Problematic Smartphone Use Severity: Behavioral Addiction, Psychiatric Symptoms, and Pathological Personality Traits

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (0) ◽  
pp. 64
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Psychiatric Symptoms ◽  
Behavioral Addiction ◽  
Problematic Smartphone Use ◽  
Smartphone Use ◽  
Pathological Personality Traits

scholarly journals Does Smartphone Addiction Fall on a Continuum of Addictive Behaviors?

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheila Yu ◽  
Steve Sussman
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Addiction ◽  
Smartphone Addiction ◽  
Gaming Addiction ◽  
Addictive Behaviors ◽  
Problematic Smartphone Use ◽  
Causal Pathways ◽  
Current Review ◽  
The Social ◽  
Smartphone Use ◽  
Meta Analyses

Due to the high accessibility and mobility of smartphones, widespread and pervasive smartphone use has become the social norm, exposing users to various health and other risk factors. There is, however, a debate on whether addiction to smartphone use is a valid behavioral addiction that is distinct from similar conditions, such as Internet and gaming addiction. The goal of this review is to gather and integrate up-to-date research on measures of smartphone addiction (SA) and problematic smartphone use (PSU) to better understand (a) if they are distinct from other addictions that merely use the smartphone as a medium, and (b) how the disorder(s) may fall on a continuum of addictive behaviors that at some point could be considered an addiction. A systematic literature search adapted from the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) method was conducted to find all relevant articles on SA and PSU published between 2017 and 2019. A total of 108 articles were included in the current review. Most studies neither distinguished SA from other technological addictions nor clarified whether SA was an addiction to the actual smartphone device or to the features that the device offers. Most studies also did not directly base their research on a theory to explain the etiologic origins or causal pathways of SA and its associations. Suggestions are made regarding how to address SA as an emerging behavioral addiction.

scholarly journals Dark personality traits and problematic smartphone use: The mediating role of fearful attachment

2019 ◽  
Vol 149 ◽  
pp. 214-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabah Balta ◽  
Peter Jonason ◽  
Amanda Denes ◽  
Emrah Emirtekin ◽  
Şule Betül Tosuntaş ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Problematic Smartphone Use ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Smartphone Use

scholarly journals Smartphone addiction

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 45-56
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Nikolić
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Assessment ◽  
International Classification Of Diseases ◽  
Behavioral Addiction ◽  
Smartphone Addiction ◽  
Problematic Smartphone Use ◽  
Functional Changes ◽  
Classification Of Diseases ◽  
Smartphone Use ◽  
Assessment Scales

The number of smartphone users worldwide exceeds three billion today and further growth of several hundred million is projected over the next few years. The development of multifunctional smartphones and their use have changed the way of communication and information, but also led to concerns about their excessive use and dependence. In recent years, research on smartphone addiction has been on the rise. Parallels between excessive smartphone use and behavioral addiction are common in research. According to many authors, "smartphone addiction" can be considered a behavioral addiction. There is evidence for structural and functional changes in the brain, characteristic of behavioral addictions, in people who meet the psychometric criteria for "smartphone addiction." Some authors even suggest criteria for diagnosing smartphone addiction. On the other hand, some authors believe that the use of the term "addiction" can misrepresent the severity of the disorder, and therefore suggest the use of the term "problematic smartphone use". Due to growing concerns about the excessive use of smartphones, much is being done to identify and assess problematic smartphone use, mainly through the development and application of behavioral assessment scales. These scales are specially developed and validated to identify problematic smartphone use or to diagnose people with smartphone addiction, overuse, excessive phone attachment, etc. However, despite the fact that most of these scales are designed to be used for clinical purposes in the future, the problematic use of smartphones as a type of addiction is not in the International Classification of Diseases and these scales are still used only for research purposes. The use of the terms " problematic smartphone use " and "smartphone addiction", different methodological approaches used in the study, such as the application of different scales and the lack of standardized diagnostic criteria, make it difficult to define "smartphone addiction". All this supports the fact that "smartphone addiction" is a complex phenomenon that requires additional research.

The relationship between problematic smartphone use and psychiatric symptoms among adolescents who applied to psychiatry clinics

2018 ◽  
Vol 270 ◽  
pp. 97-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sümeyra Fırat ◽  
Hesna Gül ◽  
Mehmet Sertçelik ◽  
Ahmet Gül ◽  
Yusuf Gürel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychiatric Symptoms ◽  
Problematic Smartphone Use ◽  
Smartphone Use ◽  
The Relationship

Types of problematic smartphone use based on psychiatric symptoms

2019 ◽  
Vol 275 ◽  
pp. 46-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mi Jung Rho ◽  
Jihwan Park ◽  
Euihyeon Na ◽  
Jo-Eun Jeong ◽  
Jae Kwon Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychiatric Symptoms ◽  
Problematic Smartphone Use ◽  
Smartphone Use

scholarly journals Problematic smartphone use relationship with pathological personality traits: Systematic review and meta-analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucas F. Carvalho ◽  
Catarina P. Sette ◽  
Bárbara Letícia Ferrari
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Sufficient Information ◽  
Random Effects Models ◽  
Problematic Use ◽  
Moderate Effect Size ◽  
Smartphone Use ◽  
Pathological Personality Traits

The present study aimed to investigate relationships between problematic use of smartphone and pathological personality traits. To do so, we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis when sufficient information was presented. The literature search was conducted based on a search strategy including the keywords “smartphone” and “personality”. Variations were not included as we seek to increase the breadth of the search. Random effects models were used to generate standardized coefficient for meta-analysis. In total, the present study included 5 papers covering 6.096 participants. Our findings indicated a scarcity of studies meeting the criteria used, but evidence regarding the relationship between problematic use of smartphone and neuroticism and impulsivity traits were found. Meta-analysis using levels of problematic use of smartphone and neuroticism and impulsivity measures showed a significant and small to moderate effect size, with an observed heterogeneity (I2) equal to 97.26% (impulsivity) and 58.89% (neuroticism). More research should be carried out in the area, allowing the accumulation of evidence considering several personality pathological traits. The impulsivity and neuroticism traits should be further investigated, including studies with psychiatric samples. Future studies should seek to establish a standard for study design and assessment tools to be used.

scholarly journals Substance Use Disorder Status Moderates the Association between Personality Traits and Problematic Mobile Phone/Internet Use

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 919
Author(s):  
Marta Demkow-Jania ◽  
Maciej Kopera ◽  
Elisa M. Trucco ◽  
Paweł Kobyliński ◽  
Anna Klimkiewicz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Substance Use Disorder ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Problematic Smartphone Use ◽  
Smartphone Use ◽  
Neo Five Factor Inventory

Background: Associations between personality traits and problematic smartphone use (PSU) among individuals with substance use disorder (SUD) have not been widely investigated. The current study aims to assess whether SUD status moderates the association between personality traits and PSU. Methods: The study group included 151 individuals with SUD and a normative sample (NS) comprised of 554 non-SUD students. The following self-report questionnaires were used: the Mobile Phone Problem Use Scale (MPPUS-10) to assess problematic smartphone use (PSU), the Internet Addiction Test (IAT) to assess intensity of internet use, and the NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) to assess Personality traits. Results: SUD status moderated the association between neuroticism and openness to new experiences on PSU. That is, greater neuroticism and openness were significantly associated with more excessive PSU among the NS. In the SUD group, greater openness was a significant protective factor against PSU. Moderation results were similar when using the IAT (which was significantly correlated with MPPUS) as an outcome. Conclusions: The presence of SUD may influence how personality traits are associated with problematic mobile phone/internet use. Given that this is among one of the first studies examining this topic, findings should be replicated with additional studies.

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