Mental Health and Smartphone Addiction
Advances in human and social aspects of technology book series,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown, С. 23 - 62
Опубликована: Янв. 31, 2025
In
today's
hyper-connected
world,
smartphones
are
indispensable,
but
their
excessive
use
is
triggering
a
digital
mental
health
crisis.
This
chapter
delves
into
the
rising
phenomenon
of
smartphone
addiction,
behavioural
condition
marked
by
compulsive
usage
that
disrupts
daily
life
and
well-being.
Focusing
on
consequences,
examines
how
addiction
fuels
anxiety,
depression,
sleep
disorders,
social
isolation.
It
also
explores
vulnerable
populations,
particularly
adolescents
young
adults,
disproportionately
affected
this
addiction.
Solutions
such
as
detox,
mindfulness
interventions,
cognitive-behavioural
therapy
discussed
to
help
individuals
regain
control
habits
promote
healthier
relationships
with
technology.
By
addressing
complex
link
between
health,
contributes
broader
conversation
safeguarding
well-being
in
age.
Язык: Английский
Effects of Parents’ Smartphone Use on Children’s Emotions, Behavior, and Subjective Well-Being
European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
15(1), С. 8 - 8
Опубликована: Янв. 13, 2025
This
study
aimed
to
examine
the
associations
between
parents’
smartphone
use
during
conversations
with
children,
children’s
emotional
and
behavioral
reactions
use,
well-being.
was
conducted
on
a
sample
of
284
children
(aged
10
15
years,
mean
age
12.23
in
2021;
40.2%
boys).
The
data
come
from
four-wave
longitudinal
(2021–2023)
within
project
D.E.C.I.D.E.
Children
reported
how
often
their
parents
smartphones
them
(second
wave),
emotions
behaviors
related
(third
subjective
well-being
(fourth
wave).
A
proposed
model
tested
which
frequency
parent–child
predictor,
different
were
mediators,
criterion.
results
showed
that
more
frequent
is
associated
experiences
anger
sadness
situations
when
while
linked
lower
More
giving
up
seeking
attention
among
Язык: Английский