Surfing Alone: From Internet Addiction to the Era of Smartphone Dependence

Amelia Rizzo; Dario Alparone

doi:10.3390/ijerph21040436

Surfing Alone: From Internet Addiction to the Era of Smartphone Dependence

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Apr 3;21(4):436. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21040436.

Authors

Amelia Rizzo^{1

2}, Dario Alparone³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, 98122 Messina, Italy.
² Department of Cognitive Sciences, Psychological, Educational, and Cultural Studies, University of Messina, 98122 Messina, Italy.
³ Department of Psychology, Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences, University of Western Brittany, 20 rue Duquesne, CEDEX 3, 29238 Brest, France.

Abstract

Technological addiction refers to behavior characterized by excessive and prolonged use of technological devices; reactions of anger, frustration, or panic when unable to use them; and unsuccessful attempts to reduce the time spent on them [...].

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Behavior, Addictive* / psychology
Humans
Internet
Internet Addiction Disorder* / psychology
Smartphone*