Jessica Henderson Daniel, PhD, ABPP President American Psychological Association 750 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20002-4242 Dear Dr. Daniel, We are writing to the American Psychological Association (APA) to call attention to the unethical practice of psychologists using hidden manipulation techniques to hook children on social media and video […]
…divided attention reduced long-term retention of the classroom lecture, which impaired subsequent unit exam and final exam performance. Students self-reported whether they had used an electronic device in each class. Exam performance was significantly worse than the no-device control condition both for students who did and did not use electronic devices during that class.
Abstract Purpose The objective of this meta-analysis was to provide a synthesis of studies examining the prevalence of unwanted online exposure and solicitation of a sexual nature among youth, and to determine if prevalence varies by youth age, gender, year of study data collection, or study geographical location.
Abstract Research investigating the various mental, physical, and social effects of smartphone use has proliferated in the previous decade. Two variables of interest in this literature are the levels of anxiety and stress associated with smartphone use. The current meta-analysis aimed to provide the first quantitative review of this […]
The present study examined the relation between sensation seeking and adolescent smartphone addiction, and tested both the moderating roles of perceived social support and depression on the […]
Highlights • Extraversion and conscientiousness positively influence compulsive smartphone usage. • Neuroticism negatively influences compulsive smartphone usage. • Openness and agreeableness negatively influence compulsive smartphone usage. • Compulsive smartphone usage negatively affects emotional and physical health. Abstract Personality characteristics are found to have significant influence on the extent of […]
Highlights • We found two distinct classes of smartphone feature use. • Higher levels of rumination were related to the heavy use class. • Higher levels of cognitive reappraisal were related to the heavy use class. • Heavy users scored higher on all problematic smartphone use outcomes. Abstract Little […]
The aims of this research were: to validate a French translation of the Internet Addiction Test-smartphone version (IAT-smartphone); to study the links between smartphone addiction, Internet addiction, depression, anxiety and impulsivity.
Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the importance of the relationships with parents, peers, and teachers as a cause of adolescents’ smartphone addiction, and to examine the effect of parental neglect on smartphone addiction and the mediating effect of relational maladjustment in school, especially focusing on […]
… parental attitudes are at odds with the extensive evidence..
Schools should seek opportunities to initiate both preventive and educational programes that enhance the cognitive competencies of children and enlighten their attitudes with regard to all kinds of mass media, starting from when they enter preschool.
57.2% of adolescents in the Slovak Republic and 42.6% of adolescents in the Czech Republic engaged in screen‐based activities for more than six hours per day 14.
BMI Body mass index EAP ECOG TV A task force from the European Academy of Paediatrics and the European Childhood Obesity Group reviewed the links between social media and the growing epidemic of childhood obesity in Europe. It found that there was evidence of a strong link between obesity […]