Effect of mobile phone addiction on sleep quality in patients aged 18-45 years with acute myocardial infarction: a chain mediation analysis of coping style, anxiety, and depression.
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Jan 1, 2026
This cross-sectional study (January 2023–January 2025) examined whether mobile phone addiction is associated with sleep quality among AMI patients aged 18–45 years. In 125 participants, mobile phone addiction was positively associated with poorer sleep quality. The authors report that coping styles and…
Prediction of smartphone overdependence and analysis of its influencing factors among older adults based on machine learning.
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Jan 1, 2026
This study used panel data from South Korea's 2023 Smartphone Overdependence Survey to build and compare machine-learning models predicting smartphone overdependence among adults aged 60+. Among evaluated classifiers, XGBoost had the best reported predictive performance (accuracy 0.925). The most important predictors…
Reciprocal associations between smartphone overdependence and anxiety in adolescents: evidence from a nationally representative survey in the Republic of Korea.
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Jan 1, 2026
This secondary analysis of a nationally representative Korean adolescent survey examined bidirectional associations between smartphone overdependence and anxiety. In adjusted models, high risk for smartphone overdependence was associated with higher odds of anxiety, and severe anxiety was associated with higher odds…
Problematic smartphone use and disengagement in first-year college students: A daily diary study of between- and within-person differences.
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Jan 1, 2026
This 30-day daily diary study of 104 first-year undergraduates in China examined links between problematic smartphone use (PSU) and disengagement at within- and between-person levels. The analyses reported bidirectional next-day associations, where higher-than-usual PSU predicted higher-than-usual disengagement and…
Could electrohypersensitivity be a specific form of high sensory processing sensitivity?
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Jan 1, 2025
This cross-sectional questionnaire study (n=100) examined whether electrohypersensitivity (EHS) overlaps with high sensory processing sensitivity (HSPS). A higher proportion of HSPS was observed among those reporting EHS symptoms, alongside significant differences in anxiety/depression symptomatology and EMF-related…
Impact of ketamine administration on chronic unpredictable stress-induced rat model of depression during extremely low-frequency electromagnetic field exposure: Behavioral, histological and molecular study.
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Jan 1, 2023
This animal study evaluated ketamine administration combined with extremely low-frequency electromagnetic field (ELF-EMF) exposure in a chronic unpredictable stress (CUS) rat model. The authors report that the combined treatment increased depression-like behavior and neuronal degeneration, reduced GFAP(+) cells in…
Structural and functional correlates of smartphone addiction
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Jan 1, 2020
This cross-sectional MRI study compared individuals meeting psychometric criteria for smartphone addiction (n=22) with controls (n=26). It reports lower gray matter volume in several regions (including left anterior insula and parahippocampal cortex) and lower intrinsic activity in the right anterior cingulate cortex…
The influence of electromagnetic fields generated by wireless connectivity systems on the occurrence of emotional disorders in women: A preliminary report.
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Jan 1, 2019
This preliminary cross-sectional study of 200 women working in healthcare and trade assessed associations between wireless-system EMF exposures and emotional disorders. The authors report that GSM 900/1800 base-station exposure contributed to depressive disorders among medical personnel, while WLAN exposure was…
Microwave frequency electromagnetic fields (EMFs) produce widespread neuropsychiatric effects including depression
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Jan 1, 2016
This 2016 narrative review proposes that non-thermal microwave/lower-frequency EMFs act primarily through activation of voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs), with calcium channel blockers reported to block EMF effects. It summarizes animal, occupational, and epidemiological literature and reports that exposures…
The relationship between mobile phone location sensor data and depressive symptom severity.
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Jan 1, 2016
This observational study examined whether passively collected smartphone GPS features relate to depressive symptom severity in 48 college students over 10 weeks. Several mobility features (including location variance, entropy, and circadian movement) were reported to correlate with PHQ-9 scores. Associations were…
The Validity and Reliability of the Persian Version Test of Mobile Phone Dependency (TMD).
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Jan 1, 2015
This cross-sectional study developed and validated a Persian version of the Test of Mobile Phone Dependency (TMD) in 350 Tehran university students. Factor analysis identified three factors and the scale showed high internal consistency and moderate test-retest reliability. The authors report a best cut-off point of…
Developing a Brief Suicide Prevention Intervention and Mobile Phone Application: a Qualitative Report.
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Jan 1, 2015
This qualitative report describes phase one of a treatment development study for adolescent suicide prevention, including development of a safety plan smartphone application. Clinicians, parents, and adolescents emphasized transition of care, specific treatment targets, and safety planning as important. All…
The Role of Depression and Attachment Styles in Predicting Students' Addiction to Cell Phones.
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Jan 1, 2015
This descriptive correlational study examined whether depression and attachment styles predict cell phone addiction among university students in Iran. Using self-report measures in 100 students, regression analysis found depression and avoidant attachment style were the strongest predictors of cell phone…
The Relationship between Mental Health and Addiction to Mobile Phones among University Students of Shahrekord, Iran.
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Jan 1, 2014
This cross-sectional survey examined associations between mobile phone addiction-related behaviors and mental health symptoms among 296 university students in Shahrekord, Iran. Several mobile phone addiction behavior categories were reported to be significantly inversely correlated with mental health scores. The…
Are people living next to mobile phone base stations more strained? Relationship of health concerns, self-estimated distance to base station, and psychological parameters.
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Jan 1, 2009
This cross-sectional study surveyed 57 participants about perceived proximity to mobile phone base stations, EMF-related concerns, and psychological strain, and also collected saliva biomarkers. Self-declared base station neighbors (≤100 m) showed higher salivary alpha-amylase and higher symptom checklist scores on…