Background and Aims: This present paper will review the existing evidence on the effects of
excessive smartphone use on physical and mental health. Results: Comorbidity with …

Smartphone ownership and screen time are increasing across the world, but there have
been few attempts to quantify smartphone addiction on a global scale. We conducted a meta …

Background Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies have found that problematic mobile
phone use, bedtime procrastination, sleep quality, and depressive symptoms are strongly …

A growing body of evidence has demonstrated an association between problematic
smartphone use and psychopathological behavior (eg, internet addiction, depression …

The ownership of smartphones has become usual, research showing associations between
smartphone usage, addiction, and the users' individual characteristics. Our first objective is …

We investigated the similarities and differences among four addiction groups in Korean
adolescents: Non-Addiction (NONE), Smartphone Addiction (SA), Internet Addiction (IA), and …

Many researchers have examined the potential detrimental role of problematic social media
use (often referred as 'social media addiction') on mental health. The present study …

Almost all adolescents between the ages of 12 and 19 own a smartphone and these offer
quick access to the internet and social media, which facilitates message transmissions or …

Smartphone use amongst university students is widespread and a common practice while
studying. However, this usage can lead to academic performance costs. This study …

Background Smartphone addiction, as with other behavioral addictions, is associated with
social, physical, and mental health issues. In this article, we investigated the prevalence of …