Researchers have found that people were more likely to mimic others' smartphone usage right after the 2020 lockdown compared to a year later, suggesting that social isolation heightened our sensitivity ...
Using smartphones for extended periods could negatively impact mental well-being and social connectedness, according to a recent study from researchers at the University of British Columbia and a media lab ...
New research published in Environment and Behavior explored the relationship between spending time in green spaces and smartphone use. Unlike previous studies that relied on participants' own reports, this study ...
A new study published in Clinical Psychological Science provides insight into the relationship between mood and smartphone use in college students. The research found no relationship between how often someone ...
More frequent smartphone checking behavior is associated with greater incidences of daily cognitive failures, according to new research published in the British Journal of Psychology. However, the new findings also ...
Do you get frequent migraines? If so, your cellphone might be making them worse. A study published in Brain and Behavior indicates that frequent cellphone usage could worsen pain associated ...
A study using functional magnetic resonant imaging (fMRI) compared brain activities of persons suffering from smartphone addiction (excessive smartphone use) and those who use their smartphones in a less intrusive ...
Published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, researchers found that problematic smartphone use is linked with low self-esteem as well as negative cognitive outcomes.
Researchers in China investigated the consequences of smartphone addiction on creativity. Using imaging technology, they measured cortical responses to creative tasks. The results indicate that smartphone addiction negatively influences the ...
A recent survey of students in Italy found that smartphone addiction and online compulsive buying are related. Additionally, the mental activities a person uses to regulate his/her mood strengthen that ...
A new study published in the journal Scientific Reports lends support to a body of research suggesting that reading on electronic devices reduces comprehension. The study found that reading on a smartphone ...
A new study offers evidence that smartphone use can actually increase communication between romantic partners. Being dependent on one’s smartphone, however, leads to lower relationship satisfaction and reduced affectionate communication. ...
New research published in Frontiers in Psychology suggests that being absorbed by your smartphone might bear some resemblance to a hypnotic trance. A hypnosis experiment found that students with heightened ...
A recently published study provides new insight into the brain mechanisms underlying addictive smartphone use. The research, which appears in the journal Addictive Behaviors, found evidence of altered neural activity ...
A recently published study -- which included two controlled experiments -- has found that smartphone use can lead to a diminished ability to analyze and reason about the meaning of ...
