...Murad Moqbel; Saggi Nevo; Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah Purpose The research purpose is to investigate the mediating and moderating relationships between smartphone addiction and well-being (i.e. health-related quality of life). Design/methodology/approach A survey of 236 smartphone users was used...

... growth of people who consume music via the smartphone, the purpose of the study is to explore the underlying mechanisms through which musical consumption affects smartphone addiction. Design/methodology/approach Based on dual-systems theory, a research model was developed to determine the impact...

...Chongyang Chen; Kem Z.K. Zhang; Xiang Gong; Matthew Lee Purpose In the limited existing research on smartphone addiction, reinforcement reward and automatic habit have been identified as two distinct underlying mechanisms. The purpose of this paper is to better understand the interaction between...

... health questionnaire-9 (for depression severity), social interaction anxiety scale (for social anxiety severity), ruminative thought styles questionnaire, smartphone addiction scale-short version (to measure levels of problematic smartphone use), and a measure of smartphone use frequency. Findings...