Introduction Recently studies examined mediating psychological constructs accounting for
relations between both depression and anxiety with problematic smartphone use (PSU) …

Online gaming addiction refers to a persistent and recurrent use of internet to engage in
games leading to significant impairment or distress in a person's life. With the current …

The prevalence of social media addiction has increased with the intensive use of
technologically-mediated communication in everyday life. Most studies on social media …

In recent years, researchers have been showing an increasing interest in the
conceptualization of problematic Facebook use, and its associations with individual …

Recent theoretical perspectives proposed that online social connections could benefit
human well-being when face-to-face interactions are impeded. However, the literature lacks …

Social anxiety is considered an important factor in the emergence of symptoms of mobile
phone addiction. Although numerous studies have shown a significant positive correlation …

Despite it has not been formally included in DSM-5 as a disorder,'Internet addiction (IA)'has
become a worldwide issue. It can be broadly defined as a non-chemical, behavioral …

Background Behavioral addiction research has been particularly flourishing over the last two
decades. However, recent publications have suggested that nearly all daily life activities …

Background Smartphones are becoming a daily necessity for most undergraduates in
Mainland China. Because the present scenario of problematic smartphone use (PSU) is …

Concerns about parenting adolescents are not new, but the rapid diffusion of digital
technologies has heightened anxieties over digital parenting. Findings are decidedly mixed …