ArticleChild and adolescent psychiatry and mental health2023
Differences between problematic internet and smartphone use and their psychological risk factors in boys and girls: a network analysis.
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- Exploring the Relationship Between Problematic Internet Use (PIU) and Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) Among Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Statistical evidence in psychological networks.Nature human behaviour · 2026Article
- Association between Problematic Internet and Mobile Phone Use, autistic traits, and psychological distress among adults: A cross-sectional survey.PLOS mental health · 2026Article
- The relationship between physical exercise and mobile phone dependence in college students: the chain mediating of self-control and social adaptability.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Bidirectional association between problematic smartphone use and aggressive behavior: A cross-lagged longitudinal study.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2025Article
- New perspectives on mobile phone addiction based on network analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Exploring the relationship between physical activity and smartphone addiction among college students in Western China.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Exploring the relationship between media use and depressive symptoms among gender diverse youth: findings of the Mental Health Days Study.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2024Article
- Impact of Digital Media, School Problems, and Lifestyle Factors on Youth Psychosomatic Health: A Cross-Sectional Survey.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Relationships between daily emotional experiences and smartphone addiction among college students: moderated mediating role of gender and mental health problems.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Testing the validity of the smartphone pervasiveness scale for adolescents with self-reported objective smartphone use data.Digital healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundProblematic internet and smartphone use are significant health challenges for contemporary adolescents. However, their mutual relationship is unclear because studies investigating these phenomena are scarce. The present study aimed to investigate the psychological risks and protective factors associated with problematic internet and smartphone use.
methodA representative sample of Slovak adolescents (N = 4070, M
resultsThe results showed weak (for boys) and moderate (for girls) associations between problematic internet use and problematic smartphone use. Risk factors showed stronger associations with problematic internet use than problematic smartphone use, with the exception of fear of missing out, which was strongly associated with problematic smartphone use. The central nodes were externalizing problems for boys and internalizing problems, externalizing problems, and resilience for girls.
conclusionThe study concluded that while problematic internet use and problematic smartphone use are somewhat related, they differ at the psychological level. In addition, the phenomena are rather different between boys and girls.
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