Smartphone Addiction in Rhode Island Young Adults: A Pathway to Poor Mental Health
Abstract
Objective:
Estimate smartphone addiction among Rhode Island Young Adults Evaluate sociodemographic disparities Identify associations between smartphone addiction and mental illness.
Conclusion:
Suggest that smartphone addiction is common among Rhode Island’s young adults Burden of disease is shared equally across young adult sub-groups Smartphone addiction may be associated with depression, anxiety, and suicide ideation The relationship between smartphone addiction and depression may be strongest among heterosexual cis-males Screening and interventions integrated into clinical care and smartphone apps are needed, with particular attention to socially isolating apps that young men are more likely to use.