Smartphone dependency and mental health among Chinese rural adolescents: the mediating role of cognitive failure and parent–child relationship [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 BackgroundWith the widespread use of smartphones in daily life, smartphone dependency has become a global problem, especially among adolescents. Existing research studies have supported the association between smartphone dependency and the mental health ...
Lilan Chen
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Exploring psychosocial factors that influence smartphone dependency among Korean adolescents. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2020 This study investigated the relationships among psychosocial factors that contribute to smartphone dependency among South Korean adolescents. This cross-sectional study involved the secondary data analysis of the 2016 Korean Children and Youth Panel ...
Hyeon Sik Chu, Young Ran Tak, Hanyi Lee
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Effects of anxiety and smartphone dependency on sleep quality among pregnant women with preterm labor [PDF]
Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing, 2020 Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of anxiety and smartphone dependency on sleep quality in pregnant women with preterm labor.
Hee Jeong Lee, Hye Young Kim
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Association between changes in self-esteem and smartphone dependency among Korean adolescents. [PDF]
PLoS ONEIncreasing smartphone ownership across all age groups has raised concerns about the rising risk of smartphone addiction, particularly during adolescence when self-esteem development is critical.
Ah Jung Ko +3 more
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The longitudinal impact of smartphone dependency on happiness among children: A latent growth modeling approach. [PDF]
PLoS ONEThis study aimed to examine the longitudinal relationship between smartphone dependency and happiness among Korean children from fourth grade in elementary school through the first year of middle school (approximately ages 9-13), thereby providing an in ...
Minsol Kim, Hyorim Lee
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Adults’ perspectives on smartphone usage and dependency in Australia
Computers in Human Behavior Reports, 2021 This study investigated the smartphone usage and dependency problem based on demographics among the adult population of Australia. A novel aspect of this study is that it specifically examines how people rate their perceived dependency levels compared ...
Tanya Linden +2 more
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Smartphone dependency, digital amnesia, and somatic symptoms among nursing students: the challenge of artificial intelligence [PDF]
BMC NursingBackground As we advance into the digital era, the latest challenge in smartphone technology is integrating artificial intelligence applications, which have recently been incorporated into learning environments.
Lamiaa Abd El Hakeem Ali +3 more
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Measuring smartphone dependency and exploration of consequences and comorbidities
Computers in Human Behavior Reports, 2021 “Nomophobia” is the fear of not being able to use your smartphone and has been noted to be associated with excessive levels of smartphone dependency. For many, these devices have become an extension of ourselves, which raises hesitation on whether or not
William Romine
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International Journal of Qualitative Methods, The, 2019 This study explores the impacts and psychological antecedents of smartphone dependency at work. Analyzing semistructured interviews with 32 full-time employees in China, the findings show that dependence on smartphones at work seems to increase workers ...
Trisha T C Lin
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From smartphone use to psychological distress: the mediating role of nomophobia among university students in Oman [PDF]
BMC PsychologyThe swift incorporation of smartphones into everyday academic and social activities has elicited worries regarding their psychological effects among university students. This study investigated the correlations among smartphone usage, nomophobia, anxiety,
Iman Mohammed Al Yazidi, Aysin Sinal
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