Traditional risk factors for obesity and the metabolic syndrome, such as excess energy
intake and lack of physical activity, cannot fully explain the high prevalence of these …

This article provides a systematic review of existing research on problematic smartphone
use (PSU) to guide other researchers in search of relevant studies, and to propose areas for …

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 Over the past decade, smartphone use has become widespread amongst
today's children and young people (CYP) which parallels increases in poor mental health in …

Background Owing to the widespread use of smartphones, researchers have an increasing
interest in smartphone addiction. The purpose of this study is to look into the outcomes of …

Bullying in childhood is a major public health problem that increases the risk of poor health,
social and educational outcomes in childhood and adolescence. These consequences are …

The problem of online game addiction demands public attention. Currently, many studies
tend to be focused on efforts to reduce the level of addiction. However, there are very limited …

Aims In light of the rise in research on technological addictions and smartphone addiction in
particular, the aim of this paper was to review the relevant literature on the topic of …

Background and aims Previous research has explored the relationship between fear of
missing out (FoMO), social network site (SNS) use, and/or smartphone addiction by …

Currently about 2.71 billion humans use a smartphone worldwide. Although smartphone
technology has brought many advances, a growing number of scientists discuss potential …