Addiction to social media and attachment styles: a systematic literature review

MC D'Arienzo, V Boursier, MD Griffiths - International Journal of Mental …, 2019 - Springer
Web-based communication via social networking sites (SNSs) is growing fast among
adolescents and adults and some research suggests that excessive SNS use can become …

[HTML][HTML] Risk factors for problematic smartphone use in children and adolescents: a review of existing literature

L Fischer-Grote, OD Kothgassner, A Felnhofer - neuropsychiatrie, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The percentage of smartphone users—especially among minors—is growing,
and so is the body of literature hinting at increasing rates of problematic smartphone use in …

[HTML][HTML] Social media addiction: Its impact, mediation, and intervention

Y Hou, D **ong, T Jiang, L Song… - … : Journal of psychosocial …, 2019 - cyberpsychology.eu
This research examined the relations of social media addiction to college students' mental
health and academic performance, investigated the role of self-esteem as a mediator for the …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of smartphone addiction on learning: A meta-analysis

OJ Sunday, OO Adesope, PL Maarhuis - Computers in Human Behavior …, 2021 - Elsevier
Research on smartphone use among college students is extensive. Although numerous
studies have examined the relationships between mobile phone use and academic …

Problematic internet-related behaviors mediate the associations between levels of internet engagement and distress among schoolchildren during COVID-19 …

IH Chen, CY Chen, AH Pakpour… - Journal of behavioral …, 2021 - akjournals.com
Background and aims Due to the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19), policies based on the nature of “spatial distancing” have been implemented …

[HTML][HTML] Online-specific fear of missing out and Internet-use expectancies contribute to symptoms of Internet-communication disorder

E Wegmann, U Oberst, B Stodt, M Brand - Addictive Behaviors Reports, 2017 - Elsevier
Some of the most frequently used online applications are Facebook, WhatsApp, and Twitter.
These applications allow individuals to communicate with other users, to share information …

Comparing generalized and specific problematic smartphone/internet use: Longitudinal relationships between smartphone application-based addiction and social …

IH Chen, AH Pakpour, H Leung… - Journal of behavioral …, 2020 - akjournals.com
Background and aims The literature has proposed two types of problematic
smartphone/internet use: generalized problematic use and specific problematic use …

Social networking addiction, attachment style, and validation of the Italian version of the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale

L Monacis, V De Palo, MD Griffiths… - Journal of behavioral …, 2017 - akjournals.com
Aim Research into social networking addiction has greatly increased over the last decade.
However, the number of validated instruments assessing addiction to social networking sites …

An exploration of problematic smartphone use among Chinese university students: Associations with academic anxiety, academic procrastination, self-regulation and …

Z Yang, K Asbury, MD Griffiths - International Journal of Mental Health and …, 2019 - Springer
Over the past decade, there have been an increasing number of studies that have
investigated problematic and/or 'addictive'smartphone use. The present study explored the …

The uses and abuses of Facebook: A review of Facebook addiction

T Ryan, A Chester, J Reece, S Xenos - Journal of behavioral …, 2014 - akjournals.com
Background and aims Recent research suggests that use of social networking sites can be
addictive for some individuals. Due to the link between motivations for media use and the …