Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Forms of technology addiction have been considered as diagnoses since the mid 1990s. [3] In current research on the adverse consequences of technology overuse, "mobile phone overuse" has been proposed as a subset of forms of "digital addiction" or "digital dependence", reflecting increasing trends of compulsive behavior among users of technological devices. [4]
On World Mental Health Day, Thursday, Oct. 10, Prince Harry joined The Anxious Generation author and social psychologist, Jonathan Haidt, for a conversation about smartphones, social media and ...
Champions of Childhood doesn't want to take away smartphones, but to manage them better for kids' mental health -- a worthy goal. Grassroots group's focus on smartphones and mental health is admirable
The correlation between kids’ smartphone use and depression and anxiety is strong. From 2010 to 2016, the number of kids experiencing depression jumped 60%, according to a survey from the U.S ...
Other notable portrayals include The Fosters (Season 3, Episode 13), where teachers navigate the impact of social media and cell phones on students' attention, and Boy Meets World, which touches on the broader theme of school-related distractions, with more recent spin-offs like Girl Meets World directly addressing the challenges of cell phone ...
"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 ...
Last year, things looked bleak for former handset heavyweight Nokia . The arrival of Apple's iPhone in 2007 and Google's subsequent Android army had derailed Nokia's primary business and doomed it ...
Japanese cell phones increasingly diverged from global standards and trends to offer other forms of advanced services and smartphone-like functionality that were specifically tailored to the Japanese market, such as mobile payments and shopping, near-field communication (NFC) allowing mobile wallet functionality to replace smart cards for ...