Background: Technology is ever evolving, with more and more diverse activities becoming
possible on screen-based devices. However, participating in a heavy screen-based lifestyle …

Background Social media use (SMU) has become highly prevalent in modern society,
especially among young adults. Research has examined how SMU affects well-being, with …

Background: Although previous meta-analyses were conducted to quantitatively synthesize
the relation between problematic social media (SM) use and mental health, they focused on …

University students are a high-risk population with problematic online behaviours that
include generalized problematic Internet/smartphone use and specific problematic Internet …

It has been shown that both fear of missing out (FoMO) and problematic (ie, excessive)
smartphone use (PSU) are negatively associated with indicators of emotional well-being …

The popularity of social networking sites (SNSs) has drawn researchers' attention in recent
years, and a large amount of efforts have been made to explore the association between …

This study was part of a larger cross-national research project at the Norway's University of
Bergen, which involved participants from over 30 countries. This undertaking delves into …

ABSTRACT The Kaufman Domains of Creativity Scale (K‐DOCS) is a self‐reported rating
scale that measures creative behaviors in five areas. Despite the vast amount of research on …

Objective This study was conducted to summarize existing studies on the association
between solitary experiences and problematic social media use (PSMU) among young …

Digitalization, underpinned by the ongoing pandemic, has transferred many of our everyday
activities to online places. In this study, we wanted to find out what online outlets people use …