Problematic smartphone use: A conceptual overview and systematic review of relations with anxiety and depression psychopathology

JD Elhai, RD Dvorak, JC Levine, BJ Hall - Journal of affective disorders, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Research literature on problematic smartphone use, or smartphone addiction,
has proliferated. However, relationships with existing categories of psychopathology are not …

The relationship between anxiety symptom severity and problematic smartphone use: A review of the literature and conceptual frameworks

JD Elhai, JC Levine, BJ Hall - Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 2019 - Elsevier
In the present paper, we examine the literature studying relations between problematic
smartphone use (PSU) and anxiety symptom severity. We first present background on the …

Fear of missing out, need for touch, anxiety and depression are related to problematic smartphone use

JD Elhai, JC Levine, RD Dvorak, BJ Hall - Computers in Human Behavior, 2016 - Elsevier
Problematic smartphone use is an important public health challenge and is linked with poor
mental health outcomes. However, little is known about the mechanisms that maintain this …

Problematic mobile phone and smartphone use scales: A systematic review

B Harris, T Regan, J Schueler, SA Fields - Frontiers in psychology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The popularity of smartphones is undeniable in nearly all facets of society. Despite the many
benefits attributed to the technology, concern has grown over the potential for excessive …

Digital stress over the life span: The effects of communication load and internet multitasking on perceived stress and psychological health impairments in a German …

L Reinecke, S Aufenanger, ME Beutel, M Dreier… - Media …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The present study investigated the psychological health effects and motivational origins of
digital stress based on a representative survey of 1,557 German Internet users between 14 …

“Facebocrastination”? Predictors of using Facebook for procrastination and its effects on students' well-being

A Meier, L Reinecke, CE Meltzer - Computers in Human Behavior, 2016 - Elsevier
Procrastinating with popular online media such as Facebook has been suggested to impair
users' well-being, particularly among students. Building on recent procrastination, self …

The Internet and Facebook usage on academic distraction of college students

S Feng, YK Wong, LY Wong, L Hossain - Computers & Education, 2019 - Elsevier
This study explored the effects of the Internet and Facebook usage on students' academic
distraction. Facebook has become the critical vehicle for young adults to maintain their …

Measuring smartphone usage and task switching with log tracking and self-reports

T Deng, S Kanthawala, J Meng… - Mobile Media & …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Smartphones offer multimedia convergence in a single device, ubiquitous access to media,
and constant connections with others. The rapid rise of smartphone use calls for more …

The effects of internet gaming and social media use on physical activity, sleep, quality of life, and academic performance among university students in Hong Kong: A …

C Kwok, PY Leung, KY Poon… - Asian Journal of Social …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Methods: This study employed a longitudinal design with 3-month duration. Hong Kong
university students (n= 15; 4 males; mean age= 26.87 years) completed the questionnaires …

The psychometric properties of the smartphone application-based addiction scale (SABAS)

S Csibi, MD Griffiths, B Cook, Z Demetrovics… - International journal of …, 2018 - Springer
The goal of the study was to validate the English version of the Smartphone Application-
Based Addiction Scale (SABAS; Csibi et al. 2016), which is a short and easy-to-use tool for …