Exploring the Associations Between Self-reported Tendencies Toward Smartphone Use Disorder and Objective Recordings of Smartphone, Instant Messaging, and Social Networking App Usage: Correlational Study

• Main Authors: Davide Marengo (Author), Rayna Sariyska (Author), Helena Sophia Schmitt (Author), Eva-Maria Messner (Author), Harald Baumeister (Author), Matthias Brand (Author), Christopher Kannen (Author), Christian Montag (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundSocial communication via instant messaging (IM) and social networking (SN) apps makes up a large part of the time that smartphone users spend on their devices. Previous research has indicated that the excessive use of these apps is positively associated with problematic smartphone use beha...