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Junfeng Liu – Health Education Research, 2024
The popularity of social networks turns them into a legal method for promoting a healthy lifestyle, which benefits not only people but also different countries' governments. This research paper aimed to examine the Keep fitness app integrated into WeChat, Weibo and QQ as regards long-term improvements in health-related behaviors (physical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Social Media, Physical Fitness
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Gezgin, Deniz Mertkan; Gurbuz, Fatmagul; Barburoglu, Yusuf – Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 2023
This research aims to examine the relationship between high school students' reading habits and their smartphone addiction level. The sample consisted of 512 high school students studying in various private schools located in Turkish cities of Istanbul and Edirne. High school students were included in the study using the convenience sampling…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications
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Yavich, Roman; Davidovitch, Nitza – European Educational Researcher, 2021
This is a preliminary study investigating the risks associated with smartphone addiction by personality and type of phone. The results relate to personal background, personality, smartphone usage, smartphone satisfaction, level of exposure to risks, and correlations between the variables. A significant but partial correlation was found between…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Risk, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
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Bilal Kaya – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2024
Smartphone addiction adversely affects adolescent psychological wellbeing. However, little is known about the role of academic procrastination and school burnout in this relationship. The main objective of the current study was to examine the associations between smartphone addiction and psychological wellbeing, a multiple mediation analysis that…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Handheld Devices, Burnout, Time Management
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Sorokoumova, Elena A.; Puchkova, Elena B.; Cherdymova, Elena I.; Temnova, Larisa V. – World Journal on Educational Technology: Current Issues, 2021
Modern research is paying much attention to the issue of digital addiction of students in recent times since it can lead students to pay less attention to their academics. This article intends to discuss the possible threats and risks of the formation of digital dependence among teenagers from the use of gadgets. As a research method, the…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Risk, Addictive Behavior, Adolescents
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Ríos Ariza, José Manuel; Matas-Terrón, Antonio; Rumiche Chávarry, Rocío del Pilar; Chunga Chinguel, Gerardo Raúl – Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research, 2021
Phubbing is defined as ignoring people with whom you have a face-to-face relationship to attend to smartphones. The phenomenon of phubbing particularly affects the teenage and young segments of the population. The main problem lies in the impact it has on individuals' social relationship. A lack of validated instruments to diagnose this phenomenon…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Antisocial Behavior
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Kumcagiz, Hatice – Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 2019
The aim of the present study was to investigate quality of life (QL) as a predictor of smartphone addiction risk among Turkish adolescents. In line with this purpose, a total of 352 high school students (153 males and 199 females) completed the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory and a Smartphone Addiction Scale during the 2015-2016 academic year.…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Risk, Addictive Behavior, Telecommunications
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Johnson, Andrea C.; Lipkus, Isaac; Tercyak, Kenneth P.; Luta, George; Rehberg, Kathryn; Phan, Lilianna; Abroms, Lorien C.; Mays, Darren – Health Education & Behavior, 2019
Background: Hookah is one of the most commonly used tobacco products among U.S. young adults due in part to widespread misperceptions that it is not harmful or addictive. There is growing evidence that hookah tobacco is associated with health harms and can lead to addiction. Research on interventions to address these misperceptions by…
Descriptors: Smoking, Young Adults, Health Promotion, Computer Mediated Communication
Kemp, William M., Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Smartphones and their impact on academic success was chosen as the research topic for this dissertation. This was chosen because smartphones have become very popular tools for many people, especially for students in an educational setting. Further, the use of these devices and others, such as laptops and tablets, has aided students in boosting…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Addictive Behavior, Telecommunications, Correlation
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Meates, Julie – Teachers and Curriculum, 2020
Since the evolution of the internet in 1969 and the inception of the personal computer in the early 1970s, a significant body of research has emerged that highlights the impacts of digital technology on education, health and human development. This paper reviews research in this area and examines the physical, mental, and social health effects on…
Descriptors: Computer Use, Addictive Behavior, Children, Adolescents
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Tomczyk, Lukasz; Szyszka, Michal; Stošic, Lazar – Education Sciences, 2020
Problematic Internet Use (PIU) has of late come to the major attention of researchers of risky behaviours. For parents and teachers in turn, the various pathological forms of Internet use have become more and more noticeable. In recent years, the operationalisation of the term PIU has also been discussed and attempts to measure its various…
Descriptors: Internet, Risk, Behavior Problems, Pathology
Adamczyk, Malgorzata; Adamczyk, Andrzej; Tlusciak-Deliowska, Aleksandra – International Journal of Psycho-Educational Sciences, 2018
The subject of the article is the issue of the use of mobile phones by young people and possible dangers resulting from the dysfunctional use of mobile phones. The analysis of this issue was started from the theoretical side of the phonoholism phenomenon presentation. The definitions related to the use of a mobile phone are presented and the risks…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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Wu, Anise M. S.; Lau, Joseph T. F.; Cheng, Kit-man; Law, Rita W.; Tse, Vincent W. S.; Lau, Mason M. C. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2018
Internet addiction (IA) is prevalent among adolescents and imposes a serious public health threat. Familial risk and protective factors may co-exist and interact with each other to determine IA. We conducted a cross-sectional survey among 9,618 Secondary 1 to 4 students in Hong Kong, China. About 16% of the surveyed students were classified as…
Descriptors: Risk, Addictive Behavior, Multivariate Analysis, Intervention
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Koh, Hyeseung; Mackert, Michael – Journal of American College Health, 2016
Objective: This study attempted to identify critical predictors of intention to both send and read texts while walking based on Theory of Planned Behavior in order to provide resources for practitioners and campaign designers to inform college students of the perils of texting while walking and dissuade them from such a risky behavior.…
Descriptors: College Students, Social Media, Mass Media Use, Mass Media Effects
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Jackowicz, Stephen, Ed.; Sahin, Ismail, Ed. – Online Submission, 2021
"Proceedings of International Conference on Humanities, Social and Education Sciences" includes full papers presented at the International Conference on Humanities, Social and Education Sciences (iHSES) which took place on April 22-25, 2021 in New York, USA-www.ihses.net. The aim of the conference is to offer opportunities to share…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Handheld Devices, Audio Equipment, Foreign Students