Article
Psychiatry
Christiane Eichenberg, Markus Schott, Athina Schroiff
Summary: The study found that students with problematic smartphone use exhibited higher levels of extraversion and neuroticism in terms of personality, as well as higher levels of depression and anxiety. Surprisingly, individuals with problematic smartphone use also perceived higher levels of social support.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Peter Andre Busch, Stephen McCarthy
Summary: This article presents a systematic review of existing research on problematic smartphone use (PSU), analyzing 293 studies to develop an overview model in the field of PSU. The findings cover demographic factors, explanations for smartphone use, consequences of PSU, and strategies for correcting PSU. Future research directions are proposed, focusing on seven key research questions for investigation.
COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Yan Wang, Haibo Yang, Christian Montag, Jon D. Elhai
Summary: This study analyzed boredom proneness and rumination as mediators between mental health and problematic smartphone use (PSU) severity. The results showed significant relationships between boredom proneness, rumination, smartphone use frequency (SUF), and PSU severity. SUF inversely mediated the relationship between boredom proneness and PSU severity, while positively accounting for the relationship between rumination and PSU levels.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Ching-Wen Chang, Jung-Sheng Chen, Shih-Wei Huang, Marc N. Potenza, Jian-An Su, Kun-Chia Chang, Amir H. Pakpour, Chung-Ying Lin
Summary: Guided by the I-PACE model and a self-stigma framework, this study explored the relationships between cognitive and affective self-stigma, behavioral self-stigma, problematic use of internet, and problematic smartphone use among individuals with substance use disorders. The results showed that cognitive self-stigma was directly associated with behavioral self-stigma, while affective self-stigma was directly related to behavioral self-stigma, problematic use of internet, and problematic smartphone use. Furthermore, affective self-stigma mediated the relationship between cognitive self-stigma and behavioral self-stigma, problematic use of internet, and problematic smartphone use.
ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Julia Brailovskaia, Jan Stirnberg, Dmitri Rozgonjuk, Juergen Margraf, Jon D. Elhai
Summary: The study reveals a negative relationship between sense of control and problematic smartphone use severity, while Fear of Missing Out (FoMO), Repetitive Negative Thinking (RNT), and daily smartphone usage time are positively associated with PSU severity. RNT moderates the association between FoMO and PSU severity, with higher levels of RNT strengthening the relationship.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Dmitri Rozgonjuk, Kenneth L. Davis, Christian Montag
Summary: The study found that problematic internet and smartphone use are positively associated with negative emotional traits and lower levels of need satisfaction. However, the correlations with other variables are relatively weak. Specifically, PSU is positively associated with fear, anger, and play primary emotional systems, while both PSU and PIU are negatively associated with several need satisfaction factors.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Chen Liu, Haibo Yang, Zhiqiang Hao, Juan Li
Summary: This study explores the relationship between social anxiety and problematic smartphone use (PSU), highlighting the role of psychological, cognitive and behavioral risk factors. The findings suggest that rumination and smartphone use mediate the relationship between social anxiety and PSU. The study raises concerns about the prevention of PSU, as socially anxious individuals tend to avoid face-to-face communication by increasing their mobile phone use.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Anna Maria Della Vedova, Loredana Covolo, Marta Muscatelli, Yura Loscalzo, Marco Giannini, Umberto Gelatti
Summary: This study evaluated the factor structure of the Italian translation of the Smartphone Addiction Scale and investigated the role of psychological distress and other risk factors in problematic smartphone use among young Italian adults. The results led to the development of a shorter and reliable tool, as well as the identification of predictors that contribute to a potential risk profile.
COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Masaru Tateno, Takahiro A. Kato, Tomohiro Shirasaka, Junichiro Kanazawa, Wataru Ukai, Tomoya Hirota
Summary: This study examined the overall network structure of problematic smartphone use symptoms assessed by SAS-SV and identified the crucial items in the network. The results indicated that withdrawal symptom and preoccupation symptom played central roles in the network of problematic smartphone use in young adults, consistent with a previous study on school-age children.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jaewon Joung, Eunhee Oh, Eun Jee Lee
Summary: This study examines the experiences of field experts to determine the actual circumstances and strategies for increasing the effectiveness of intervention programs for children and adolescents with problematic smartphone use. Three focus group interviews were conducted via video conferencing. The findings highlight the need to improve the reliability of screening tests, involve parents in interventions, and establish long-term strategies for maintenance. The study provides valuable information for improving counseling and interventions for this population.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Information Science & Library Science
Lukasz Tomczyk, Elma Selmanagic Lizde
Summary: This article attempts to show the phenomenon of problematic Internet use among adolescents through the prism of screen time measured using real data from smartphones. The research found a weak correlation between screen time and problematic smartphone use and social networking. The study also revealed that adolescents use smartphones for an average of 3 hours and 49 minutes per day, with 37 minutes spent on web browsing and 2 hours and 22 minutes on social networking. There is a need to refine the measurement methodology of screen time.
TELEMATICS AND INFORMATICS
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
Miriam Romero-Lopez, Carmen Pichardo, Isabel De Hoces, Trinidad Garcia-Berben
Summary: Internet use has been steadily increasing, leading to addictive use that affects some people. This study analyzes the influence of social skills and age on problematic internet use in university students. Findings suggest that social skills and age are correlated with problematic internet use behaviors.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Yumei Li, Wenlong Mu, Xuying Xie, Sylvia Y. C. L. Kwok
Summary: This study examined the connections between psychological distress, meaning in life, internet gaming disorder (IGD), problematic smartphone use (PSU), and problematic social media use (PSMU) in Chinese adolescents. Network analysis revealed that withdrawal, mood modification, and tolerance were the central symptoms of IGD, PSU, and PSMU respectively. Males were more likely to experience IGD symptoms while females had a greater need for meaning in life. Stress was found to be the root factor, and depression, meaning confusion, meaning anxiety, and meaning avoidance were closely associated with IGD, PSU, and PSMU.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Silvia Casale, Giulia Fioravanti, Sara Bocci Benucci, Andrea Falone, Valdo Ricca, Francesco Rotella
Summary: This meta-analysis examines the relationship between Problematic Smartphone Use (PSU) and self-esteem. It finds a negative correlation between self-esteem and PSU, indicating that low self-esteem is an important characteristic of PSU. These findings emphasize the significance of addressing self-esteem and corresponding core beliefs in the prevention and treatment of PSU.
COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR
(2022)
Review
Education & Educational Research
Magdalena Sanchez-Fernandez, Mercedes Borda-Mas
Summary: This systematic review examines the problematic Internet and smartphone use among university students, highlighting the variability in terminology, assessment tools, and prevalence rates. The study identifies several predictors of these problematic behaviors, such as negative affectivity, social media use, psychological well-being, and Fear of Missing Out. The findings emphasize the importance of consistent diagnostic criteria and further investigation of predictive factors to develop preventive strategies.
EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Haibo Yang, Xiaoyu Zhao, Jianwen Fang, Jon D. Elhai
Summary: The outbreak of COVID-19 has had a significant impact on productivity and functioning in daily life, leading to adverse emotional reactions, with increased anxiety being one of the most common. This study explored the relationships among anxiety sensitivity's cognitive concerns, anxiety, and different types of rumination during the outbreak. Findings revealed significant positive correlations among these variables, indicating that anxiety sensitivity's cognitive concerns may not only affect anxiety directly, but also influence anxiety through the process of rumination, especially reflection.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Experimental
Cornelia Sindermann, Haibo Yang, Shixin Yang, Jon D. Elhai, Christian Montag
Summary: This study investigates the amount of money individuals are willing to accept (WTA) to discontinue using prominent Chinese social media platforms (WeChat/QQ) and the willingness to pay (WTP) for using these platforms. It also examines the disparities between WTA and WTP, and their psychological correlates in terms of personality and social media use habits. The findings reveal a generally low acceptance to pay for social media use and negative association between individual differences in disparities and Openness across social media platforms.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Chi Ian Chang, Hao Fong Sit, Tong Chao, Chun Chen, Jie Shen, Bolin Cao, Christian Montag, Jon D. Elhai, Brian J. Hall
Summary: This study explored the severity of gaming disorder and identified four subtypes: normative gamers, occasional gamers, problematic gamers, and addictive gamers. Problematic gamers, addictive gamers, and occasional gamers showed higher severity of problematic smartphone use, depression, and a higher proportion of male participants compared to normative gamers. Only problematic gamers exhibited significant positive associations with anxiety severity compared to the other groups.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Haibo Yang, Zihao Wang, Jon D. Elhai
Summary: The increased use of smartphones among adolescents is associated with stress and anxiety. This study found that anxiety and smartphone use frequency act as mediators between stress and problematic smartphone use severity.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Cybernetics
Fatih Celik, Mehmet Ali Koseoglu, Jon D. Elhai
Summary: This study provides an overview of the progress on Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) research and offers a future research agenda based on relevant scientific articles. The study used co-citation analysis and systematic review to identify four clusters in FoMO research and discuss their content, key theoretical influences, and methodological approaches. The results can assist researchers in understanding and designing future FoMO research, and practitioners in improving the well-being of society or users.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Hao Fong Sit, Chi Ian Chang, Guangzhe Frank Yuan, Chun Chen, Lixian Cui, Jon D. Elhai, Brian J. Hall
Summary: This study investigated the comorbidity between symptoms of depression and internet gaming disorder (IGD) using symptom network analysis in Chinese adolescents. The most central symptoms of depression were found to be feeling 'Worthless', 'Meaningless', and 'Down-hearted', while 'Preoccupation' and 'Tolerance' were the two most central symptoms of IGD. Bridge symptoms in the combined network model included 'Gaming for escape or mood relief' from the IGD cluster and 'No initiative' and 'Down-hearted' from the depression cluster.
PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Chia-Hao Shih, Adrian Zhou, Stephen Grider, Hong Xie, Xin Wang, Jon D. Elhai
Summary: By investigating the relationship between early stress response patterns and the development of PTSD, this study fills the knowledge gap of identifying individual subgroups based on the severity of post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) during the early post-trauma period, with important implications for clinical practice.
Article
Psychology, Social
Davide Marengo, Jon D. Elhai, Christian Montag
Summary: In this meta-analysis, the association between smartphone data and Big Five traits was assessed. The results showed a strong association between extraversion and smartphone data, while the associations with other personality traits were weaker. The synthesis revealed both opportunities and dangers of digitally profiling personality traits based on smartphone activity data.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Shixiu Ren, Tour Liu, Xinlu Zhao, Haibo Yang, Jon D. Elhai
Summary: The study aimed to explore the latent psychological structure of problematic mobile phone use and nomophobia and their associations with mental health symptoms. Results showed that nomophobia had a bifactor latent structure with a general factor and four unique factors related to fears of losing access to information, convenience, contact, and internet connection. There were significant correlations between the latent factors of nomophobia, problematic mobile phone use, and mental health symptoms. The findings suggest that problematic mobile phone use and nomophobia have distinct dimensions, highlighting the need for further investigation.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Yu Bai, Jon D. Elhai, Christian Montag, Haibo Yang
Summary: This study investigated the processing bias for game-related cues in problematic mobile gamers (PMGs) both under and above the threshold of conscious awareness. The results showed that PMGs, but not casual players (CPs), exhibited an attentional bias for game-related cues. This indicates that the bias in PMGs can be observed both preconsciously and consciously.
JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL ADDICTIONS
(2023)
Article
Substance Abuse
Christian Montag, Jon D. Elhai
Summary: Social media attracts billions of users worldwide, and research has investigated the link between screen time or time spent online and well-being. Studies also focus on addictive-like behaviors towards social media platforms. However, research often overlooks the fact that social media companies intentionally create immersive online environments to persuade users to spend more time on their apps for ad viewing and data collection.
CURRENT ADDICTION REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Christiane Arrivillaga, Caleb J. Hallauer, Christian Montag, Jon D. Elhai
Summary: This study aimed to examine the mediating role of fear of missing out (FoMO) in the association between emotion dysregulation and problematic smartphone use (PSU). The results showed that emotion dysregulation was associated with heightened PSU through increased FoMO. These findings highlight the importance of emotion dysregulation and FoMO as affective and cognitive mechanisms related to PSU, with FoMO mediating the relationship between impulse control and PSU severity.
ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Nisha Yao, Jing Chen, Siyuan Huang, Christian Montag, Jon D. Elhai
Summary: With the increasing use of TikTok, problematic TikTok use has become a contemporary concern. This study examined the cognitive and emotional processes through which depression and social anxiety may contribute to problematic TikTok use. The results showed that distress intolerance played a significant mediating role, while boredom proneness did not. These findings suggest that the perceived inability to withstand distress may contribute to the development of problematic TikTok use.
COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR
(2023)
Article
Communication
Christiane Arrivillaga, Jon D. Elhai, Lourdes Rey, Natalio Extremera
Summary: Based on the interaction model, this study analyzed the mediating role of cognitive emotion regulation strategies in the link between depressive symptomatology and smartphone addiction severity in adolescents. The results showed significant indirect effects through cognitive emotion regulation strategies, including other-blame, catastrophizing, rumination (i.e., maladaptive), and refocus on planning (i.e., adaptive). The implications of this study suggest that teaching specific strategies may help reduce smartphone addiction severity in adolescents.
CYBERPSYCHOLOGY-JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOCIAL RESEARCH ON CYBERSPACE
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Xiangling Hou, Jon D. Elhai, Tianqiang Hu, Zhuang She, Juzhe Xi
Summary: Anxiety symptoms are positively associated with problematic smartphone use severity, while perceived social support is negatively associated with it. Perceived social support positively moderates the relationship between anxiety symptoms and problematic smartphone use severity.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
