ArticleFrontiers in psychology2018
The Role of Empathy and Life Satisfaction in Internet and Smartphone Use Disorder.
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- The impact of problematic smartphone use on children's and adolescents' quality of life: A systematic review.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2021Pooled it
- Social Networks Use Disorder and Associations With Depression and Anxiety Symptoms: A Systematic Review of Recent Research in China.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Pooled it
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- Exploring the trajectories of problematic smartphone use in adolescence: Insights from a longitudinal study.The British journal of developmental psychology · 2025Article
- Social Media Engagement and Usage Patterns, Mental Health Comorbidities, and Empathic Measures in an Italian Adolescent Sample: A Comparative Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Investigating the effect of forum-based training on self-care and life satisfaction in heart failure patients referred to Tehran Heart Center in 2021-2022.Journal of education and health promotion · 2025Article
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- Impairments of Sociocognitive Functions in Individuals with Behavioral Addictions: A Review Article.Journal of gambling studies · 2024Review
- The protective effects of cognitive empathy and emotional empathy on gambling disorder are mediated by risk aversion and responsible gambling attitude.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- The interconnection between social media addiction, alexithymia and empathy in medical students.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
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- Differences between problematic internet and smartphone use and their psychological risk factors in boys and girls: a network analysis.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2023Article
- Is Nomophobia Problematic or Functional? A Perspective from Bifactor Structure.International journal of mental health and addiction · 2023Article
- Problematic social media use and mental health risks among first-year Chinese undergraduates: a three-wave longitudinal study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Established Adults, Who Self-Identify as Smartphone and/or Social Media Overusers, Struggle to Balance Smartphone Use for Personal and Work Purposes.Journal of adult development · 2023Article
- Social media sites users' choice between utilitarian and informational reinforcers assessed using temporal discounting.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- The Impact of Smartphone Use on Course Comprehension and Psychological Well-Being in the College Classroom.Innovative higher education · 2023Article
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Abstract
Recent studies have yielded initial evidence for an association between Internet Use Disorder (IUD), empathy, and life satisfaction. In the present study we sought to replicate these previous findings, and then to extend this research by also examining the relationship between empathy, life satisfaction, and the related phenomenon of Smartphone Use Disorder (SUD). The present study included independent samples from China (
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