon has not been widely studied in the Indian context.
Surabhi P Dharmadhikari, Sneha D Harshe, Poorva P Bhide   +2 more
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Gender differences in factors associated with smartphone addiction: a cross-sectional study among medical college students

BMC Psychiatry, 2017
Background Smartphones are becoming increasingly indispensable in everyday life for most undergraduates in China, and this has been associated with problematic use or addiction. The aim of the current study was to investigate the prevalence of smartphone
Baifeng Chen, Fei Liu, Shushu Ding, Xia Ying, Lele Wang, Yufeng Wen   +5 more
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