Background: Smartphones play a critical role in increasing human–machine interactions,
with many advantages. However, the growing popularity of smartphone use has led to …

Within the last two decades, many studies have addressed the clinical phenomenon of
Internet-use disorders, with a particular focus on Internet-gaming disorder. Based on …

Social media companies commonly design their platforms in a way that renders them
addictive. Some governments have declared internet addiction a major public health …

To understand the relationship between smartphone addiction and academic
procrastination and the mechanisms at work within this relationship, this study constructs a …

This study aimed to examine smartphone use patterns, smartphone addiction
characteristics, and the predictive factors of the smartphone addiction in middle school …

The emergence, development, and maintenance of gaming disorder (GD) is the result of an
interplay between gaming-related factors, individual factors, and environmental factors …

Over the last decade, research into “addictive technological behaviors” has substantially
increased. Research has also demonstrated strong associations between addictive use of …

We present a review of the studies that have been published about addiction to cell phones.
We analyze the concept of cell-phone addiction as well as its prevalence, study …

Background Risky behaviors have been related to emotional regulation and attachment,
which may constitute risk factors for developing an addictive behavior. However, there may …

Research into online social network site (SNS) addiction (ie, excessive and compulsive
online social networking) has expanded over the last years. This paper aims to give a review …