User:Cooleycoml509/Problematic smartphone use

Technology is an ever growing and advancing industry that has changed the way we view and live in the modern world. Phones, which were once considered a luxury item, are now a necessity that can effectively control all aspects of our lives including our banking information, work life, credit/debit cards, and our social interactions as well with the presence of social media. Depression symptom severity was negatively associated with greater social smartphone use. Process smartphone use was more strongly associated with problematic smartphone use. Finally, process smartphone use accounted for relationships between anxiety severity and problematic smartphone use.