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

Amelia Rizzo () and Dario Alparone
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Amelia Rizzo: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, 98122 Messina, Italy
Dario Alparone: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences, University of Western Brittany, 20 rue Duquesne, CEDEX 3, 29238 Brest, France

IJERPH, 2024, vol. 21, issue 4, 1-9

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 [...]

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Date: 2024
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