ArticlePsychiatry investigation2021
The Relationship of Smartphone Addiction and Alexithymia.
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- Correlations between smartphone addiction and alexithymia, attachment style, and subjective well-being: A meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Pooled it
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- Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Mediate the Association Between Peer Attachment and Problematic Use of Smartphone.Brain and behavior · 2026Article
- From attachment anxiety to short video addiction: the roles of attentional control and alexithymia.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Scrolling Through Risk: The Overlooked Oral Health Cost of the Digital Lifestyle.International journal of dentistry · 2026Review
- The impact of loneliness on alexithymia among Chinese adolescents: the mediating role of problematic smartphone use and the moderating effect of fear of negative evaluation.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Smartphone addiction and its association with accident risk in Iranian adults.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- The interconnection between social media addiction, alexithymia and empathy in medical students.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Relationship Between Alexithymia, Smartphone Addiction, and Psychological Distress Among University Students: A Multi-country Study.Oman medical journal · 2024Article
- Problematic smartphone use and specific problematic Internet uses among university students and associated predictive factors: a systematic review.Education and information technologies · 2023Article
- Effects of use motivations and alexithymia on smartphone addiction: mediating role of insecure attachment.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Role of Alexithymia in Predicting Internet Novel Addiction through Boredom Proneness.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Effects of Smartphone and Internet Gaming Addiction on Eating Attitudes Among University Students.Psychiatry investigation · 2022Article
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- Erratum issued
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveThis study aims to evaluate whether smartphone addiction (SA) is associated with social media use and alexithymia levels in university students.
methodsA group of 935 students aged between 18 and 45 years (509 females and 426 males) was recruited from different universities in Istanbul. SAs, alexithymia and social media use were assessed using the Smartphone Addiction Scale Short Version (SAS-SV), Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 (TAS-20), and ad-hoc questions regarding social media use.
resultsThe mean age of participants was 21.89±3.27 years and 509 of participants were female (54.4%). 455 (48.6%) participants were placed in the "SA" and 198 (21.2%) in the "alexithymia" categories. The study found a high level of positive correlation (p<0.001) between both subscale and total TAS-20 scores and SAS-SV scores. Gender (OR=1.496, 95% CI 1.117-2.002, p=0.007) and number of social media by participants (OR=1.221, 95% CI 1.134-1.315, p<0.001) and TAS (OR=1.074, 95% CI 1.059-1.090, p<0.001) were found to be an independent predictors for SA.
conclusionThe study revealed a positive correlation between alexithymia and smartphone use severity, and alexithymia was a significant predictor of SA. Future studies focusing on the causal aspect of this relationship will be useful in planning strategies for treatment.
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