Today, the increase in digital addiction (DA) and the impact of helicopter parenting on adolescents' mental health are becoming increasingly evident. While dissociative experiences (DE) draw attention as a problem that negatively affects the individual's perception of reality, the relationship of these two factors with such experiences gains…

This study aims to determine the extent of leisure participation, digital addiction, and phubbing tendencies among adolescents. This study was descriptive correlational study. The study was conducted with a sample of 410 adolescents in a province in Northern X. As the data collection tools, an Information Form, the Leisure Activity Participation…

This study explores the perspectives of professionals working with children on the impact of digital device use in schools on health and learning. A survey was conducted among 62 experts, including doctors, psychologists, and opticians, to determine safe daily limits for time spent on digital devices for different age groups. The results suggest…

This study explores the relationship between digital addiction and online learning readiness levels of the university students. For this, the predictive correlation research model was used. The sample of the study consisted of 856 university students studying at three different universities in Türkiye. The "Digital Addiction Scale" and…

This study uses both quantitative and qualitative data to examine how screen media use and problematic media use changed over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic (pre-onset, 3-months and 15-months post-onset). We examined changes in screen media use (time spent) and problematic media use (seemingly addicted behavior) in children ages 1.17-11.42…

This study examines university students' social media usage from different perspectives. The participants consisted of 29 students, 17 female and 12 male, studying in different faculties and departments of Dicle University. The data were obtained through semi-structured interviews conducted by the researcher. The thematic analysis produced five…

Social media has often started to be used as the first source for accessing information. Country agenda, general issues, research, new ideas, entertainment, shopping, instant communication and cooperation are the positive contributions of social media. Excessive use of social media in every aspect of life certainly causes harm. It causes serious…

The aim of this study is to determine the digital literacy skills of secondary school students and their social media addictions and attitudes towards social media use. Descriptive survey model was used in the study. Convenient sampling method was used to determine the study group. The research was conducted on 327 volunteer middle school students…

This study is to determine how learning maladaptation and teacher criticism affect the relationship between pathological Internet use and academic performance. Results indicated that pathological Internet use could negatively predict students' academic performance. Learning maladaptation had a mediating effect on the relations between pathological…

The research examined the spread of internet addiction among tertiary institution students in Osun State and examine the connection between social anxiety and internet addiction. The research used descriptive survey research methodology. A sample of 1,430 students were picked to be involved in the research using multistage sampling methodology.…

The present study investigated the association between autism and problematic internet use (PIU) and gaming disorder (GD). A systematic literature search was conducted in accordance with PRISMA guidelines. A total of 2286 publications were screened, and 21 were deemed eligible for inclusion in the review. The majority of the studies found positive…

Background: This study aimed to: (a) explore differences in the prevalence of nomophobia and smartphone addiction (SA) from pre- to during COVID-19; (b) identify students' self-reported changes in smartphone reliance and screen time during COVID-19; and (c) examine whether self-perceived changes in smartphone usage predicted nomophobia and SA…

Digital addiction has become an intriguing concern over the recent years because of the rapid explosion of gadgets and other online platforms attracting youth to spend most of their time online. Excessive use of digital platforms has been associated with many psychological issues. The results revealed significant correlations among digital…

We report on a study in which we examined the work habits of six students who agreed to use do not disturb on their phone while working on programming assignments. Two students tried do not disturb, and quickly quit using it. Three out of four remaining student participants were more productive while using do not disturb when working on their…

The aim of this study extends the structural models in the existing literature to understand the role of multiple screen addictions (MSA) in the process while considering the relationships between goal orientation, GPA, and autonomous learning as predictors of online engagement. This study used a relational screening model to explore relations…