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  2. Problematic smartphone use - Wikipedia

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    Researchers have termed these behaviors "smartphone addiction" and "problematic smartphone use", as well as referring to use of non-smartphone mobile devices (cell phones). [5] Excessive use of technological devices may affect developmental, social, mental, and physical well-being and result in symptoms similar to behavioral addictions, but the ...

  3. Nomophobia - Wikipedia

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    A phone with a broken display. Nomophobia [1] (short for "no mobile phobia") is a word for the fear of, or anxiety caused by, not having a working mobile phone. [2] [3] It has been considered a symptom or syndrome of problematic digital media use in mental health, the definitions of which are not standardized for technical and genetical reasons.

  4. Screen time - Wikipedia

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    Excessive screen usages is linked with many mental health effects in children. In a systematic review done by Santos et al. it pointed out that social media use was linked with depressive symptoms among mostly girls and that recreational screen time was linked to negative psychological effects on these children and teens.

  5. The eight dangers of excessive smartphone use - AOL

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  6. Indiana's ban on cellphones having an effect at Bloomington ...

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    Indiana's statewide ban on cell phones during class has had an effect on classrooms statewide this year. New policies implemented by districts across the state have changed when and how technology ...

  7. We know late-night screens are bad for sleep. How do you stop ...

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    Like many of us, Jessica Peoples has heard the warnings about excessive screen time at night. Still, she estimates spending 30 to 60 minutes on her phone before going to sleep, mostly scrolling ...

  8. Internet addiction disorder - Wikipedia

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    Internet addiction disorder (IAD), also known as problematic internet use, or pathological internet use, is a problematic compulsive use of the internet, particularly on social media, that impairs an individual's function over a prolonged period of time.

  9. Digital media use and mental health - Wikipedia

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    "Fear of missing out" can lead to psychological stress at the idea of missing posted content by others while offline. The relationships between digital media use and mental health have been investigated by various researchers—predominantly psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, and medical experts—especially since the mid-1990s, after the growth of the World Wide Web and rise of ...