Smartphones are now a ubiquitous part of daily life for adolescents in the United Kingdom,
who use their phones for a multitude of reasons beyond calling or texting. To date, little …

It has been claimed that smartphone usage constitutes a behavioral addiction, characterised
by compulsive, excessive use of one's phone and psychological withdrawal or distress when …

Background and aims Gaming applications have become one of the main entertainment
features on smartphones, and this could be potentially problematic in terms of dangerous …

As smartphone addiction has been linked to poor mental health and lower levels of physical
activity, it is of public health interest to explore the behavior behind problematic smartphone …

There is little research in the field of problematic smartphone use, which directly enquired
with users about what they find disturbing about smartphone usage behaviour. This …

There is empirical evidence to suggest that problematic smartphone use (PSU) is associated
with mental health problems including anxiety in educational settings. This qualitative study …

Background Smartphone addiction is exponentially increasing worldwide. It has negative
health consequences. Previous systematic reviews identified several risk factors of …

The majority of Irish children between 10 and 12 years of age are smartphone users,
however, there is a paucity of research investigating addiction and the negative health …

The increased use of smartphones among adolescents has highlighted the need to
distinguish between problematic and non-problematic smartphone use. To date, there are a …

In light of the pervasive adoption of smartphones, scholars have explored the consequences
of problematic (ie, excessive and uncontrolled) use of this technology. Studies have often …