The purpose of this study is to examine how well university students' social anxiety,
happiness and loneliness levels explain their levels of social media addiction. The research …

Nowadays, smartphones are used by individuals of all ages for communication, messaging,
online or offline gaming, social media browsing and information access. Smartphones …

Background Smartphone addiction is a growing social problem with adverse health
outcomes. There are few comparative studies in Asia that examine factors associated with …

The purpose of this study is to verify the relationship between the type of smartphone use
and smartphone dependence. We analyzed 2212 data of middle and high school students …

The smartphone has many attractive attributes and characteristics that could make it highly
addictive, particularly in adolescents. The purpose of this study was to examine the …

This research investigated the effects of perceived social support and psychological
resilience on social media addiction among university students. The research group was …

This study investigates the relationships between predictors (ie, personal traits and mobile
activities) of smartphone dependency and its impacts on improper phone use, academic …

Smartphone use can lead to smartphone addiction, which is a growing concern worldwide.
However, there are limited studies about smartphone addiction and its impacts on university …

The 'smartphone addiction'is a popular theme in media. It has number of clear behavioural
changes in addicts' life and some of these aspects are yet to get due research attention. The …

Objectives The aim of this study was to examine the effect of depression, impulsivity, and
resilience on smartphone addiction in university students. Methods A total of 322 students …