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Depression, anxiety and problematic smartphone use: the moderating roles of inhibitory control and trial-to-trial intraindividual reaction time variability
The present study mainly examined how depression, anxiety, inhibitory control, and trial-to-trial intraindividual reaction time variability (IIRTV),...
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Intercohort comparison of smartphone dependency in adolescence with increased smartphone possession and accessibility
Different cohorts experience different societal environments and may have different life experiences. We therefore examined long-term changing...
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“Let me check my phone just one more time”: Understanding the relationship of obsessive-compulsive disorder severity and problematic smartphone use
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by a series of symptoms relating to unwanted and distressing thoughts...
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The Relationship Between Nomophobia, Addiction, and Distraction
Nomophobia is the fear of not accessing a mobile phone which has been recognised in the literature as a series of feelings and symptoms experienced...
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Predictors of problematic smartphone use among university students
Predictors of problematic smartphone use have been found mainly in studies on elementary and high school students. Few studies have focused on...
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Phubbing behavior, personality, and use of instagram by Brazilian adults: a correlational and predictive study
Phubbing behavior is a phenomenon that consists in ignoring people in situations of social interaction whilst paying attention to one’s smartphone....
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Validation and Short-Form Development of the Generic Scale of Being Phubbed and Phubbing and Relationship Between Being Phubbed and Phubbing in Chinese Adolescents
With the development and popularization of the Internet and smartphones, the measurement of being phubbed and phubbing and their relationship has...
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Phubbing among Lebanese young adults: Scale validation and association with mental health (depression, anxiety, and stress)
Mobile phones use has not been without several social and psychological problems, specifically during the fast spread of the COVID-19 infection,...
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Materialism and adolescent problematic smartphone use: The mediating role of fear of missing out and the moderating role of narcissism
Previous studies have shown that materialism, a series of values focused on wealth, possessions, image, and status, is an important risk factor in...
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The Self-perception of Text message Dependence Scale (STDS): A Brazilian-Portuguese validation and expansion of its psychometric properties
Text messaging is the primary form of technology-mediated interpersonal contact and the most carried out activity on cell phones. Despite its...
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Phubbing Family Members and Friends
Family and friends phubbing are neglected areas of research. The limited research available indicates that younger family members’ phubbing of older...
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Psychological Effects
Having highlighted in previous chapters specific effects of phubbing experienced by individuals in important relationships, namely children phubbed...
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The phubbing phenomenon: a cross-sectional study on the relationships among social media addiction, fear of missing out, personality traits, and phubbing behavior
Pathological phubbing behavior has become an increasingly prevalent issue in recent years yet research surrounding these technological concerns...
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Social Norms
This chapter examines the role of theory in phubbing behaviour. It first tries to see if technological determinism and mediation theory could serve...
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Predictors of Phubbing: Interpersonal Relationships and Family Relationships
The present study examined the interpersonal relationship styles and the predictive power of family relationships on phubbing. Participants were 539...
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Growing Social Media Addiction Among Youth
Social media is an infinite box of mystery and the more curious you are, the more it holds you. As youth uses different modes of social media on a...
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Assessing Metacognitions in Compulsive Exercising: The Construction and Evaluation of the Metacognitions About Exercise Questionnaire
The metacognitive model of psychopathology has been applied to various psychological disorders, with a wide array of studies suggesting that...
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Psychological Predictors
Scholars identified several predictors for phubbing behaviour, but addictions to smartphones, social media, the internet, gaming, and instant...
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Addiction
Drug abuse or substance abuse disorder is a widespread problem, and is considered both a brain disorder and a form of mental illness. Many types of...
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