How smartphone usage correlates with social anxiety and loneliness

Yusong Gao, Ang Li, Tingshao Zhu, Xiaoqian Liu, Xingyun Liu

PeerJ · 2016 · 115 citations · 27 references

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Abstract

This paper finds that there exists certain correlation among smartphone usage and social anxiety and loneliness. The result may be useful to improve social interaction for those who lack social interaction in daily lives and may be insightful for recognizing individual levels of social anxiety and loneliness through smartphone usage behaviors.

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