Smartphones allow us to have information available at our fingertips, in addition to offering portability, convenience, and a sense of privacy. However, overuse of such devices may create a sense of ...

Young adult "night owls" (or "evening types"—those who prefer to stay up late) are significantly more at risk of developing problematic relationships with smartphones and social media, according to a ...

Smartphones have become indispensable tools for communication, work, banking and entertainment, but research suggests that how people ...

With more than four billion people around the globe owning a smartphone, researchers are now looking at ways to reduce a growing public health concern—problematic smartphone use. Dr. Susan Holtzman ...

Compulsive smartphone habits in older adults can be linked to a higher risk of depression, according to a study led by a ...

Heavy smartphone use is linked to uncontrolled and emotional eating in young people Risks for body dissatisfaction and food addiction symptoms rose for those using phones over seven hours a day ...

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According to research from Semmelweis University, not only personality traits contribute to problematic smartphone use, but weak self-control and a strong fear of missing out (FOMO) on social events ...

We spend 4 hours and 37 minutes on our phones each day, checking them around 58 times, on average. We like to tell ourselves it's to socialize, for work, or to read the news. But most of us are ...

Smartphones have transformed nearly every aspect of daily life, from how we communicate and work to how we learn and entertain ourselves. In fact, they are widely used by collectors to access auction ...