ReviewHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Adverse Effects of Smartphone Addiction among University Students in South Korea: A Systematic Review.
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 59 citations in OpenAlex.
- Smartphone use and related factors with hand pain among university students: a systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Pooled it
- Correlations between problematic internet use and suicidal behavior among Chinese adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder and smartphone addiction among public sector employees in Iran.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- "If I can get my work done, I'm not addicted to my phone": Investigating smartphone use among language students.PloS one · 2026Article
- Smartphone Addiction Among Zimbabwean Undergraduate Students: A Prevalence and Cross-Cultural Validation of the Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version (SAS-SV).Addiction & health · 2026Article
- Students' struggle with digital addiction: the truth of brain rot.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Perceived Digital Well-Being Scale in the United States and United Kingdom: Psychometric Validation Study.JMIR mental health · 2025Article
- Mindfulness and problematic smartphone use: indirect and conditional associations via self-regulated learning and digital detox.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Depressive and mobile phone addiction symptoms in Chinese adolescents with major depressive disorder: the mediating effect of alexithymia.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Measuring problematic smartphone use among students using the Smartphone Addiction Scale.South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care · 2025Article
- Exploring associations between problematic technology-dependent behaviors, physical and mental health, sleep quality, and academic procrastination among medical students.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Applying the Interaction of Person-Affect-Cognition-Execution Model to Addictive Behaviors in East Asian Countries: Feasibility and Considerations.Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2025Article
- Structural Validity of the Diagnostic Interview for Internet Addiction Scale for Clinical Samples in Korean Children and Adolescents: Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis.Psychiatry investigation · 2025Article
- A cross-sectional study on the impact of physical exercise on mobile phone addiction: the chain mediating role of perceived stress and self-acceptance.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Dispositional mindfulness is associated with lower smartphone addiction through digital life balance among Chinese university students.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Unmet psychological needs underlying mobile phone dependence among medical undergraduates: a qualitative study based on the basic psychological needs theory.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of brief online mindfulness-based intervention on different types of mobile phone addiction: mechanisms of influence of trait mindfulness.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- The impact of physical exercise on mobile phone addiction among college students: a study based on Chinese universities.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Adolescents smartphone screen time and its association with caries symptoms experience from the Korea youth risk behavior web-based survey 2020-2021.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundGlobally there has been an exponential increase in the penetration of smartphones among the youth population and smartphones have become indispensable in the daily lives of university students in South Korea. Several studies have associated the problematic use of smartphones or addiction with different adverse outcomes. The goal of this study was to collate empirical evidence and provides an overall synthesis of the literature about the adverse effects of smartphone addiction on university students in South Korea.
methodWe carried out a systematic review of the published literature between August and October 2022 on the adverse effects of smartphone addiction on university students in South Korea, published between 2012 and 2022 in Pubmed/Medline, PsycInfo, Embase, Biomed-Central, Web of Science, Directory of Open Access Journals, Elsevier's collection, Wiley Online Library, SpringerLink, Sage Journal's collection and Cochrane Library.
resultsThirty-four articles published between 2012 and 2022 were included in the synthesis of this review. Eight studies explored the association between smartphone addiction and the psychological and mental health of university students in Korea. Smartphone addiction was associated with physical health leading to sleep disorders and musculoskeletal and neurological problems. Academic performance, procrastination, impulsivity, self-esteem, reduced social interaction, solitude, and suicide were also negatively associated with smartphone addiction.
conclusionsOur study adds to the literature regarding the adverse effects of smartphone addiction on university students in Korea and provides more information for addiction prevention and health promotion activities.
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