Smartphones allow us to have information available at our fingertips, in addition to offering portability, convenience, and a sense of privacy. However, overuse of such devices may create a sense of ...

Young adult "night owls" (or "evening types"—those who prefer to stay up late) are significantly more at risk of developing problematic relationships with smartphones and social media, according to a ...

With more than four billion people around the globe owning a smartphone, researchers are now looking at ways to reduce a growing public health concern—problematic smartphone use. Dr. Susan Holtzman ...

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The use of mobile phone and social media has become a global and unstoppable phenomenon, especially among adolescents, largely due to the ease of access to numerous applications that facilitate ...

Heavy smartphone use is linked to uncontrolled and emotional eating in young people Risks for body dissatisfaction and food addiction symptoms rose for those using phones over seven hours a day ...

According to research from Semmelweis University, not only personality traits contribute to problematic smartphone use, but weak self-control and a strong fear of missing out (FOMO) on social events ...

The widespread use of the internet brings with it both advantages and disadvantages. The current research sought to investigate the serial mediating role of loneliness and rumination in the link ...

While that message has been spread on social media, researchers are just beginning to understand how the devices affect the mind Amber X. Chen | AAAS Mass Media Fellow Key takeaways: Smartphone use ...

Smartphones have transformed nearly every aspect of daily life, from how we communicate and work to how we learn and entertain ourselves. In fact, they are widely used by collectors to access auction ...

Ms. Angwin, a contributing Opinion writer, is an investigative journalist. I have long been skeptical of the current hysteria about how our phones are addictive machines destroying our previously ...

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