Mobile media support our autonomy by connecting us to persons, content and services
independently of time and place constraints. At the same time, they challenge our autonomy …

People have a strong tendency to attend to reward cues, even if these cues are irrelevant to
their current goal or their current task. When reward cues are goal-irrelevant, their presence …

An understanding of the neurocognitive profile underlying the use of social networking sites
(SNSs) can help inform decisions about the classification of problematic SNS use as an …

Evidence suggests a growing call for the prevention of excessive smartphone and social
media use and the ensuing distraction that arises affecting academic achievement and …

Procrastination is an increasingly prevalent phenomenon. Although research suggests
smartphones might be involved, little is known about the momentary association between …

Individuals often fail to exercise self-control over their mobile communication use. For
instance, they use mobile messengers although they are working on an important task. The …

Media multitasking comprises a variety of different behaviors, ranging from watching TV
while sending a text message to listening to music while gaming. However, we still know …

Abstract The use of Social Networking Sites (SNSs) has exponentially increased over the
past decade, leading to warnings about the addictive potential of this technology. Yet, the …

Human behavior can be classified into 2 basic categories: execution of responses and
withholding responses. This classification is used in go/no-go training, where people …

Nowadays, many people take short breaks with their smartphone at work. The decision
whether to continue working or to take a smartphone break is a so-called labour versus …