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 …

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 and aims Recent research has suggested that social networking site use can
be addictive. Although extensive research has been carried out on potential addiction to …

There is growing evidence that social media addiction is an evolving problem, particularly
among adolescents. However, the absence of an instrument measuring social media …

Partner phubbing (Pphubbing) can be best understood as the extent to which an individual
uses or is distracted by his/her cell phone while in the company of his/her relationship …

Background and aims: The primary objective of the present study was to investigate which
cell-phone activities are associated with cell-phone addiction. No research to date has …

Background YouTube, the online video creation and sharing site, supports both video
content viewing and content creation activities. For a minority of people, the time spent …

The 'smartphone addiction'is a popular theme in media. It has number of clear behavioural
changes in addicts' life and some of these aspects are yet to get due research attention. The …

Over the past two decades, there has been increasing interest in the impact of internet use
and growing concern about whether problematic use of the internet (PUI) constitutes an …

Objective: This study examined the predictor effects of four technological addictions,
including Internet addiction, social media addiction, digital game addiction and smartphone …