Smartphone AddictionEvidence & Dosage

Top studies on Smartphone Addiction

Ranked by influential-citation count and publication year.

1. 01

   Nighttime screen use, sleep quality, and smartphone addiction symptoms among medical students: an international cross-sectional study.

   Frontiers in psychiatry·2026·n=1,2622 influential citations

   <h4>Background</h4>Nighttime screen use is associated with poor sleep and may represent an emerging public health concern. Medical students are a vulnerable group for harmful health behaviour due to demanding studies, while also playing a…

2. 02

   Diagnostic accuracy and feasibility of artificial intelligence-driven smartphone imaging for dental caries detection: A systematic review

   Japanese Dental Science Review·20261 influential citations

   <h4>Objectives</h4>This systematic review assesses the diagnostic accuracy, feasibility, and clinical performance of artificial intelligence (AI)-based smartphone imaging tools for detecting dental caries.<h4>Methods</h4>Following the…

3. 03

   The influence of smartphone addiction on sleep quality among college students: The parallel mediating roles of perceived stress and health-promoting lifestyle.

   PloS one·20261 influential citations

   <h4>Objectives</h4>This study investigated the relationship between smartphone addiction and sleep quality among college students, focusing on the parallel mediating roles of perceived stress and health-promoting…

4. 04

   Simulating Interventions for Symptoms Linking Problematic Social Networking Sites Use to Online Aggressive Behavior Among Chinese College Students: A Gender-Differentiated Network Analysis.

   PsyCh journal·2026·n=1,3251 influential citations

   Prior empirical evidence supports the close association between problematic social networking sites use (PSNS) and online aggressive behavior (OAB). However, few studies have examined the potential symptom connection between these two…

5. 05

   Effect of a mindfulness-integrated positive psychology course on digital detox and smartphone addiction in nursing students.

   Acta psychologica·2026E

   Positive psychology helps individuals enhance their attention, self-awareness, and positive thinking. Recent research has explored the impact of mindfulness-one of the core techniques in positive psychology-on behavioral addictions such as…

6. 06

   “They've walked the path that they're wanting me to walk”: Patient and stakeholder feedback on a peer-delivered behavioral activation intervention for polysubstance use and rural mobile telemedicine retention

   Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment·2026·n=30

   <h4>Introduction</h4>Polysubstance use, particularly co-occurring opioid and stimulant use, disproportionately impacts rural communities. Our team has worked to address the inaccessibility of treatment in rural settings by expanding access…

7. 07

   Integrating dual-process decision making and social dynamics: A formal modeling framework for addiction.

   Psychological Review·2026

   Currently, formal models of addiction focus either on the complex individual decision-making processes involved in addiction or on the social dynamics of addiction. They do not integrate these two levels, which has been identified as a key…

8. 08

   Navigating substance use and recovery: Service provider insights on peer support for survivors of sex trafficking

   Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment·2026

   <h4>Introduction</h4>Sex trafficking affects millions globally, leading to severe psychological and physical trauma among survivors. Peer support services, which utilize individuals with lived experiences to provide care, have shown…

9. 09

   Treatment approach Robin: Clinical applicability of a standardised manual and smartphone app for adolescents at clinical high risk for psychosis

   Journal of Psychiatric Research·2026·n=34

   Although the clinical high risk (CHR) for psychosis seems to be frequent in adolescents and associated with a marked reduction in functioning in this age group, there is a lack of evidence-based treatment strategies and research within…

10. 10

    Geospatial ecological momentary assessment (GEMA) for opioid use disorder: Protocol for a just-in-time adaptive intervention

    Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment·2026

    <h4>Background</h4>Smartphone-delivered interventions have shown promise for behavior change in substance use contexts, yet their application to opioid use disorder (OUD) remains limited, particularly among rural and underserved…